Antivirus firm Trend Micro listed it as the most common piece of malware - malicious software - over the past seven days, with more than 45,000 infections detected by the company. Parents need to educate their children against the threats of...
An average of 50 new pieces of malware have been released on the internet each day this year, according to the company, and McAfee is forecasting that by the end of 2004 another 18,000 new pieces of malware will have been created.said Vincent...
The company purchased Romanian antivirus firm GeCad in 2003. Although progress is being made against spam and viruses, Gates said the adware and malware problem is getting worse. This malware thing is so bad," he said in a speech at the Computer...
The lack of a cohesive IT policy that would have mitigated the problem was due largely to the lack of a dedicated IT person. Before the company went to Systemhost, its IT procurement had little structure and it purchased equipment on an ad hoc basis.
Despite the relatively unchanging nature of the virus top ten in recent months, Sophos security consultant Carole Theriault said that the prevalence of old viruses was disguising the appearance of newer malware.
Malware - the generic term for malicious computer software such as viruses, worms and Trojans - has been infecting computers and driving users crazy since the early 1980s. Once the preserve of bedroom-bound teenagers, malware is now big business...