Feature concept... "noisy viruses"?

[Tony Finch]

Julian Field <mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK> wrote:
>
>I think the phrase "somewhat rare" hits the nail on the head. I think they
>are so rare now that they are not worth bothering about. The probably form
>0.1% or less or your viruses in an average (recent) month.

My virus counts for the last month follow. Yes, non- at MM viruses are rare,
but there are quite a few trojans going around (especially of the phishing
URL kind), malware spammings, and viruses spreading parasitically inside
other viruses.

   1 "        Found the JS/Exploit-ActXComp trojan !!!"
   1 "        Found the W32/Aliz at MM virus !!!"
   1 "        Found the W32/Dumaru.h at MM virus !!!"
   1 "        Found the W32/Kriz.3863 virus !!!"
   1 "        Found the W32/Mimail.t at MM virus !!!"
   1 "        Found the W32/Nimda.s at MM virus !!!"
   1 "        Found the W32/Sober.dam virus !!!"
   1 "        Found the W32/Yaha.e at MM virus !!!"
   1 "        Found the W95/CIH.remnants virus !!!"
   1 "        Found the W95/MTX at M virus !!!"
   1 "        Found the W97M/Sat.dam.b virus !!!"
   1 "        Found the W97M/Titch.d.gen virus !!!"
   1 "        Found the W97M/Turn virus !!!"
   1 "        Found virus or variant W32/Bagle at MM !!!"
   1 "        Found virus or variant W32/Swen at MM !!!"
   2 "        Found the <NO NAMES.DAT> virus !!!"
   2 "        Found the BackDoor-AZV trojan !!!"
   2 "        Found the BackDoor-Sub7.svr trojan !!!"
   2 "        Found the Exploit-CodeBase trojan !!!"
   2 "        Found the W32/BadTrans at MM virus !!!"
   2 "        Found the W32/GOP at MM virus !!!"
   2 "        Found the W32/Ganda virus !!!"
   2 "        Found the W32/Gibe.dam virus !!!"
   2 "        Found the W32/Hybris.gen at MM virus !!!"
   2 "        Found the W32/Ska at M virus !!!"
   2 "        Found the W97M/Murke.gen virus !!!"
   2 "        Found the W97M/Myna.gen virus !!!"
   2 "        Found the WM/Showoff virus !!!"
   2 "        Found trojan or variant Exploit-URLSpoof.gen !!!"
   2 "        Found trojan or variant Keylog-Sklog !!!"
   2 "        Found virus or variant New Malware.b !!!"
   3 "        Found the W32/Darby.f at MM virus !!!"
   3 "        Found the W32/Klez.e at MM virus !!!"
   3 "        Found the W32/Sobig.c at MM virus !!!"
   3 "        Found virus or variant W32/Netsky !!!"
   4 "        Found the Keylog-Stawin trojan !!!"
   4 "        Found the Linux/Rst.b virus !!!"
   4 "        Found the W32/Holar.r at MM virus !!!"
   4 "        Found the W32/Yaha.q at MM virus !!!"
   5 "        Found the Exploit-MIME.gen.exe virus !!!"
   5 "        Found the JS/Kak at M virus !!!"
   5 "        Found the PWS-QQPass trojan !!!"
   5 "        Found the W32/Spybot.worm.gen virus !!!"
   5 "        Found the W95/Marburg.a virus !!!"
   5 "        Found the W97M/Thus.gen virus !!!"
   6 "        Found the W32/Cervivec at MM virus !!!"
   6 "        Found trojan or variant JS/Exploit-FileProxy !!!"
   7 "        Found the JS/Fortnight.gen at M virus !!!"
   7 "        Found the VBS/Psyme trojan !!!"
   7 "        Found the W32/Klez.gen at MM virus !!!"
   7 "        Found the W32/Mimail at MM virus !!!"
   7 "        Found the W32/Sobig.e at MM virus !!!"
   8 "        Found the W32/Sobig.b at MM virus !!!"
   8 "        Found virus or variant W32/Sober !!!"
   9 "        Found the W32/Holar.gen at MM virus !!!"
  10 "        Found the Exploit-URLSpoof trojan !!!"
  10 "        Found the W32/Pate.a virus !!!"
  12 "        Found the W32/Magistr.a at MM virus !!!"
  13 "        Found the W32/SirCam at MM virus !!!"
  15 "        Found the W95/CIH.1003a virus !!!"
  15 "        Found the W97M/Marker.gen virus !!!"
  16 "        Found the W32/Magistr.b at MM virus !!!"
  18 "        Found the W32/Klez.gen.b at MM virus !!!"
  19 "        Found the W32/Dumaru.gen at MM virus !!!"
  19 "        Found the W32/Nofear.c at MM virus !!!"
  20 "        Found virus or variant W32/Mimail !!!"
  21 "        Found the W32/Bugbear.b!data virus !!!"
  25 "        Found the W32/Mimail.dam virus !!!"
  28 "        Found the W32/Mimail.e at MM virus !!!"
  29 "        Found the W32/Mimail.gen at MM virus !!!"
  29 "        Found the W32/Yaha.y at MM virus !!!"
  30 "        Found the W32/Lovelorn.dr virus !!!"
  34 "        Found the W32/Holar.l at MM virus !!!"
  36 "        Found the W32/Sober!data trojan !!!"
  41 "        Found the W32/Dupator virus !!!"
  43 "        Found the MultiDropper-GP.a trojan !!!"
  43 "        Found the W32/Gibe.gen at MM virus !!!"
  44 "        Found the Exploit-CodeBase virus !!!"
  50 "        Found virus or variant W32/Mydoom at MM !!!"
  56 "        Found the VBS/Redlof at M virus !!!"
  61 "        Found the W32/Ganda at MM virus !!!"
  64 "        Found the W32/Fizzer.gen at MM virus !!!"
  70 "        Found the W32/Mydoom.eml!exe virus !!!"
  74 "        Found the W32/Mimail.f at MM virus !!!"
  77 "        Found the W32/Pate.b virus !!!"
  78 "        Found the W32/Mimail.h at MM virus !!!"
  79 "        Found the W32/Lovelorn at MM virus !!!"
  93 "        Found virus or variant W32/Mydoom !!!"
 100 "        Found the W32/Mydoom.a.eml!zip virus !!!"
 101 "        Found the W32/Yaha.l at MM virus !!!"
 103 "        Found the W32/Mimail.q at MM virus !!!"
 113 "        Found the W32/Mydoom.dam virus !!!"
 121 "        Found the W32/Lovgate.f at M virus !!!"
 124 "        Found the W32/Mimail.s at MM virus !!!"
 130 "        Found the W32/Yaha.g at MM virus !!!"
 171 "        Found the W32/Bugbear at MM virus !!!"
 208 "        Found the W95/Spaces.gen virus !!!"
 279 "        Found the W32/Elkern.cav.c virus !!!"
 292 "        Found the VBS/Inor trojan !!!"
 292 "        Found the W32/Yaha.k at MM virus !!!"
 303 "        Found the W32/Yaha.p at MM virus !!!"
 332 "        Found the W32/Bugbear.b.dam virus !!!"
 332 "        Found the W32/Mimail.g at MM virus !!!"
 338 "        Found the W32/Bugbear.b at MM virus !!!"
 342 "        Found the W32/Torvil at MM virus !!!"
 469 "        Found the W32/Dumaru.z at MM virus !!!"
 589 "        Found the W32/Dumaru.a at MM virus !!!"
 728 "        Found the W32/FunLove.gen virus !!!"
 772 "        Found the W32/Mydoom.b at MM virus !!!"
 899 "        Found the W32/Mimail.c at MM virus !!!"
1033 "        Found the W32/Netsky.b at MM virus !!!"
1097 "        Found the W32/Netsky at MM!zip virus !!!"
1212 "        Found the W32/Valla.a virus !!!"
1240 "        Found the W32/Netsky (ED) virus !!!"
1604 "        Found the W32/Mimail.a at MM virus !!!"
1811 "        Found the W32/Bagle.b at MM (ED) virus !!!"
2134 "        Found the W32/Bagle at MM virus !!!"
2138 "        Found the W32/Bagle.b at MM virus !!!"
2650 "        Found the W32/Mimail.i at MM virus !!!"
2770 "        Found the W32/Dumaru.y at MM virus !!!"
3054 "        Found the W32/Sobig.f at MM virus !!!"
3328 "        Found the W32/Mimail.j at MM virus !!!"
3461 "        Found the W32/Klez.h at MM virus !!!"
4874 "        Found the Exploit-URLSpoof.gen trojan !!!"
5259 "        Found the W32/Sober.c at MM virus !!!"
37426 "        Found the W32/Swen at MM virus !!!"
244581 "        Found the W32/Mydoom at MM virus !!!"
1108947 "        Found the W32/Mydoom.a at MM virus !!!"

Tony.
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