Worm infects 30 pct of China e-mail users - survey
( 2003-08-22 15:46) (Agencies)
An Internet worm that turns computers into spam machines has infected 30
percent of all e-mail users in China, the country's top Web security firm said
on Friday.
More than 20 million users opened and passed along the Sobig virus
called the fastest spreading Web worm ever to domestic and regional networks, Hao
Ting, spokeswoman for Beijing Rising Technology Shareholding Co Ltd, told
Reuters.
"We haven't seen anything spread so fast," she said by telephone. "It could
get worse because there's very limited awareness of viruses and preventive
measures."
Hao said the 30 percent figure was based on a study of the firm's one million
regular customers and queries at its hotline.
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