Virus infections via USB drives
November 2008
Virus infections via USB drives increasing sharply. Antivirus software maker Trend Micro Inc. has found that reported computer virus infections via USB flash memory drives more than doubled in September, Jiji Press learned. Infections in the month with the Otorun worm, which propagates via removal drives such as USB drives, surged 140 percent from the previous month to 347 cases, Trend Micro said in a monthly survey report. The company’s monthly reports showed that viruses transmitted via USB drives began to rapidly increase in February, with the number of Otorun infections in January-June reaching 517, the most popular to far exceed 201 cases of the Agent, Trend Micro said. The company said that 53.7 percent of viruses newly found in September were capable of sneaking into computers via USB drives. Such viruses are becoming a great threat because most people are not aware of them, the security software firm warned.
Virus infections via USB drives increasing sharply. Antivirus software maker Trend Micro Inc. has found that reported computer virus infections via USB flash memory drives more than doubled in September, Jiji Press learned. Infections in the month with the Otorun worm, which propagates via removal drives such as USB drives, surged 140 percent from the previous month to 347 cases, Trend Micro said in a monthly survey report. The company’s monthly reports showed that viruses transmitted via USB drives began to rapidly increase in February, with the number of Otorun infections in January-June reaching 517, the most popular to far exceed 201 cases of the Agent, Trend Micro said. The company said that 53.7 percent of viruses newly found in September were capable of sneaking into computers via USB drives. Such viruses are becoming a great threat because most people are not aware of them, the security software firm warned.
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