24% of Internet users had contact with fake antivirus

Spam, phishing emails and fake anti-virus software - are the three threats that are most likely to be Internet users. This conclusion came analysts from Harris Interactive survey carried out on behalf of Kaspersky Lab in February-March 2010 9 000 members of the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

24% of respondents received an offer annoying fake anti-virus software installed in order to "protect" their computer. A link to these rogue programs is usually in the pop-up window, along with the false warning about computer infections. To avoid unpleasant surprises, and not to be fooled by such cyberoszustwo, it is best to install the software from a trusted manufacturer. With the right computer security antivirus harmful pose no threat. E-mail is another common source of risk - nearly one-third of users (31%) complain of receiving many spam messages. It is not no surprise: according to the statistics of Kaspersky Lab in May 2012, the unwanted correspondence was almost 74% of global e-mail traffic.

E-mail messages that appear to come from a bank or from the site administrator, and their aim is to obtain usernames, passwords and other personal data were obtained for 23% of the participants Harris Interactive. E-mails with suspicious attachments or references (and similar messages on social networking sites) hit the 27% of users. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that, according to the same survey 18% of respondents have difficulty distinguishing between genuine messages from spam. There is no doubt that users who regularly reside online, they are exposed to a range of threats and need modern tools of protection for your computer and mobile devices.