One week after the release of its Microsoft Security Essentials utility, Microsoft is sharing some very useful data on malware infections globally.In the first week alone, the tool counted four million detections on 535,752 distinct machines, with ID-theft related Trojans sitting atop the detected category in the US. China has lots of potentially unwanted software threats, and worms (particularly Conficker) are very active in Brazil.
One week after the release of its Microsoft Security Essentials utility, Microsoft is sharing some very useful data on malware infections globally.
In the first week alone, the tool counted four million detections on 535,752 distinct machines, with ID-theft related Trojans sitting atop the detected category in the US. China has lots of potentially unwanted software threats, and worms (particularly Conficker) are very active in Brazil.
The TA416 APT has returned in spear phishing attacks against a range of victims – from the Vatican to diplomats in Africa – with a new Golang version of its PlugX malware loader.
Threat actors mount year-long campaign of espionage, exfiltrating data, stealing credentials and installing backdoors on victims’ networks.
Global biotech firm Miltenyi, which supplies key components necessary for COVID-19 treatment research, has been battling a malware attack.
Michael on
Hey Robin;
This really isn't the best place to get product support. If you're looking for some instant help you can hit the following links:
Chat: http://usa.kaspersky.com/support/consumer-livechat.php
Web Ticket: http://usa.kaspersky.com/support/home-support-case.php
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Robin on
I have someone shuting down my kaspersky internet security 2009 and then i get nailed with everything.Had to reformat my computer 3 times.How do i stop that.I have windows firewall too.Is the internet going down.Where is all the help.PLEASE HELP SOMEONE