Sasser Sven, Hotmail Hoax, Top July Charts

The monthly review of viruses and hoaxes by security software firm Sophos also shows numerous Mytob variants in the virus list. said Ms. Theriault in a statement. "This month's only new entry into the chart is another family member - Mytob-CX, and despite accounting for only 3.2% of viruses in July, it shows that the Mytob threat continues to plague computer users." Hoaxes that play on people's emotions end up being perpetuated in scores of forwarded emails. The legitimate news and email campaign urging users to create an In Case of Emergency (ICE) entry in their mobile phone address books has been parroted by a hoax message. "The (ICE) hoax, however, tries to fool people into believing that following the advice opens them up to a possible mobile virus infection, which is complete poppycock," said Ms. Theriault. David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business. Email him