Latest news about Viruses

It's a sad fact that some people's idea of fun is to destroy information on your computer. Like vandals, they get their kicks by breaking things - in this case your computer. To help keep you up to date with the latest news about viruses, sophos a well-known producer of anti-virus software. Ginoside has no affilation with Sophos, I just want share this very useful information as a public service. There is usually a 10-12 second delay while the latest news reports are gathered. News is available on : -

• the atest alerts - recently discovered viruses, which your current anti-virus software may not yet detect (so upgrade it now!)
• the top ten most common viruses, the ones that you definately must ensure your current anti-virus software can detect
• virus hoaxes - those annoying email "warnings" that encourage you to pass on worthless information to all your friends, thus filling their email box with lots of identical messages, all equally worthless.

Latest 10 virus alerts    Top 10 viruses in Dec. 2010      Top 10 virus hoaxes

14 Jan   Troj/Ctfmon-A         1 Troj/Invo-Zip                       1 Hotmail hoax

14 Jan   Troj/QbotArc-C        2 W32/Netsky                         2 Budweiser frogs 

14 Jan   Troj/PDFJs-PH         3 Mal/EncPk-EI                       3 Bonsai kitten

14 Jan   Troj/Banloa-GY       4 Troj/Pushdo-Gen                 4 Olympic torch

14 Jan   Troj/PDFJs-PN         5 Troj/Agent-HFU                   5 MSN is closing down

14 Jan   W32/Bloat-A            6 Mal/Iframe-E                       6 A virtual card for you

14 Jan   Troj/BHO-SE             7 Troj/Mdrop-BTV                  7 Meninas da Playboy

14 Jan   Troj/Patched-AA      8 Troj/Mdrop-BUF                  8 Bill Gates fortune

14 Jan   Troj/QBotConf-A      9 Troj/Agent-HFZ                  9 JDBGMGR

14 Jan   Troj/FakeAV-CLF    10 Troj/Agent-HGT               10 Justice for Jamie

Source: Sophos Anti-Virus

note: Click on any of the above links and a new window opens to Sophos's own Information Site. Simply close that window to return to this blog .

I recommends that everyone uses a reliable virus scanner on a regular basis, usually via the software's automatic scheduling options. The software should be updated at regular intervals over the Internet (licenced copies usually include this free of charge). Ginoside does not sell anti-virus software, but we can advise our clients on its purchase and assist with installation and set-up.