VIRUSES MALWARE – They Are Out There and They Are Coming to Get You!

Six Billion Smartphones By 2020 – Most could be hacked by a simple text message
The number of malicious OSX Apple Mac files is growing fast – 5500 according to Kaspersky Lab

Nearly half of home PCs infected – 40% of home pcs are infected by viruses or spyware

 

Nearly half of home PCs infected – 40% of home pcs are infected by viruses or spyware

  • 95% of Android devices could be hacked with a simple text message and Apple pulled 40 apps in a day because they could turn Apple devices into a large BotNet
  • 90% of all emails contain malware
  • 70% of people writing viruses are working for Organised crime syndicates
  • The top 100 dirtiest websites have on average 18,000 threats and 75% have been distributing spyware/malware for longer than six months
  • The Melissa virus was so powerful it forced Microsoft itself and other large companies to shut down their email systems
  • CryptoWall a ransomware (malicious software that encrypts your data and asks for a ransom) caused 18 million dollars worth of losses in date to home users