Trojans responsible for 61% of malware threat in February, says Panda Security

Trojans were found to be the prolific malware threat responsible for 61% of all cases in February 2011, followed by traditional viruses and worms with 11.59% and 9% of cases worldwide, respectively, according to a new report by Panda Security.

The data gathered by Panda ActiveScan, found that only 39% of computers scanned in February were infected with malware, compared to 50% last month.

The research firm said that China, Ukraine, Thailand and Taiwan held the top four highest rates of infection with more than 50% of cases.

Other countries such as Italy, US and France recorded rates below 40% but ranked higher than last month, the report revealed.

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