Virus attacks via e-mail are decreasing

Virus attacks via e-mail are decreasing Picture 1 According to a new report published by Sophos and BlackSpider, the threat of being attacked by viruses attached to email is tending to decrease while attacks are large and use high technology. more are on the rise.

The report also said that the number of viruses that broke out on the Internet in September has dropped significantly.

The number of e-mail security firm BlackSpider Technologies, the number of virus-containing e-mails, fell 2.01% in August and 1.75% in September - the lowest in the year. now on.

Sophos also recorded a decrease in the number of virus-infected e-mails. According to its statistics, in September every 65 emails sent were only one virus bearing - equivalent to 1.53%. This is the 5th consecutive month Sophos has recorded this result.

In September, the Netsky.P virus once again led the list of Blackspider's leading fast and dangerous viruses, accounting for 24% of the total number of viruses detected by the company in the month.

The same situation came with Sophos, Nestky.P continued to defend the championship on the list of the Top 10 most dangerous viruses of the month by the company - up from 14.7% in August to 18, 6% in September.

9 months ago Netsky.P was first discovered. Since then, there has never been a time when this kind of virus has ceded No. 1 on Sophos' ranking of the 10 most dangerous viruses of the month. So far Nestky has held this position for 8 consecutive months.

However, Carole Theriault, senior security consultant at Sophos, said Sophos can maintain its number 1 position for so long also shows that users are too indifferent to the spread of viruses. Businesses and users have up to 9 months to update and upgrade their software but the results are still there - Nestky is still the champion.

According to a recent survey of Sophos, up to 79% of security experts believe that the employees themselves put themselves at risk of being infected by viruses due to unsafe use behaviors. when accessing the Internet.

Besides, Sophos also recorded a downward trend in the number of mail bomb attacks. However, these types of attacks on financial institutions tend to increase rapidly. Meanwhile, Blackspider recorded an increase in the use of zero-day dangerous virus software in August with a double increase. Typically the Bagle virus with 10 new variants.

At the same time as Sophos and BlackSpider's report, the instant messaging security firm IMLogic also announced that the number of attacks on IM networks has increased to a record level of 14 times. only in the first three quarters of nawmg 2005.

According to IMLogic, MSN Messenger was the hardest hit with 62% of the attacks being targeted at Microsoft, AIM with 31% and Yahoo Messenger 7%.

In terms of attack mode, up to 87% of computer worm attacks, 12% take advantage of file sharing methods on IM networks to spread viruses and 1% by taking advantage of vulnerabilities. network security.

As recommended by security experts, businesses and users need to implement more stringent security policies to ensure their own security when using the Internet.