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Virus-infected e-mail down 30%, phishing down 45% in April 2005
Postini said phishing attempts decreased by 45% in April 2005, but phishing remains one of the major e-mail threats. E-mail security vendor said it blocked 9 mln phishing attempts during April 2005.
Postini said phishing attempts decreased by 45% in April 2005, but phishing remains one of the major e-mail threats. E-mail security vendor said it blocked 9 mln phishing attempts during April 2005. The number of virus-infected messages decreased by 30%.
Top ten viruses for April 2005:
- netsky - 12,247,654
- mytob - 6,803,913
- mime - 6,151,535
- bagle - 2,441,596
- bankfraud - 2,421,889
- zafi - 2,004,601
- mydoom - 1,453,998
- lovgate - 1,147,852
- new malware-e - 459,370
- bagz - 316,716