New Malware Declines in Q3 but Macros and Ransomware Flourish
Infosecurity Magazine | December 15, 2015
McAfee Labs detected 327 new malware samples each minute in Q3, with mobile threats, ransomware and crafty fileless attacks designed to leave no trace causing particular problems for businesses. The Intel Security research division claimed that during the third quarter it detected over 7.4 million attempts to get users to click on “risky” URLs, over 3.5 million infected files aimed at customer networks, and 7.4m PUPs. But while overall new malware levels declined by 4% in the three month period, certain strains are booming, according to EMEA CTO, Raj Samani.