Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in October 2002This is the latest in a series of monthly charts counting down the ten most frequently occurring viruses and hoaxes as compiled by Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection.
31 October 2002
Kournikova author loses appealAccording to media reports the author of the infamous Anna Kournikova worm
has lost an appeal against his sentence for writing and distributing the
virus in February 2001.
Lahore University of Management Sciences selects Sophos Anti-VirusSKP Services, Sophos's channel partner in Pakistan, today announced that Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has chosen Sophos Anti-Virus to protect its networks and 5000 students and users...
14 October 2002
Mac users cannot be infected by Bugbear wormBecause of the way the W32/Bugbear-A worm spoofs its email addresses, Mac users may think they have been infected. Sophos advises that the virus will not run on their computers.
8 October 2002
W32/Bugbear-A continues to cause problemsA week after its first appearance the W32/Bugbear-A worm continues to cause problems. Sophos reports that a large number of computer users are continuing to call its support department requesting...
Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in September 2002This is the latest in a series of monthly charts counting down the ten most frequently occurring viruses and hoaxes as compiled by Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection.