January 2006 Virus and Spam Statistics 115
Ant writes "Commtouch reports the January 2006's virus and spam statistics. Its summary said there were four massive virus attacks (including a multi-wave attack of 7 variants) and the most aggressive attacks penetrated before the average antivirus (AV) solution could even release a signature. The data is based on information continuously gathered by the Commtouch Detection Center, which analyzed more than 2 billion messages from over 130 countries during the month of January 2006..."
Tell me about it. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I GOT A GREASED UP YODA DOLL SHOVED UP MY ASS! (Score:0, Funny)
As usual, I'm not taking ANYONE to the emergency room.
That is odd with all of those viruses o ut here (Score:0, Funny)
Re:What are the long term trends of spam? (Score:5, Funny)
ahem, sorry.
Re:Problematic Signature Release Issue (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Problematic Signature Release Issue (Score:3, Funny)
Nice graphics? (Score:5, Funny)
Pretty graphics, lots of "ooooo" factor. I find that they tell me nothing. This is a trend in the "network security" field:
Tufte [edwardtufte.com] would be ashamed.
Re:Problematic Signature Release Issue (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, but the second argument is PoolBoy
I'm sick of all of these scares. (Score:5, Funny)
Show these kids what a real virus is about. Put that hype to good use. And make everyone stop acting like EVERY LITTLE BUG IS A RIDER OF THE APOCALYPSE. Because most of these, like even the Sober worm, aren't really that harmful. Most malware writers are really only out for money, not general misanthropia. I just want ONE killer bug to put all of this in perspective. And maybe get people to switch to a modern OS like Linus, BSD, or OS X.
Because no, not even Norton can save you.
Did anyone else... (Score:3, Funny)
Funny choice given the stats...