Understanding Trojans and Malware
Jul 24th, 2012 | By Tim GeorgeThe latest semi-annual Security Information Report (SIR) from Microsoft has been released, and its 232 pages carry reminders of some important facts about computer viruses, other malware and overall PC security. Infections happen According to the report, of all the computers that visited the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) in the first half of 2009, 8.7 out of 1,000 (that is, not quite one percent) had some kind of malware infection identifiable by the tool. Hotspots for malware sources of origin include: Serbia and Montenegro – 97.2 per thousand Turkey – 32.3 per thousand
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