PandaLabs released in their third-quarter 2013 report that new malware creation is now at an all-time high.
They explained that within the first 9 months, nearly 10 million brand new malware forms/strains were identified which matches last year’s total. This means this is going to be the worst year for malware floating around.
As more activity shifts to online shopping and and traffic, the incentives climb higher for cyber-criminals. This results in an increased amount of malware activity as cyber-criminals continue to push out their mal-software at higher rates, most of which are simply modified clones of always discovered malware.
PandaLabs stated that Trojans top the list and account for 77% of all new malware. Worms are 13%, basic viruses 9%, and 1% goes to adware.
PandaLabs estimates that about 31% of computers in the US are infected with some form of malware. Higher than most European nations (that typically fall around 20%), and lower than China who PandaLabs estimates around 59% are infected (they sure love their malware-packed pirated software).
Malware is growing quicker than ever, therefore knowledge and prevention is more important than ever. Stay smart and always have some form of Anti-Virus installed on your system(s).
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Here’s a thought…what if PandaLabs (PandaSecurity) is actually making applications made by the Chinese government to pose as an Anti-Virus suites when really it *too* is nothing more than another form of malware with the intent on spying on the many non-Chinese computer users who chose to install and use their software to “protect” their machines with?
As a proper disclaimer, it is important to know that this comment is simply speculation and only a possible theory of what “could be” happening in the world. We have been mistaken about so many things in the past when it comes to Trojan Horses….just saying. 🙂
Ryan