Summer 2012 Malware

SUMMER 2012 MALWARE & SPAM Worm Trojan Horse Spyware MALWARE -- short for MALICIOUS SOFTWARE -- Can mean a computer virus, trojan, worm, or spyware used to gather infor- mation, break into networks, or simply disturb or destroy computer operation. Virus 4.4% of email is MALWARE 71.8% of email is SPAM That means as few as 23.8% of your emails are even WORTH OPENING 29 15:00 A50 EMAIL COUPONS Are on the rise as a malware tool $10 OfF London 2012 70 0 7.1.08S P. Aquatics Centre Entry: Block: Row: Your Seat Financial Seminar Series ic Park $ $$ Account Station Fake Financial Seminars Are advertised in OLYMPIC TICKET OFFERS Abound spammy emails The Majority of US Spam comes from within: U.S.A. CHINA BRAZIL INDIA VISA Masterc AMEX Types of Spam 77.7% Personal Finance Because of difficult economic times, spammers are overwhelming resor- ting to money-making offers to cap- +. ture downtrodden citizens. 18.83% 1010 1001 Health-Related 4.7% Computer Fraud 2.5% Other 78% Legal Services 21% Fake Designer Goods 21% Travel March 2012 Malware disguised as Adobe Flash Player updates was discovered infec- ting Apple operating systems. Not only that, but thousands of Word- Press blogs were hacked to distribute the malware. Over 700,000 computers were infected. ALSO: rise -- up almost 500% in the last year Mobile malware is on the REMEMBER DON'T EVER open spam email. Apple products are NOT immune to malware. Mobile devices are just as vulnerable as computers. Be smart! brought to you by: staro reviews since 200s we search, we compare. you ve Sources: securelist.com, http://www.us-cert.gov/ 0100 0110