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06 Mar 2002
February is usually a hot month for viruses. The promise of a virtual Valentine's Day card often proves too much for unwary end users who suddenly finds themselves on the end of a rather different gift.
"Somebody loves you" and "Are you my valentine?" were just a couple of deceitful subject lines used by Valentine's Day worms. But last month also saw social engineering in other areas.
The Yarner worm appeared, masquerading as a virus information newsletter from a legitimate German security firm, and MSN Messenger users were plagued by the Cool worm purporting to be a homepage link.
The old standby of celebrity viruses made an appearance too, but the promise of Britney Spears pics caused only minor havoc after it turned out to be a rewrite of the Alyssa Milano virus, which is already detected by most antivirus software.
| Top 20 viruses this month | ||
| 1 | Klez | 61.5% |
| 2 | Badtrans.B | 28.5% |
| 3 | SirCam | 1.5% |
| 4 | Hybris | 1.4% |
| 5 | ALiz | 1.2% |
| 6 | Magistr | 0.7% |
| 7 | Code Red | 0.6% |
| 8 | Thus | 0.4% |
| 9 | Petik | 0.4% |
| 10 | Death | 0.3% |
| 11 | Nimda | 0.2% |
| 12 | Anset | 0.1% |
| 13 | MyParty | 0.1% |
| 14 | Gopworm | 0.1% |
| 15 | Phreaker | 0.1% |
| 16 | Hooker | 0.1% |
| 17 | FunLove | 0.1% |
| 18 | Bezilom | 0.1% |
| 19 | Seeker | 0.1% |
| 20 | TheSecond | 0.1% |
| Others | 2.4% | |
| Top viruses in the UK | |
| Nimda | 12,304 |
| Funlove | 2,825 |
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