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January 2006 Virus and Spam Statistics

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the numbers-are-neato dept.

Ant writes "Commtouch reports the January 2006's virus and spam statistics. Its summary said there were four massive virus attacks (including a multi-wave attack of 7 variants) and the most aggressive attacks penetrated before the average antivirus (AV) solution could even release a signature. The data is based on information continuously gathered by the Commtouch Detection Center, which analyzed more than 2 billion messages from over 130 countries during the month of January 2006..."

2 of 115 comments (clear)

  1. Rapid immune response by Mostly+a+lurker · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It does seem that some virus attacks are occurring too quickly for traditional AV approaches to provide adequate protection. Perhaps an approach suggested by Israeli researchers, Distributive immunization of networks against viruses using the 'honey-pot' architecture [warning: PDF], has virtue. The basic idea is to automate virus recognition and immediately push a "vaccine" to potentially vulnerable machines.

  2. The Slashdot story is a press release only. by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wish that Slashdot editors would not post stories about press releases! Did someone get paid under the table?

    It's very common that press releases contain entirely invented "information". Certainly the people who write them can be expected to have NO technical knowledge, and not to care that they have no technical knowledge.

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