14 DAY TRIAL // A report conducted by PandaLabs a month ago revealed that approximately 1 in 5 home computers which have up-to-date security software installed were infected and according to the security company, the situation is almost the same today. According to the findings of the study which included 1.5 million users, 72 percent of the companies were infected although they used up-to-date security technologies. "Only" 23 percent of the computers were found to be infected, the report revealed.
"Many users and IT managers believe that all security solutions are the same, and that simply having a traditional antivirus installed provides sufficient protection, yet the truth is quite different. Due to the evolution of malware, a user of a traditional antivirus solution is still significantly exposed", explains Matthieu Brignone, CMO at Panda Security. "This could result in confidential data being stolen, identity theft and ultimately, people's credit cards, bank accounts, etc. being raided."
Unfortunately, the security of the computers of both individual and corporate users is threatened every day by new worms, viruses, Trojan horses or different kinds of infections. And what's worse is that these threats become more and more difficult to detect. For instance, security researchers managed to design a new rootkit that stays into a protected part of the computer memory and can't be detected by anti-virus technologies mostly due to the fact that it can't be accessed within the operating system.
Malicious packages are attempting to spread their files through all web protocols, including here instant messaging, email and file sharing applications. Today's security suites come with support for most of these protocols but as mentioned, it's quite difficult to keep your data on the safe side even if you update them on a daily basis. However, extra-care has always been a smart way to stay protected...