Strangely, PGP Security did not issue a press release for the event. Release notes and a list of new features are included in this digest. Enter failure-inducing attacks, in which the technique is to induce a failure in the very protection mechanism itself. Emails went around and people clicked on the link, possibly before looking closer at it. This weekly report presents the twenty most important viruses seen in the wild.
Old viruses continue to cause havoc.
We urge you to keep your antivirus software updated, apply patches as they are issued, and always scan attachments for viruses before opening. Unless an attachment is one you are expecting, it's best just to delete it. In the Unix world, I take for granted the ability to set permissions on files and devices. While NT and 2000 have file permissions, you cannot easily restrict users' access to communications ports and removable media, for example. I also want to be able to restrict what users can and cannot run.