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PandaLabs: Rogue Anti-Virus Software to Explode in 2009

Posted by Kara Reeder Jul 30, 2009 11:43:16 AM

A report from Panda Labs has some surprising information about fake anti-virus software.

 

NetworkWorld reports that PandaLabs found more fake anti-virus software in the first half of 2009 than all of 2008. Second quarter figures show that incidents rose from 111,000 to 374,000. The security company predicts that bogus anti-virus programs will reach 637,000 over the course of 2009.

 

According to InformationWeek, PandaLabs estimates that cybercriminals are earning around $34 million per month from rogueware.

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