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ARMENIA INTERNET USERS FACE GREATEST RISK TO GET 'INFECTED' WITH INTERNET VIRUSES
YEREVAN, August 15. / ARKA /. Internet users in former Soviet republics
and Vietnam face the greatest risk to have their computers infected
with viruses, according to the latest report of Kaspersky Lab for
the second quarter of 2013, digit.ru. reports. The list is topped
by Armenia, where 53.9% of Internet users encounter with various
malicious software.
Armenia is followed by Russia (52.9%) and Kazakhstan (52.8%). The
most safe countries are in Africa where only 20 percent of Internet
users in 52 country encounter with viruses. This is explained by the
fact that Internet is not as available there as in other countries.
The exceptions were Denmark (18.6%) and Japan (18.1%), RIA Novosti
reported. Internet users in Canada and the United States were in the
group of average risk: 23% and 30% respectively.
The bulk of "malicious" servers are still in the United States -
24.4%; it is followed by Russia - 20.7%. In the first quarter, these
figures were 25.1% and 19.2%, respectively. In the second quarter
Germany came third (14.5%), pushing out the Netherlands (12.1%).
Vietnam is the leader by the number of infected computers (59.8%),
followed by Bangladesh (58.66%); Nepal is third. . The least
infected computers are in Japan (9.01%), Denmark (9.72%) and Finland
(11.83%). -0-
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YEREVAN, August 15. / ARKA /. Internet users in former Soviet republics
and Vietnam face the greatest risk to have their computers infected
with viruses, according to the latest report of Kaspersky Lab for
the second quarter of 2013, digit.ru. reports. The list is topped
by Armenia, where 53.9% of Internet users encounter with various
malicious software.
Armenia is followed by Russia (52.9%) and Kazakhstan (52.8%). The
most safe countries are in Africa where only 20 percent of Internet
users in 52 country encounter with viruses. This is explained by the
fact that Internet is not as available there as in other countries.
The exceptions were Denmark (18.6%) and Japan (18.1%), RIA Novosti
reported. Internet users in Canada and the United States were in the
group of average risk: 23% and 30% respectively.
The bulk of "malicious" servers are still in the United States -
24.4%; it is followed by Russia - 20.7%. In the first quarter, these
figures were 25.1% and 19.2%, respectively. In the second quarter
Germany came third (14.5%), pushing out the Netherlands (12.1%).
Vietnam is the leader by the number of infected computers (59.8%),
followed by Bangladesh (58.66%); Nepal is third. . The least
infected computers are in Japan (9.01%), Denmark (9.72%) and Finland
(11.83%). -0-
- See more at:
http://telecom.arka.am/en/news/internet/armenia_internet_users_face_greatest_risk_to_get_i nfected_with_internet_viruses_/#sthash.Xq2SIHEv.dpuf