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Christmas number one virus plays on

The Christmas card worm -- Zafi.d -- is still dominating the virus charts, as people continue to report... Read more

2 March, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Virus Top 10: Zafi.D gives users an unhappy Christmas

...The most reported virus last month, according to antivirus firm Sophos, was Zafi.D, first spotted halfway through December and taking over 36 per cent... Read more

6 January, 2005 by Jo Best

Netsky number one again

...7 percent Mytob.AS 7.9 percent Mytob.BE 7.2 percent Zafi.D 3.6 percent Zafi.B 2.9 percent Mytob.C 2... Read more

2 September, 2005 by Jo Best

Sober worm hits new heights

...Netsky.P, accounted for 0.3 percent of all email viruses, and Zafi.D, the third most popular worm, was just 0.082 percent. "Those... Read more

9 May, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Paris Hilton worm spreads

...subject lines including "Paris Hilton, pure!" and "Paris Hilton SexVideos". The W32/Zafi-D virus which was released last year, is Sophos's most prevalent... Read more

23 February, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Zafi worm dominates email systems

The mass-mailing Christmas e-card virus Zafi.d is clogging huge amounts of bandwidth and now accounts for one... Read more

16 December, 2004 by Dan Ilet

Christmas card worm rips back door in PCs

Antivirus companies warned on Tuesday that a seasonal worm, dubbed Zafi.D, is attacking users in the guise of an e-Christmas card... Read more

14 December, 2004 by Dan Ilet

Virus top 10: Holidaymakers cause malware tumble

...Mytob.AS 7.9 per cent3. Mytob.BE 7.2 per cent4. Zafi.D 3.6 per cent5. Zafi.B 2.9 per cent 6... Read more

1 September, 2005 by Jo Best

Virus Top 10: Mytob storms malware chart

...9.3 per cent 4. Mytob.EP 5.5 per cent 5. Zafi.D 3.5 per cent 6. Mytob.CX 3.2 per cent... Read more

2 August, 2005 by Jo Best

Virus Top 10: Sober return topples Zafi

...a massive spike in the instances of Sober-N as it displaced Zafi-D atop the 'least wanted' list provided by antivirus firm Sophos. In... Read more

1 June, 2005 by Will Sturgeon

Virus Top 10: 'Latest hit list far from the last'

...go away. The top 10 also shows a number of lingering infections. Zafi-D has crowned the threat-list for the past five months, while... Read more

3 May, 2005 by Will Sturgeon

Virus Top 10: Can nothing stop Zafi's rampage?

...Zafi is still topping the malware chart for the most prolific virus. Zafi.D, which first appeared in 2004, has now topped the chart for... Read more

31 March, 2005 by Jo Best

Virus top 10: Virus writers go back to the future

...malware still dominating the chart For the third month in a row, Zafi.D has topped the most-reported-virus chart. The virus, which first... Read more

1 March, 2005 by Jo Best

Virus top 10: Zafi still clinging onto Xmas

...half the virus reports in January. January was the second consecutive month Zafi.D topped the virus charts, as it took advantage of a seasonal... Read more

1 February, 2005 by Will Sturgeon

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