The SirCam worm, which was discovered in mid-July this year, is showing no sign of abating with infections tripling in size on its three-month trawl of the Internet.
Figures released by anti-virus software vendor Symantec show an increase in reported infections on a global scale from 13,500 in July this year to 26,000 in September.
-It's a large number in such a short period of time compared to most viruses, except something big like Loveletter," Symantec Regional Manager David Banes told ZDNet Australia.
The worm created a lot fuss at the time of its launch over privacy concerns as once executed, it raids a users "My Documents" folder, attaches itself to a personal file and sends it on to the user's contacts in the computer's Microsoft Outlook address book.
Antivirus software senior director Vincent Weafer said in a ZDNet US report that the problem is that many unsuspecting users continue to spread the infection code because they are naive about the risks on the Internet and haven't updated their antivirus software.
The virus has been rated -sever" by Symantec's in terms of its high damage, its high distribution and the amount of customer infections.
Banes predicts that the worm will continue in the same vain for some time to come.
-It's still active and causing problems, I think it will keep going up for a while," he said.
