The Nyxem worm stormed to number four in this month's
virus chart compiled by security firm
Sophos, but it was old time
viruses that made the biggest gains.
Sober-Z
topped the charts once again, despite a fix being available since November.
Netsky-P
made it back to number two, despite a cure being available for nearly two years,
and
Zafi-B,
first detected in June 2004, has made a comeback at number three.
"Some of these worms have been around for years, and should act as a wake up
call for businesses and users who don't have adequate protection," said Carole
Theriault, senior security consultant at Sophos.
"These worms are simple to control as long as a consolidated solution is in
place, and their spread would have been halted if antivirus updates were
applied."
Sophos found 2,312 new viruses last month, and its research showed that one
in 70 emails contains a virus.
The Sophos top 10 viruses in January 2006 cane be seen
here.
Java, J2EE, Developer, Spring, Hibernate, London, city, Graduate. This is an amazing opportunity to join a successful city based team working at the cutting edge of development. My client is looking for strong Java/J2EE developers ... more >
E-Commerce, Greenfield, Agile, Java, J2EE, , JavaScript, SQL, London, City Graduate This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented Java, J2EE developer keen to work in a successful development team within arguable the best agile ... more >
2nd Line Support Analyst London £35, 000 to £40, 500 My client is a global market leader in the Internet Applications Industry. The company is continually progressing and looking for areas of growth and this ... more >
Security Architect / Information Security Specialist – St Albans - Global Leader - Shine At The Highest Level Security Solution Architect / Information Security Architect required by renowned blue-chip organisation offering the finest security projects ... more >More job opportunities
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