Sophos, a leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, released a report revealing the hardest hitting viruses of 2004. In a year which saw a 51.8 percent increase in the number of new viruses, the Netsky-P worm has accounted for almost a quarter of all virus incidents reported, making it the hardest hitting virus of 2004. Sophos researchers have identified 10,724 new viruses so far in 2004 bringing the total viruses in existence to 97,535. Of these, Netsky variants accounted for 41.6 percent of all viruses reported to Sophos. Full Story
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