Last month we said that the New Year had begun with a bang, it is not getting quieter, with the appearance of the Slammer Worm on 25 January, read more about this below.
W32/Igloo-15 was reported on 13 February, the latest in the long tradition of viruses using the promise of star's pictures to encourage users to launch them. This promised pictures of Catherine Zeta-Jones.
W32/Lovgate.B (also called W32/Lovgate.C) got press coverage on 24 February, but also seems to have been over-hyped.
W32/Klez.H-mm remains the most prevalent virus in MessageLabs' statistics.