The software firm noted that many versions of current viruses, such as “MiMail.I” are being written for financial gain, actively attempting to search for or persuade victims to enter personal information such as credit card numbers.
Viruses such as MiMail also seek out and harvest email addresses, propagating the worm onto other systems. “Swen.A,” “Dumaru”, and “Klez.H” were the top three most infectious viruses for Novemberm the firm found. Incidents of the Swen.A virus appeared more than 600,000 times, the company found, followed closely by Dumaru with just under 500,000 entries.
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