China: ... 75% of computers are infected with viruses

Nearly three-quarters of computers in China have been attacked by viruses during the period from May 2005 to May 2006. Even so, this rate still decreased by 6% compared to a year earlier.

The annual survey by the Chinese Ministry of Security conducted nationwide shows that the main cause of this worrying situation is that users lack the sense of maintenance and software error correction.

The main channels for spreading viruses are surfing the Net, downloading content to a USB drive or floppy disk.

Source: AP In addition, the number of "homegrown" viruses developed by Chinese hackers is also growing rapidly. Many viruses identify the goal from the beginning is to make a profit from illegal activities.

44% of businesses tested have different Internet security issues. Of these, 84% are infected with viruses, 36% suffer from DDoS attacks and 35% of floods in spam.

Ministry officials said they would improve the quality of security advisory services and promote Internet security specialist training activities nationwide.

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