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After a brief lull in September, there has been a record increase in the number of viruses loose worldwide, say anti-virus software vendors.
Sophos and Kaspersky Labs say October saw the largest number of new viruses reported in a single month since their records began.
Sophos notes that October saw the biggest increase in virus numbers since its records began, with 1 685 identified.
Kaspersky notes that October “was rich in new malicious programs”. In the space of a single week, Kaspersky virus analysts broke their own record, adding more than 1 400 new records to the anti-virus databases.
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