Malaysia has low rate of bot-infected PCs
Computer users here seem to have been more successful at fending off hackers than those in several other neighbouring countries, according to a recent survey.
Malaysia is sixth on a list of Asia Pacific countries that have reported bot-infected computers, revealed Symantec Corp’s latest biannual Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR).
The survey showed that only 1% of computers in the country had been infected during the six-month period from January to June.
China reportedly had the highest number of bot infections in the region (78%), followed by Taiwan (7%), South Korea (5%), Japan (2%) and Australia (2%). L33tdawg: It's low for the simple reason that the broadband penetration rate is also abysmally low, not because Malaysians are more vigilant in keeping their machines safe.
