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New Viruses Hit 30-Month High

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the my-worm-infested-inbox-agrees dept.

Mz6 writes "InformationWeek reports that Sophos has analysed and protected against 959 new viruses in May, this is the highest number of new viruses discovered in a single month since December 2001. From Sophos' own TopTen list they continue on to say that the 'Sasser and Netsky worms may have captured the headlines. ...May has seen a noticeable spike in cybercriminal activity, suggesting that even the arrest of Sven Jaschan ...has done nothing to curb the problem.'"

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  1. Anti Virus Writers by ianiswackingit · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    well dont you think it could be the programmers from various anti-virus companies trying to keep their jobs? thats my theory. -ian

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