Malware up 800 percent in 2007

Jan.21, 2008 in Malware, News

The amount of malware captured last year increased by 800 percent over 2006, researchers said this week. The increase was a substantial jump from 2006, when malware examples increased by 172 percent over 2005, according to Panda Security. Researchers at the Madrid-based anti-virus vendor received an average of more than 3,000 strains of malware per day during 2007.

Ryan Sherstobitoff, chief corporate evangelist at Panda, told SCMagazine.com today that 72 percent of networks tested by his company contained active threats. Cybercriminals are attempting to flood networks with more malware than the networks can handle, he said. Malware up 800 percent in 2007, says Panda - SC Magazine US

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