Return-Path: <sentto-279987-4135-1009517744-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 27 Dec 2001 21:43:07 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 10518 invoked by uid 510); 28 Dec 2001 05:42:06 -0000 Received: from n11.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.61) by all.net with SMTP; 28 Dec 2001 05:42:06 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-4135-1009517744-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [216.115.97.163] by n11.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Dec 2001 05:35:47 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_1_3); 28 Dec 2001 05:35:44 -0000 Received: (qmail 80813 invoked from network); 28 Dec 2001 05:35:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.171) by m9.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 28 Dec 2001 05:35:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (12.232.125.69) by mta3.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 28 Dec 2001 05:35:46 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id fBS5aK803921 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 27 Dec 2001 21:36:20 -0800 Message-Id: <200112280536.fBS5aK803921@red.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 21:36:20 -0800 (PST) Subject: [iwar] [fc:2001.a.year.of.worms,.Trojans.and.viruses] Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 2001 a year of worms, Trojans and viruses Ananova, 12/27/2001 <a href="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_476362.html?menu=news.technology">http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_476362.html?menu=news.technology> Experts say 2001 has seen an unprecedented threat to business and home users from computer viruses. The year saw almost 12000 new viruses, worms and Trojan Horses. Many of these possessed the potential to clog-up computer systems worldwide. Antivirus software vendors Sophos say Nimda topped its charts for the year's most virulent computer virus. It was one of just two viruses to account for half of all reports to the firm's helpdesk by the end of November. The infamous Code Red worm did not make it into the top ten, despite causing sufficient alarm to elicit a prediction of web shut down from the White House. Nimda's place at the top of the chart reflects the fact that it is more ingenious than most where it comes to finding new victims. Unlike most of its peers, Nimda could run automatically without the need for an ill-advised mouse click. Sircam featured second on most anti-virus firms lists; by virtue of its ability to randomly select and re-distribute private documents. Earlier outbreaks established a trend for spreading as email attachments masquerading as lurid photographs of celebrities. February's Kournikova virus was soon followed by Naked Wife and Lopez, the latter a variant of the infamous LoveLetter worm. However May's Homepage worm sought to replicate itself by purporting to be nothing more than a website recommendation. Unsurprisingly Sophos is pessimistic about the year ahead. Senior technology consultant Graham Cluley suggests that 2002 will see even more virus activity, not least because more of us will finally upgrade to always-on web access. Story filed: 10:44 Tuesday 25th December 2001 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Send FREE Holiday eCards from Yahoo! Greetings. http://us.click.yahoo.com/IgTaHA/ZQdDAA/ySSFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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