Symantec’s Top 10 Malicious Threats

Symantec’s Top 10 Malicious Threats - FOR AUGUST 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.Mydoom.A@mm

2 W32.Netsky.P@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Netsky.P@mm

3 W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen Symantec Security Response - W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen

4 W32.Netsky.P@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Spybot.worm

5 W32.Beagle.AG@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Beagle.AG@mm

6 W32.Beagle.AO@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Beagle.AO@mm

7 W32.Beagle.X@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Beagle.X@mm

8 W32.Netsky.Z@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Netsky.Z@mm

9 W32.Netsky.C@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Netsky.C@mm

10 W32.Netsky.B@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Netsky.B@mm

Asia Top Ten Threats
Threat Link
1 W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen Symantec Security Response - W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen

2 W32.Spybot.Worm Symantec Security Response - W32.Spybot.worm

3 VBS.Redlof.A Symantec Security Response - VBS.Redlof.A

4 PWSteal.Lemir.Gen Symantec Security Response - PWSteal.Lemir.Gen

5 W32.Netsky.P@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Netsky.P@mm

6 W32.Randex.gen Symantec Security Response - W32.Randex.gen@mm

7 W32.Mydoom.Q@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Mydoom.Q@mm

8 W32.Lovgate.Z@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Lovgate.Z@mm

9 W32.Sasser.B.Worm Symantec Security Response - W32.Sasser.B.Worm

10 W32.Mota.B@mm Symantec Security Response - W32.Mota.B@mm

Consumers can visit Symantec’s Security Check to find out if they still have these threats on their PCs at: www.symantec.com/securitycheck.

For further information regarding these threats, please visit the Symantec Security Response: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/

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