Virus encounters, virus disasters, malicious code — and the recovery time and costs associated with these events — are on the rise, according to a new survey. Cybertrust division ICSA Labs’ 10th Labs Virus Prevalence Survey shows that viruses in 2004 increased nearly 50 percent over the previous year, reaching 392 encounters per 1,000 machines each month. The amount of actual infections also increased at a rate of 116 infections per month. And virus disasters rose 12 percent from the previous year.
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Viruses on the Rise Despite Antivirus Software
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire April 7, 2005 11:04 AMVirus encounters, virus disasters, malicious code — and the recovery time and costs associated with these events — are on the rise, according to a new survey. Cybertrust division ICSA Labs’ 10th Labs Virus Prevalence Survey shows that viruses in 2004 increased nearly 50 percent over the previous year, reaching 392 encounters per 1,000 machines each month. The amount of actual infections also increased at a rate of 116 infections per month. And virus disasters rose 12 percent from the previous year.