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ICSA Labs 10th AnnualComputer VirusPrevalence SurveySponsors:PLATINUM SPONSORGrisoft SoftwareGOLD SPONSORMcAfee, Inc.SILVER LEVELMicrosoft CorporationSophos PLCTrend Micro, Inc.Virus BulletinBRONZE LEVELEset, PLCFortinet, Inc.EDUCATIONAL SPONSORMIS Training InstituteLarry BridwellAnti-VirusPrograms ManagerICSA Labs
Table of ContentsEXECUTIVE OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................... 1How common are virus encounters?....................................................................................... 1What are the characteristics of virus disasters? ...................................................................... 1What are the effects of virus disasters?................................................................................... 1How did respondents perceive the evolution of the virus problem?....................................... 1How are anti-virus products used?.......................................................................................... 2SURVEY OBJECTIVES......................................................................................................... 3RESEARCH METHODOLOGY................................................................................................ 3Confidence .............................................................................................................................. 3Selection.................................................................................................................................. 3Rounding................................................................................................................................. 3Previous Work ........................................................................................................................ 3PRINCIPAL FINDINGS.......................................................................................................... 42004 Demographics ................................................................................................................ 4How Common Are Virus Encounters? ................................................................................... 4Chance of a Disaster ............................................................................................................... 5Respondent Perception of the Virus Problem......................................................................... 5DETAILED FINDINGS........................................................................................................... 7The Ever-Changing Picture of Computer Viruses and Their Prevalence................................... 7Virus Encounters versus Virus Infections............................................................................... 7Top Reported Viruses ............................................................................................................. 7Virus Disasters............................................................................................................................ 8Date of last virus disaster? .......................................................................................................... 9Which virus caused the most recent disaster?....................................................................... 10How many machines were infected in disasters? ................................................................. 10What are the effects on victims of virus disasters?................................................................... 11How long were servers down?.............................................................................................. 11What was the cost of the disaster in person-days?................................................................ 11What was the cost in dollars to your company? ................................................................... 12Virus Impact ............................................................................................................................. 14What are the organizational effects of viruses? .................................................................... 14Where Do They Come From?................................................................................................... 15Usage of Anti-Virus Products................................................................................................... 16Overall Level of Usage ......................................................................................................... 16Anti-Virus products employed on desktops.......................................................................... 17Server anti-virus methods ..................................................................................................... 19Anti-virus Usage on Perimeter Services............................................................................... 19Perimeter anti-virus methods ................................................................................................ 20DISCUSSION SECTION ...................................................................................................... 23The virus problem continues to worsen................................................................................ 23Copyright 2005 ICSA Labs, a division of Cybertrust, Inc. All Rights Reserved.This information may not be incorporated into any other work and may be reproduced only with the express written permission of Cybertrust, Inc.Page i
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