2006 Malware Statistics
Home > News	January 24, 2007 8:53 AM

Panda Software released some data about malware activity in 2006. According to them, Trojans and spyware topped the threat list:

Adware/Spyware - 40%
Trojans - 17%
Dialers - 7.5%
Backdoor trojans - 5.6%
Bots - 3.8%
Worms - 3.8%

Takeaway: You should be most worried about spyware, so make sure your definitions are up-to-date. A good antivirus program should take care of the rest.