Number of computer viruses tops one million Some other interesting statistics have also come to light according to a report on computer security, compiled by Symantec. The US was still by far the greatest contributor to the pool of malicious software infecting the world's computers, accounting for 24 per cent of such activity. Madrid, meanwhile, was the city with the highest number of so-called "zombie" computers - machines that have ... Read full entry

Suspicious spouses turn to spyware As if there's any need to remind computer users to keep their virus and internet protection suites up-to-date. Nasty computer spyware isn't only used by hackers to steal your credit card details - suspicious spouses have adopted it as a way of monitoring and controlling their partners' every online move. Spyware is software that is surreptitiously installed on a computer with the aim of collecting personal ... Read full entry