NetSky climbs to 2nd worst malware since 1995;
Big Three malware cause record productivity losses in Q1 2004
London, UK - 30 March 2004, 12:30 GMT - mi2g Intelligence Unit preliminary
data shows that all the NetSky variants - A to Q - put together have already
caused between $35.8bn and $43.8bn of estimated economic damages worldwide
as rivalries between the NetSky, Bagle and MyDoom malware writing groups have
emerged over the last few months. This week has propelled Netsky ahead of
SoBig from 3rd to 2nd place in the "Top 25 Table"of most damaging
malware since 1995, maintained by the mi2g Intelligence Unit.
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