The latest variant of the Klez worm sometimes chooses to hitch a ride on sensitive documents, resulting in victims' confidential information spreading with the malicious program, Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky Labs said Friday.
The Klez virus is, after more than a year, still leading a list of the 10 most frequently occurring viruses.
The Klez worm is top of the heap of computer pests, topping charts of the most active viruses for yet another month, although several new pests made strong showings.
A minor variant of the virus is set to go into action, erasing a host of files on infected hard drives. But the maneuver may wipe out the attacker.
Surveys of prevalent viruses are finding that these nasty intruders don’t have to be new to be successful. ZDNet Australia talks to local virus buster Sophos about its rankings last month.
More than a week after it first started spreading, the latest variant of the Klez worm continues to infect PC users that haven't taken steps to protect themselves.
Klez tops the list of most virulent viruses, according to a new survey. The worm has hit more than 7 percent of PCs all over the world--beating out SirCam and Nimda for deadliness.
IT departments around Australian have been battling to protect themselves from outbreaks of the Klez worm.
The latest in Symantec's annual threat assessments seems to suggest that we are more vulnerable, but better protected than we have ever been.
This summer has been quiet compared to last year's attacks from Code Red, SirCam and Nimda. If only that were cause to celebrate, danger is still present.
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Computer users continue to be duped by false virus alerts persuading them to delete harmless--but sometimes vital--files, and then forward the hoaxes to their friends.
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