For September 2002, the chart is as follows, with the most
frequently occurring virus at number one:
"Having topped the virus chart since March 2002, Klez-H is surely the Bryan
Adams of the malware world. However, there is no reason for anyone
to endure Klez-H. All users need to do is update their anti-virus
software," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at
Sophos Anti-Virus. "The Except Trojan Horse -
which exploits a vulnerability in the Microsoft VM ActiveX
component - is this month's other big hitter. To prevent this type
of infection, users should be sure to download vulnerability
patches as soon as they become available."
The top ten hoaxes reported to Sophos during September 2002 are
as follows:
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.