25% of new worms in 2010 are designed specifically to spread through USB devices

[paf]

I just saw this article here:

25% of new worms in 2010 are designed specifically to spread through USB devices

* 48% of SMBs worldwide are infected every year. A third of these infections are caused by worms that spread on USB devices
* This is just one of the findings of the Second International SMB Security Barometer, which surveyed 10,470 companies across Europe, Latin America and North America

According to PandaLabs, in 2010, 25% of new worms have been specifically designed to spread through USB storage devices connected to computers. These types of threats can copy themselves to any device capable of storing information: cell phones, external hard drives, DVDs, flash memories, MP3/4 players, etc.

The data gathered suggests that this distribution technique is highly effective, as according to the Second International SMB Security Barometer, published by Panda Security -which surveyed 10,470 companies across 20 countries-, some 48% of SMBs (with up to 1,000 computers) admit to having been infected by some type of malware over the last year. Specifically, 27% confirmed that the source of the infection was a USB device connected to a computer.

You can read the full article here, if you're interested.

[grr]

usb's r getting very common & affordable. Years back viruses used to spread through floppies.....time have changes and so the (new) worms...

Hope the new security products would take care of these worms.

[Raymond]

Spreading is indeed something getting more and more common this year.
They forgot to mention about MSN spreading.

[INDRANIL]

Usb is the common medium for spreading. Disable autorun.inf file mapping and stop autoplay. Little bit safe .

[Ande]

That's why my old company declared the use of USB sticks as illegal in the workplace.

Disable autorun.inf file mapping and stop autoplay

sensible advice. I wonder how many will do it....

[Neo]

whenever i plug USB from friends there's 50% chance of any malware

Usb is the common medium for spreading. Disable autorun.inf file mapping and stop autoplay. Little bit safe .

i did that with panda usb vaccine to my USB (not pc)

yet when i plugged my usb to a infected PC , it autirun and my USB was infected (though not to worry as my panda av detected 100 threads and removed all ... surprising was after installing emsisoft it would 2 more )

[Alboguy]

Most computer users have probably found themselves at the wrong end of a malware-infected USB flash drive at least once. In fact, as US Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III recently revealed, even the mighty US military has firsthand experience of the damage a rogue USB flash drive can cause. Their ubiquity has made portable storage devices the ideal carriers for computer worms. But how popular exactly are they among malware authors? Panda Security's research arm PandaLabs claims to possess the answer.

Source: HERE

[Neo]

thx for the info albo

[sujay]

Looks like these are same as
http://forum.raymond.cc/spyware-viruses/22549-25%25-of-new-worms-in-2010-are-designed-specifically-to-spread-through-usb-devices.html

[Boyfriend]

Thanks Alboguy for info. It is duplicate thread.