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January 2006 Virus and Spam Statistics

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the numbers-are-neato dept.

Ant writes "Commtouch reports the January 2006's virus and spam statistics. Its summary said there were four massive virus attacks (including a multi-wave attack of 7 variants) and the most aggressive attacks penetrated before the average antivirus (AV) solution could even release a signature. The data is based on information continuously gathered by the Commtouch Detection Center, which analyzed more than 2 billion messages from over 130 countries during the month of January 2006..."

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  1. Re:A brief summary of my experience by squidsuk · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Teach your peers. Tell them about it. Tell them to friggin' install that damn antivirus tool. And to upgrade their Windows. And most of all, to finally abandon that insecure webbrowsing pest that comes with every MS System!
    Where's the part about finally abandoning that insecure Windows OS pest, and installing Linux instead?