26 million viruses blocked in July alone! Don’t tell me virus protection isn’t important.
Viruses Virtually Run Riot
The Internet is a virtual ocean; while its benefits are huge, there
are also debris floating around that contributes to pollution on a high
scale. Viruses, worms, spam, phishing attempts, Trojan horses ñ these
are a few malicious inhabitants of the worldwide web.We all know they exist and that they should be dodged,
prevented and killed, but do we know how many possible attacks are
being foiled even as I write this? The numbers are staggering, from the
Monthly Message Security & Management Update from Postini, for the month of July.According to the California-based Internet message management
company, it processed more than 26 billion SMTP email connections and
staved off 62 percent as Directory Harvest Attacks (DHAs)
and messages sent to non-existent recipients. Around 77 percent of
messages scanned were found to be spam; if this is unbelievable, hold
on, thereís worse to come.
Postini blocked more than 26 million viruses in July alone; no, donít rub your eyes in disbelief, the numberís right. The top five virus attacks were from Bagle, Netsky, Mytob, Mime and Mydoom.
Source: Network Security Journal: Viruses Virtually Run Riot
tags: virus, virus+protection