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Known computer viruses grew by 28,327 in 2004 to bring the number of viruses to 112,438 (In 2002, only 4,551 new viruses were discovered). Of 147 billion e-mails scanned by IBM for customers in 2004, one in 16, or 6 percent, contained a virus (During 2002, just 0.5 percent of e-mail scanned had viruses). During Feb 2005 over 1400 new virus and worm variants were discovered!
Spyware, Adware and Phishing scams are increasing dramatically! A study by IBM shows that the fastest-growing threat in 2004 was phishing -- a method of enticing computer users to submit personal information or fall prey to other Internet deceptions. Such e-mails grew 5,000 percent last year, with some 18 million phishing attempts recorded, according to IBM.
Many computer users are unaware that their computer is infected with miscreant viruses, worms, adware and spyware. During routine scheduled maintenance some of our customers were shocked when we showed them their computers were infected with hundreds of these miscreants!
According to researchers at the Internet Storm Center, an unpatched Windows PC connected to the Internet will last for only about 20 minutes before it's compromised by malware, on average. That figure is down from around 40 minutes, the group's estimate in 2003.
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