September security: Users 'oily' every warning

It has been 19 months since the Netsky.P virus, the result of the German teenager S.Jaschan, was discovered, the worm continues to lead the list of the 10 most dangerous viruses last month that British security firm Sophos has just announced.

Moreover, Sophos also expressed concern about virus "inertness" by averaging, the time spent on their rankings dragging up to 8 months. This fact shows that many people are still satisfied with their backward and loose protection software.

Netsky.P for the third time strengthened the championship by increasing the number of appearances from 14.7% to 18.6%. 'The continued dominance of Jaschan's program has shown that the level of security being deployed at businesses and families is unacceptable,' said Carole Theriault, Sophos' security adviser. 'Both of these people have up to a year and a half to upgrade the software, but no one seems to care. It is time to take more propaganda measures so that users avoid causing consequences for themselves and businesses just because of such disdain. 79% of IT professionals participating in a recent Sophos survey also agree that employees are indirectly threatening to organize when not complying with safety surfing rules.

'Not only does it ensure that the anti-virus, spyware and spam programs are always up to date, but network administrators should also set strict policies, preventing employees from harming the system,' Theriault added.

Zafi.D and Netsky.D also proved a great danger when standing in line 4 and 5. All 7 remaining positions are Mytob relatives - the worm has begun to squeeze into the top 10 virus ranking. Sophos from March 2005.

According to expert Theriault, in addition to the virus generated for money that experts have warned last time, there are still some types of fast and wide spread via e-mail only to get high rankings in the tables. total.

The most positive sign in the past 30 days is that the number of virus infected e-mail has decreased significantly. On average, every 65 e-mails circulated in September have 1 virus, corresponding to the rate of 1.53%. Sophos lists all 1,233 new viruses in September.

The 10 most dangerous viruses in September (in brackets are the rate of notifications received by Sophos):

1. Netsky.P (18.6%)
2. Mytob.BE (7.6%)
3. Mytob.AS (6.8%)
4. Zafi.D (4.3%)
5. Netsky.D (3.3%)
6. Mytob.CX (2.8%)
7. Mytob.EP (2.7%)
8. Mytob.CJ (2.6%)
9. Mytob.C (2.5%)
10. Mytob.CN (2.0%)

Other types: 46.8%