Average PC has 28 Spyware Programs on it

From January to March this year, Earthlink conducted a "Spy Audit" on one million computers. Earthlink found that the average PC had 28 spyware programs on it, and the company
discovered over 29.5 forms of spyware existing.
Adware was the most
common type of spyware Earthlink found. Matt Cobb of Earthlink adds: "While most spyware is adware-related and relatively benign, it's disturbing that over
300,000 of the more serious system monitors and Trojans were
uncovered."

He says: "This figure represents how real a threat identity theft or system corruption is for users."
The company that tracked these items hopes the results will better educate people to what is happening so they take steps to better secure their PCs.



Source: news.bbc.co.uk