Almost one third of internet users in the European Union caught a PC virus despite the majority having security software installed, statistics show. In early January, according to some estimates, the number of viruses targeting PCs hit 50 million.
Numbers suggest that smartphones are becoming more widespread than PCs, meaning they are becoming an increasingly lucrative target for scammers and hi-tech thieves. Much of the malware targeting smartphones was spread via PDFs and Flash software, Mcafee said.
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