] Kaspersky Lab presents its quarterly report on malware
] evolution by Alexander Gostev, Senior Virus Analyst. The
] report addresses questions such as why email worms no
] longer seem to be causing epidemics, the increase in
] worms targeting instant messenger applications, what
] effect the release of SP2 for Windows XP has had on
] security, and why adware and spyware are the latest
] buzzwords in the field of IT security.

Viruslist.com - Malware Evolution: January - March 2005