It seems that even though IT connectivity users benefit from IT security measures such as firewall, according to data revealed by IT company Panda Security, about 25 percent of malware is spreading through USB storage devices that connect directly to PCs. The company used data from 10,470 small and midsize companies, those having up to 1,000 computers, in 20 countries, in order to come up with these conclusions. Luis Corrons, technical director of PandaLabs, said that "Much of the malware in circulation has been designed to distribute through these devices. Not only does it copy itself to these gadgets, but it also runs automatically when a USB device is connected to a computer, infecting the system practically transparently to the user. This has been the case with many infections we have seen this year, such as the distribution of the Mariposa and Vodafone botnets."
25 Percent Of Malware Spread Through USB Drives
