McAfee says malware to increase in 2008

BANGALORE, INDIA: McAfee’s Avert Labs today said it could track over 3,60,000 pieces of unique malware by 2007-end, up 60 per cent from the previous year.

Avert Labs estimated that the total number of malware tracked would reach 5,50,000 by 2008.

"Criminals are never at a loss for new materials. Professional malcode authors are constantly evolving their tactics at the expense of unsuspecting victims, driven by the goal of detection evasion and greater profitability,” said Craig Schmugar, threat research manager, McAfee Avert Labs.

“Authors, like those behind Storm Worm, have automation systems designed to pump out new variants every hour, minute, or even second. With malware authors releasing new variants at a blazing pace, we expect that 2008 will be another record year of malware," added Schmugar.

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