Jose_R.A.M
06-12-2006, 04:50 PM
Spyware increased by 213 per cent last year as malware programmers shifted their sites from viruses to more lucrative forms of programming, says security firm Aladdin.
Trojans increased by 142 per cent. In comparison, 'traditional' viruses and email worms grew by just 47 per cent over 2005.
'We continue to see a tremendous upswing in spyware and extremely vicious Trojans,' said Shimon Gruper, vice president of technologies for the Aladdin eSafe Business Unit.
'Electronic threats are becoming much less of a game and more of a concentrated effort designed to steal identities and data.
'The swelling amount of spyware is a direct representation of the fast-growing network of organized criminals that empower themselves through computers rather than physical theft.'
An earlier Aladdin survey from September last year estimated that 15 per cent of all spyware threats are designed to steal passwords and log keystrokes .
Trojans increased by 142 per cent. In comparison, 'traditional' viruses and email worms grew by just 47 per cent over 2005.
'We continue to see a tremendous upswing in spyware and extremely vicious Trojans,' said Shimon Gruper, vice president of technologies for the Aladdin eSafe Business Unit.
'Electronic threats are becoming much less of a game and more of a concentrated effort designed to steal identities and data.
'The swelling amount of spyware is a direct representation of the fast-growing network of organized criminals that empower themselves through computers rather than physical theft.'
An earlier Aladdin survey from September last year estimated that 15 per cent of all spyware threats are designed to steal passwords and log keystrokes .