Zafi worm tops virus chart
The Hungarian Zafi computer worm accounted for almost a third of all viruses spread during June, according to security experts. Zafi-B, which first appeared on 11 June, spreads via peer-to-peer file-sharing systems and email using a wide variety of different languages. The worm, like an earlier variant Zafi-A, calls for changes to Hungarian legislation, with the text: 'We demand that the government accomodates the homeless, tightens up the penal code and votes for the death penalty to cut down the increasing crime'.
Carole Theriault, security consultant at anti-virus company Sophos, said: "The Zafi-B worm… uses sophisticated social engineering tricks to dupe innocent recipients into opening the attachment and launching the virus. Zafi-B, which spreads itself by peer-to-peer file-sharing systems and email, using a wide variety of different languages, is proving to be a real pest."
