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Malware Threat Grows Again2 ,August, 2009 From Dror Todress |
Our anti-virus partner McAfee has released its Q2 Threats Report (PDF at link), and like the company’s Q1 report from earlier this year, it is sobering reading.
The report says that spam volumes have increased by 140% since March, driven by major growth in botnet activity. 14 million new computers became parts of botnets in Q2 (that’s more than 150,000 per day), an increase of 16% over the previous quarter.
McAfee also reported growth in password-stealing Trojans, which is more proof that making money from illegal activity on the Internet is now a focus for criminal gangs.
The company also reported a surge in so-called Auto-Run malware, which exploits Windows’ Auto-Run capabilities and is most commonly spread via USB and portable devices. As you’ll know, our Cruzer Enterprise with onboard McAfee AV can prevent the spread of malware via this vector, helping to protect corporate networks against this fast-emerging threat.
Tags: Cruzer Enterprise drives, Data Security, Internet Security Threat, Malware, McAfee, of malware attacks, secure USB Flash Drive, USB thumb drives
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