Virus Prevalence - May 2009

Virus Name Prevalence Percentage
Dropper-misc 19.03 %
Waledac 17.95 %
Agent 13.71 %
NetSky 8.30 %
Invoice 6.94 %

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Background

The Virus Bulletin prevalence table is compiled monthly from virus reports received by Virus Bulletin; both directly, and from other companies who pass on their statistics.

Reports are included only if they are confirmed, and hence, in conjunction with the WildList, the prevalence table provides a useful indication of the relative prevalence of various virus found in the wild at the time.

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