Zafi and Netsky variants are continuing to spread due to a lack of safe computing practices, say experts.
A variant of the Bagle worm is spreading fast, packing double action that could congest networks and block anti-virus updates.
Anti-virus experts are warning of a new worm that could allow strangers to spy on PC users via Webcam.
To cope with the demand for the BitDefender anti-virus solution and to provide local service, Holton & Associates has set up offices in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Swaziland.
Another variant of the MyDoom e-mail worm has surfaced, and experts are warning users to avoid opening mail claiming to contain funny photographs.
Enterasys Networks says its Secure Networks infrastructure identified and protected its network from the Bagle Internet virus.
Fears of the first malicious mobile Trojan on the loose have been allayed by the news that the virus only targets game pirates.
The Authentium Anti-virus solution for Linux and Novell infrastructures has been released through local distributor AfricaSD.
Another Bagle worm variant surfaced yesterday, and users should avoid e-mails with an attachment containing the word "price", experts say.
MyDoom and Zafi variants resurfaced worldwide last month, while six of the top ten viruses for the month were attributed to one German teenager.
Subscription-based anti-virus services can provide protection against the latest self-propagating and spoofing viruses that are especially virulent and damaging, says Andrew Brown, MD of DRS.
AfricaSD is offering a Patch Vulnerability Utility, which encompasses a free one-year anti-virus software subscription.
A Sophos report reveals that the number of new viruses being written is increasing. [Local rep: Netxactics]