{"id":21027,"date":"2012-05-24T17:56:08","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T07:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=21027"},"modified":"2012-05-24T17:56:08","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T07:56:08","slug":"consumer-alert-mcafee-finds-personal-computers-and-smartphones-threats-at-four-year-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=21027","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Alert: McAfee Finds Personal Computers and  Smartphones Threats at Four-Year High"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>8 million new malicious software samples have been detected since January 2012 due to unrelenting spammers and hackers<\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since the start of the new year, PC malware (malicious software) has already reached the highest levels in four years, according to the McAfee Threats Report: First Quarter 2012. The report exposes a disturbing increase in malicious malware across all PC, Mac and mobile devices. Most importantly, McAfee detected a significant increase in malware targeting Android platform devices. Mac attacks are also on the rise, indicating that total malware could reach the 100 million mark within the year \u2013 a record number.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Report Findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>8,000 total mobile malware<\/strong> samples were collected showing a sharp increase during Q1 2012.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nearly 7,000 Android threats<\/strong> have been collected and identified through the end of Q1.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q1 2012 had the largest number of PC malware <\/strong>detected per quarter in the last four years &#8211; 83 million pieces of malware samples were collected by the end of Q1, up from 75 million samples at the end of Q4 2011.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mac malware is still significantly less prevalent<\/strong> than PC malware, with approximately 250 new Mac malware samples, and approximately 150 new Mac fake anti-virus malware samples in Q1.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global spam levels dropped<\/strong> to slightly more than 1 trillion monthly spam messages by the end of March.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expert quote:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cIn the first quarter of 2012 we saw a giant spike in mobile malware, a jump targeting mostly the Android platform.\u00a0 What was once hundreds of threats in the middle of 2011, is already into the thousands,\u201d said Robert Siciliano, online security threat expert at McAfee.\u00a0 \u201cThe majority of mobile attacks, and their malware, originate and attack third-party markets.\u00a0 Be sure to use and install software and applications only found on official marketplaces, this will help reduce the risk of compromising your Android device.\u00a0 At the end of the day, if you\u2019re not protecting and taking care of your devices, and the data on them, today\u2019s cybercriminals will.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tips and best practices to help consumers stay protected from these types of threats: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.mcafee.com\/consumer\/consumer-threat-alerts\/mcafee-finds-personal-computer-and-smartphone-threats-at-four-year-high\">https:\/\/blogs.mcafee.com\/consumer\/consumer-threat-alerts\/mcafee-finds-personal-computer-and-smartphone-threats-at-four-year-high<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8 million new malicious software samples have been detected since January 2012 due to unrelenting spammers and hackers Since the start of the new year, PC malware (malicious software) has already reached the highest levels in four years, according to the McAfee Threats Report: First Quarter 2012. 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