Anti-virus vendors say the writers of the MyDoom, Bagle and Netsky worms appear to be making personal attacks on each other as a cyber war erupts across the Internet.
NetXactics, local distributor for Sophos, says the top 10 viruses and hoaxes for February saw MyDoom-A slip off the top spot, to allow for Sober-C`s return to the number one position.
Anti-virus vendors are scrambling to issue new alerts as a blitz of worms descends on the Internet. The most widespread - a new Netsky variant - tries to kill variants of Bagle and MyDoom, prompting suspicions of a virus 'turf war`.
The Bagle Internet worm has resurfaced, with five new variants spreading fast.
European digital risk management company mi2g says the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Web site is suffering under a distributed denial-of-service attack by the MyDoom.F virus.
Sophos has joined the Microsoft Virus Information Alliance, says local Sophos distributor Netxactics.
Sophos has announced an increase in sightings of the MyDoom.F e-mail worm, says local Sophos distributor Netxactics.
Beware of the new Bagle-B worm, says local Sophos distributor Netxactics.
The Sophos PureMessage 4.5 anti-spam and anti-virus solution has been released through local distributor Netxactics.
IT Wise says that users of the Winterm 1000 and 3000 series thin clients are protected against the recent MyDoom worm.
Computer Associates (CA) Africa has warned computer users of the Nachi.B worm that is currently spreading through company networks.
TelkomInternet has quarantined over 460 000 instances of the MyDoom virus since 26 January, the company says.
Welchia.B raised its head yesterday, targeting multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft's software.