Computer Viruses: A World-Wide Problem
Technically all computers all over the globe suffer form the attacks of computer viruses, Trojans and malicious software – from home-based units, small and medium-enterprises to giant business and even government bodies. The bottom-line is that the internet is a fertile land to do crimes. It only means that a considerably large amount of money can be illegally made from creating these viruses and distributing them over the network.
The damage done by these viruses and malware can reach to billions of dollars every year. And according to some research made by Computer Economics, the lost in the world economy is close to $18 billions and is having the trend towards a growth rate of 30% to 40% annually.