- 3-jaar oude worm verantwoordelijk voor bijna kwart van alle e-mail malware
- Stijging van old-timers bewijs dat te weinig gebruikers hun systeem terdege beveiligen
Gorinchem, 5 december 2007 - Sophos, een wereldleider in IT-beveiliging en controle, maakt de top 10 bekend van de meest dominante malware bedreigingen die tijdens de maand november wereldwijd bij computergebruikers problemen veroorzaakten.
"Het was voor Sophos geen grote verrassing om te zien dat veel oude en minder complexe wormen nog steeds door de mazen van het net blijven glippen. Dit bewijst dat er nog steeds heel wat gebruikers zijn zonder goede antivirus bescherming, of er onterecht op vertrouwen dat de gebruikte oplossing goed werkt.", verklaart Marnix van Meer, directeur Sophos Benelux.
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THREE YEAR OLD WORM ACCOUNTS FOR ALMOST A QUARTER OF EMAIL-BORNE MALWARE, REPORTS SOPHOS
Rise of old-timer indicates too many users failing to protect their systems
IT security and control firm Sophos has revealed the most prevalent malware threats and countries causing problems for computer users around the world during November 2007.
The study, compiled by Sophos's global network of monitoring stations, has shown that old-timer, Traxg, has leapt to number two in the chart, accounting for nearly 25 percent of all recorded email-borne malware in November, despite first being detected more than three years ago in October 2004. Pushdo once again topped the chart in November, in a month that has seen the malware author continue to release a number of variants, including the latest offering - a naked video of Britney Spears - in an attempt to entice and dupe unwary users.
The top ten list of email-based malware threats in November 2007 reads as follows:
1. Troj/Pushdo 29.3%
2. W32/Traxg 23.6%
3. W32/Netsky 17.8%
4. Mal/Dropper 5.4%
5. W32/Zafi 5.0%
6. W32/Mytob 4.8%
7. W32/Flcss 3.3%
8. W32/MyDoom 2.9%
9. W32/Strati 2.8%
10. W32/Bagle 1.0%
Others 5.1%
Overall in November, 0.1 percent of emails were carrying malicious email attachments, or one in every 1,000. Meanwhile, web attacks have risen this month, with Sophos detecting 7,500 new infected webpages every day, an increase of more than a third when compared to the same period in October.
The top ten list of web-based malware threats in November 2007 reads as follows:
1. Mal/Iframe 69.6%
2. Mal/ObfJS 11.6%
3. Troj/Unif 3.7%
4. Troj/Decdec 2.3%
5. Troj/Fujif 1.2%
6. W32/Feebs 1.0%
7= Troj/Unsc 0.7% new entry
7= Mal/Packer 0.7%
9. Mal/Behav 0.6%
10. Mal/FunDF 0.5%
Other 8.1%
Mal/Iframe once again topped the chart this month, accounting for more than two thirds of all infected web pages found in November, with
Mal/ObfJS also maintaining its position in second place. Elsewhere
in the chart, Unsc, a Trojan that attempts to download malicious code from the web, has made a first appearance at number seven. Meanwhile, webpages hosted in China continue to be plagued by Mal/Iframe, and overall the country hosted more than 50 percent of this month's infected webpages.
The top ten list of countries hosting malware-infected webpages in November 2007 reads as follows:
1. China 55.2%
2. United States 19.7%
3. Russia 11.4%
4. Ukraine 2.0%
5. Germany 1.6%
6. Turkey 1.4% new entry
7. Canada 0.8%
8= United Kingdom 0.7% new entry
8= Poland 0.7% new entry
10. France 0.6% new entry
Others 5.9%
"The big three - China, the US and Russia- continue to dominate the chart, accounting for more than 85 percent of all infected webpages world-wide," continued Cluley. "Despite this, the fluctuation in the rest of the chart, highlighted by the four new entries this month, shows that this is very much a global problem. To stop it turning into a major pandemic, web hosts throughout the world would be well advised to clean up their sites and quash the hackers by installing web security protection."
Graphics of the above top ten virus chart are available at:
www.sophos.com/pressoffice/imggallery/topten For more information about safe computing, including anti-hoax policies, please visit:
www.sophos.com/virusinfo/bestpractice About Sophos:
Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognised for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.
Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, UK and Boston, US. More information is available at
www.sophos.com