AplusWebMaster
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FYI…
2009 report Panda Labs - 25M new malware strains
- http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/2009-annual-report/
01/5/10 - "… the outstanding trend of the last 12 months has been the prolific production of new malware: 25 million new strains were created in just one year, compared to a combined total of 15 million throughout the rest of Panda Security’s 20-year history… some of the highlights of the report:
• PandaLabs identified more malware in 2009 than during the rest of its 20-year history
• Panda Security now has a knowledge base of 40 million samples, receiving an average of 55,000 new strains every day
• Banker Trojans and fake antivirus programs topped the threat ranking
• Social networks (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Digg) and SEO attacks were favored by cybercriminals for spreading malicious code
• Politically motivated cyber-attacks significantly increased throughout 2009…"
(Link to full PDF report available at the URL above.)
2009 report Panda Labs - 25M new malware strains
- http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/2009-annual-report/
01/5/10 - "… the outstanding trend of the last 12 months has been the prolific production of new malware: 25 million new strains were created in just one year, compared to a combined total of 15 million throughout the rest of Panda Security’s 20-year history… some of the highlights of the report:
• PandaLabs identified more malware in 2009 than during the rest of its 20-year history
• Panda Security now has a knowledge base of 40 million samples, receiving an average of 55,000 new strains every day
• Banker Trojans and fake antivirus programs topped the threat ranking
• Social networks (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Digg) and SEO attacks were favored by cybercriminals for spreading malicious code
• Politically motivated cyber-attacks significantly increased throughout 2009…"
(Link to full PDF report available at the URL above.)