A new report from Panda Security calls the first part of 2011 one of the worst on record. Trojans accounted for most of the new threats, comprising nearly 70 percent of all new malware created. Adware, which only represents 1.37 percent of malware, accounted for more than 9 percent of infections. Fake anti-virus programs, which are included in the adware category, have also continued to grow. LulzSec and Anonymous emerged this quarter, specializing in stealing and posting Personally Identifiable Information (PII)”]
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