One out of 100 PC have Malware

Author JoeDigital

Results from a recent extensive study by Panda Security – of the toughest anti-virus brands known on the Internet – show that 1% of all the computers in the world are affected and heavily tormented by malware.

Sure, 1% seems like a very small amount, but if you equate that to the actual number of PC and laptop computer users that are exposed to the Internet, we’re talking about millions of users falling victims to the evil deeds of malware.

The numbers only indicate that malware has really become a growing problem over the years. People are being robbed blind of their IDs and other confidential information that could either be used against them or in favor of those who take advantage of the unauthorized access. The worst common case scenario of an individual would be that he incurs financial losses due to stolen information, and that doesn’t take a genius to tell it’s bad.

So let this be a warning to readers out there: protect your computers and ultimately yourself from malware attacks.

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