There’s hardly a week goes by these days without some new computer virus taking control of our systems. The latest is called the “drive by” virus because it attacks without warning (so what’s new?).

According to Tony Glover, technology editor of The Business, “It is by far the worst security threat companies have faced. It works by taking the user to an invisible staging site while he or she is logging onto a genuine site.

“The user is unaware this has happened and need do nothing other than surf the internet to fall prey to a ‘drive-by’ attack. Once the unwitting victim has been ‘hit’ the criminal can hack into their system and even take control of their computer.”

It is said that, unlike the recent spate of high-profile viruses such as MyDoom, the new breed of viruses is designed by people who want to remain anonymous. Glover’s information source has even said that the virus worm attacks earlier this year have been a sort of dress rehearsal fort a large-scale attack possibly by terrorists.

Andrew Leech, 01753 884216