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November 3, 2008 10:02 AM

More on Microsoft's security report: Malware infections highest in developing economies

Posted by Benjamin J. Romano

Brazil's computers are plagued by "password stealers and monitoring tools," representing about 60 percent of the malware cleaned from machines there. In the United States, by comparison, "trojan downloaders and droppers" were the leading category, representing close to 50 percent of malware.

China, meanwhile, faces malware aimed specifically at the Chinese-language market, including "pop-up advertisement toolbars" and "browser modifiers." "Many of the most common families in China are Chinese-language threats that don't appear in the list of top threats for any other location," according to Microsoft's report.

You can access the whole report here. Also check out coverage from ZDNet (focuses on third-party app vulnerability) and The New York Times.

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