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Security news1 November 2001
Top ten viruses reported to Sophos in October 2001
This is the latest in a series of monthly charts counting down the ten most frequently occurring viruses as compiled by Sophos, a world leader in corporate
For October 2001, the chart is as follows, with the most frequently occurring virus at number one:
| Position | Last month |
Malware | Percentage of reports | ||
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| 1 | 2 | W32/Sircam-A |
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| 2 | 1 | W32/Nimda-A |
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| 3 | 4 | W32/Magistr-B |
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| 4 | 3 | W32/Magistr-A |
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| 5 | 5 | W32/Hybris-B |
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| 6 | 6= | VBS/Kakworm |
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| 7 | Re-entry | Unix/SadMind |
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| 8 | 6= | W32/Apology-B |
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| 9 | Re-entry | W32/Verona-B |
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| 10 | Re-entry | VBS/Haptime-A |
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| Others | 20.7% | ||||
"Whilst some viruses cause a fright then fade away, Sircam continues to haunt companies - four months after its release, it's still infecting a significant number of users," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos Anti-Virus. "It's mind-boggling that people are still getting caught out by Sircam. Anti-virus software protects against this worm, and simple safe computing should negate the threat."
812 new viruses were discovered and protected against by Sophos Anti-Virus during October 2001.
The total number of viruses Sophos now detects and protects against is 68,923.
More information about Sircam.
More information about safe computing.
Graphics of the above Top Ten chart are available here.
Compiled by Sophos's technical support team, the top ten chart is collated from calls to Sophos's 24 hour, 365 days a year technical support line.
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About Sophos
Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com
