PandaLabs finds 52% of new malware only lasts 24 hours

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PandaLabs

http://www.geek.com/articles/news/pandalabs-finds-52-of-new-malware-only-lasts-24-hours-20090813/

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Corrons said: “Rogueware is so popular among cybercriminals primarily because they do not need to steal users' personal information like passwords or account numbers in order to profit from their victims.

“By taking advantage of the fear in malware attacks, they prey upon willing buyers of their fake anti-virus software, and are finding more and more ways to get to their victims, especially as popular social networking sites and tools like Facebook and Twitter have become mainstream.”

http://www.scmagazineuk.com/Viruses-only-cause-an-impact-for-24-hours-as-rogueware-variants-continue-to-grow/article/146369/

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Bah, they are saying this for ages, oh noes, the hackers are winning oh noes. However in reality, the situation is pretty much the same as it was years ago. Malware got more sophisticated and so does anti-malware software. So no one is really winning. Both just need to input more resources than they used to few years back.