Sobig family dominates this month's chart
This is the latest in a series of monthly charts counting down
the ten most frequently occurring viruses and hoaxes as compiled by
Sophos, a global leader in anti-virus protection for
businesses.
For July 2003, the chart is as follows, with the most frequently
occurring virus at number one:
"Forget the Osbournes or the Addams Family - the Sobig family of
computer worms, accounting for more than half of all virus reports,
is most likely to strike fear into the hearts of IT
administrators," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant
for Sophos Anti-Virus. "The Sobig worms, and some of the other top
ten viruses, don't just spread by email. They use a variety of
means. This underlines the importance of keeping anti-virus
protection up to date at all entry points to the company
network."
Sophos detected 625 new viruses, worms and Trojan horses in
July. The total number it now protects against is 83,499.
The top ten hoaxes reported to Sophos during July 2003 are as
follows:
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.