Top 12 Viruses of September, 2002

Anti-virus software vendor Central Command has released its list of the "dirty dozen" top 12 viruses, ranking them according to their prevalence in the wild.

by ISP-Planet Staff [October 3, 2002]

"It comes as no surprise that Worm/Klez once again topped our charts. Despite adequate protection against Klez, it's one of those viruses that doesn't seem to go away. The longevity of this worm speaks for itself," said Steven Sundermeier, product manager at Central Command, Inc. Worm/Klez.E infections accounted for over 52.1 percent of all Central Command's total infections reported for the summer months of 2002 (June through September).

The Tanatos/Bugbear virus made the list in spite of being released on the last day of the month, Sunday September 30. September's final virus actively searched for and killed the software processes of anti-virus products. "We are seeing the deactivation of antivirus software becoming a high priority among virus authors today. The list of security applications to switch-off continues to grow with each new piece of malicious code," concluded Sundermeier.

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