Central Command Releases Its Dirty Dozen - Top 12 - Viruses For October 2003

Worm/Gibe.C dominates the charts; Worm/Sober strikes Germany

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Monday, November 3, 2003; 12:00 AM

MEDINA, Ohio October 31, 2003 - Central Command, a leading provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security services today released its monthly listing of the top twelve viruses reported for October, 2003. The report, coined the "Dirty Dozen", is based on the number of virus occurrences confirmed through Central Command's Emergency Virus Response Team.

The table below represents the most prevalent viruses for October 2003, number one being the most frequent.

Ranking	Virus Name	Percentage
1.	Worm/Gibe.C	54.7%
2.	Worm/Dumaru.A	7.6%
3.	Worm/Klez.E (including G)	7.0%
4.	Worm/MiMail.A	5.9%
5.	Worm/Sober	3.8%
6.	Worm/Sobig.F	1.7%
7.	Worm/Nachi.A	1.5%
8.	Worm/BugBear.B	1.3%
9.	Worm/Lovsan.A (Blaster)	1.1%
10.	W32/Yaha.P	0.9%
11.	Worm/Sobig.A	0.7%
12.	W32/Yaha.E	0.7%
13.	Others	1%

"With Worm/Sobig.F reports dropping off substantially, the month of October had a changing of the guard on top of the chart in favor of Worm/Gibe.C," said Steven Sundermeier, Vice President of Products and Services at Central Command, Inc. "Much of Worm/Gibe.C's success can be directly attributed to its Microsoft-styled email. Users need to understand that Microsoft does not send attachments over email." Worm/Gibe.C accounted for 54.7% of all confirmed virus occurrences.

Worm/Sober was the only newcomer to the Dirty Dozen. Worm/Sober is an Internet worm that was seen to weigh heavy within Germany. The email text was written in the German and English languages.

Vexira Antivirus has been updated for 873 different viruses, worms and other malicious applications during the month of October 2003.

Vexira Antivirus starts at $34.95, and a free 30-day trial version may be downloaded from here or obtained by contacting Central Command at +1-330 723-2062.

About Central Command: A leader in the anti-virus industry, Central Command, Inc., a privately held company, serves home PC users and industrial, financial, government, education, healthcare and service firms with virus protection software, services, and information. The company services customers in over 98 countries and is headquartered in Medina, Ohio. Visit Central Command online here or call 1-330-723-2062 for more information.

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Source: http://www.centralcommand.com/