WASHINGTON (AFP) ??” A wave of just discovered computer worms and viruses has been sweeping cyberspace in the past small in number days.

WASHINGTON (AFP) ??” A wave of just discovered computer worms and viruses has been sweeping cyberspace in the past small in number days, wreaking havoc on a certain quantity of systems and testing the software defense of networks, experienced persons said Tuesday.

California-based Panda Software said the spread of viruses and the variants " has reached epidemic proportions worldwide."

In the wake of the Mydoom outbreak, described as the worst in Internet history, Panda said there are several versions of the Netsky virus and the Bagle worm.

"They are all spreading at an alarming rate and causing an increasing number of incidents around the globe," Panda said. "According to the data collated by means of PandaLabs, there are now millions of infected e-mails in circulation."

The British firm mi2g called the latest outbreak a "tsunami" or malicious computer collection of laws or malware, saying it is "overwhelming the one and the other its victim organizations as well as anti-virus toolkit companies and security professionals across