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FYI…
- http://www.techweb.com/article/printableAr…_section=700028
December 06, 2005
"…U.K.-based Sophos detected nearly 16,000 new threats from January to November, 2005, a major bump from the 10,724 during the same period in 2004. Every month in 2005 posted larger-than-last-year numbers, but November, which was marked by the debut of a strong Sober.z worm, outpaced all others. By Sophos' records, 1,940 new viruses, worms, Trojans, and spyware threats were spotted last month, its largest-ever monthly increase. If that pace were to continue, the next 12 months would see a whopping 23,000 threats… Sophos' analysis of 2005's threats also disclosed their most common characteristics for the first time. Nearly 42 percent of all threats allowed others to access a compromised machine, while 40 percent downloaded code from a Web site using so-called "drive-by download" exploits. Thirty-four percent stole some kind of information, while 16 percent included a keylogger. One in ten threats exploited a known vulnerability, and almost one in six tried to disable anti-virus software…"
- http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/art…nsummary05.html
- http://www.techweb.com/article/printableAr…_section=700028
December 06, 2005
"…U.K.-based Sophos detected nearly 16,000 new threats from January to November, 2005, a major bump from the 10,724 during the same period in 2004. Every month in 2005 posted larger-than-last-year numbers, but November, which was marked by the debut of a strong Sober.z worm, outpaced all others. By Sophos' records, 1,940 new viruses, worms, Trojans, and spyware threats were spotted last month, its largest-ever monthly increase. If that pace were to continue, the next 12 months would see a whopping 23,000 threats… Sophos' analysis of 2005's threats also disclosed their most common characteristics for the first time. Nearly 42 percent of all threats allowed others to access a compromised machine, while 40 percent downloaded code from a Web site using so-called "drive-by download" exploits. Thirty-four percent stole some kind of information, while 16 percent included a keylogger. One in ten threats exploited a known vulnerability, and almost one in six tried to disable anti-virus software…"
- http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/art…nsummary05.html