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Symantec’s Top 10 Malicious Threats For January 04

Published: Mon 9 Feb 2004 10:45 AM
Symantec’s Top 10 Malicious Threats For January 2004
Symantec, the world leader in Internet Security, releases monthly intelligence reports, which list in order of severity, the most malicious threats in Asia Pacific:
Global Top Ten Threats
Threat Link
1 W32.Mydoom.A@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Novarg.A@mm
2 W32.Bugbear.B@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Bugbear.B@mm
3 W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen Symantec Security Response - W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen
4 W32.Dumaru.Y@mm
Symantec Security Response - W32.Dumaru.Y@mm
5 HTML.Redlof.A Symantec Security Response - HTML.Redlof.A
6 W32.Blaster.F.Worm Symantec Security Response - W32.Blaster.F.Worm
7 W32.Sober.C@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Sober.C@mm
8 W32.Mimail.I@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Mimail.I@mm
9 W95.Hybris.worm Symantec Security Response - W95.Hybris.worm
10 W32.Klez.H@mm
Symantec Security Response - W32.Klez.H@mm
Asia Top Ten Threats
Threat Link
1 HTML.Redlof.A Symantec Security Response - HTML.Redlof.A
2 W32.Mydoom.A@mm
Symantec Security Response - W32.Novarg.A@mm
3 W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen Symantec Security Response - W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen
4 W32.Bugbear.B@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Bugbear.B@mm
5 W32.Welchia.Worm Symantec Security Response - W32.Welchia.Worm
6 W32.HLLW.Raleka Symantec Security Response - W32.HLLW.Raleka
7 W95.Hybris.worm Symantec Security Response - W95.Hybris.worm
8 W32.Beagle.A@mm
Symantec Security Response - W32.Beagle.A@mm
9 W32.Blaster.Worm Symantec Security Response - W32.Blaster.Worm
10 W32.Randex.gen Symantec Security Response - W32.Randex.gen
Consumers can visit Symantec’s Security Check to find out if there systems still have these threats on their PC’s at: www.symantec.com/securitycheck.
For further information regarding these threats, please visit the Symantec Security Response: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/
About Symantec
Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security software and appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers. The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises and service providers around the world. Symantec’s Norton brand of consumer security products is a leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in 36 countries. For more information, please visit www.symantec.com.

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