There has been as much malware in the first months of 2008 as in the previous 17 years combined

Between January and August 2008, Panda Security’s laboratory had detected as many malware strains as in the previous 17 years combined, and this tendency is expected to continue or even grow in 2009. PandaLabs has predicted a continuing increase in the amount of malware (viruses, worms, Trojans, etc.) in circulation in 2009. Banker Trojans and fake antiviruses will be the most prevalent malwar …[more]