RE: [H] Some stats about infected machines

2006-02-16 Thread Hayes Elkins
IL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Hardware List To: "The Hardware List" Subject: [H] Some stats about infected machines Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:46:47 -0800 Here is a quote from a white paper from the University of Washington. "In the span of just a few years, spyware has become the Int

Re: [H] Some stats about infected machines

2006-02-16 Thread FORC5
I wonder how much taxpayers $$ was used to state the obvious. fp At 04:46 PM 2/16/2006, Mesdaq, Ali Poked the stick with: >Here is a quote from a white paper from the University of Washington. > >"In the span of just a few years, spyware has become the >Internet's most "popular" download. A recen

[H] Some stats about infected machines

2006-02-16 Thread Mesdaq, Ali
Here is a quote from a white paper from the University of Washington. "In the span of just a few years, spyware has become the Internet's most "popular" download. A recent scan performed by AOL/NCSA of 329 customers' computers found that 80% were infected with spyware programs [2]. More shocking,