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Computer Viruses Broke 100,000 In 2004

Posted by timothy on from the research-purposes-of-course dept.

Sammy at Palm Addict writes "The count of known computer viruses broke the 100,000 barrier in 2004 and the number of new viruses grew by more than 50% according to news from the BBC. The BBC also reports that 'phishing attempts, in which conmen try to trick people into handing over confidential data, are recording growth rates of more than 30% with attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated.'"

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    omg dp

  2. netcraft confirms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    netcraft confirms that phishing is fun as evidanced by the 30% increase in the last year

  3. Viruses vs Car by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You know things are bad when the amount of viruses has surpassed the amount of miles on my overused '96 Chevy.

  4. My computer is acting weird by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm running W2k SP2 on a P3. Lately, when I boot up, the "Windows is starting..." window has an orange bar with flashing garbage characters in it... I can not figure this one out. Can one of the 100000 viruses be the cause of that?