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Be Ready: Malware is on the Rise Again10 ,May, 2009 From Dror Todress |
After several years when the malware threat was steadily diminishing, the latest quarterly threat report from our anti-virus partner McAfee shows that it’s on the rise again.
Zombie computers, which are controlled remotely by spam botnets, grew by about 12 million PCs in the first quarter - a 50% increase since the last quarter of 2008, McAfee said. This also exceeds the previous record by 1 million.
And while the much-discussed Conficker worm has yet to reveal a malicious payload or real threat following its rapid spread earlier this year, it is a sign of things to come, said the report. AutoRun-based malware, which can use USB drives to spread to new PCs, was seen in far greater numbers than Conficker in Q1 2009 this quarter.
So it’s wise to use secure USB drives like our Cruzer Enterprise, that features onboard, integrated anti-virus scanning, to stop Auto-run malware spreading this way.
Tags: Conficker worm, Cruzer Enterprise drives, Malware, malware attacks
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