Feature concept... "noisy viruses"?

Craig Daters craig at WESTPRESS.COM
Wed Feb 18 19:59:01 GMT 2004


How are you guys generating these lists, where is the info coming from?

>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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