[plug] Rejoice as you use your Linux!

[Michael Collard]

I have no sympathy for Windows users. They get what they deserve! :P

Regards

Michael

On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 11:32, Leon Brooks wrote:
> ...for this is not your problem:
> 
>     http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/01/HNbug_1.html
> 
>     The Bugbear and Sobig viruses top a list of the most
>     frequently occurring viruses of 2003, according to a
>     report put out by antivirus company Sophos.
> 
>     A total of 3,855 new viruses were introduced in the
>     first half of this year [...], an increase of 17.5
>     percent over the same time last year.
> 
>     [...]
> 
>     Sobig also represents a new direction for virus makers,
>     said Mark Sunner, the chief technical officer of email
>     security company MessageLabs Ltd. "We're now seeing
>     virus technology used by the spam community," he said.
> 
>     [...]
> 
>     The top ten viruses on Sophos's list were, in order of
>     prevalence, Bugbear-B, Sobig-C, Klez-H [still!],
>     Sobig-B, Sobig-A, Avril-B, Bugbear-A, Avril-A,
>     Fizzer-A, and Yaha-E.
> 
> Most of my recent virii have been Sobig-E.
> 
> Cheers; Leon
>