Malware increases 15 percent worldwide

Steel LocksAccording to Panda Security, from August to September the number of Malware infected PCs has increased 15 percent worldwide. Internationally the average number of PCs attacked by Malware is around 59 percent, the highest this year.

Among the top countries attacked by Malware, the US ranked number 9 on the list with 58 percent of its PCs infected. Taiwan was number 1 with 69 percent of its computers infected, and dead last (a good thing in this case) was Norway with 39 percent of its PCs infected.

Panda Labs Technical Director Luis Corrons stated “This is a clear sign that hackers are becoming more and more sophisticated.”

CNET


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