File infectors replaced
mass e-mailed viruses as the top malware threat in May, says
BitDefender, an anti-virus supplier.
“Puce.G is a new P2P worm that spreads itself and infects files
through popular file-sharing software,” the firm said. It topped
the BitDefender top 10 threats with 10.31% of total reports.
Version B of this worm topped the BitDefender Labs malware chart
for October 2006.
Another “troubling” new entry, at number five, is the Jeefo.A
file infector. “This is an unusual virus that is written in MinGW
and makes use of encrypting technologies. This virus is quite
harmful, as some of the files it infects become damaged beyond
repair.
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