Forum : International

02/17/2002

Fifty percent of computers in China attacked

China's computer virus monitoring authority announced the nation's first survey on computer security, reporting that more than half of China's computers have been attacked by computer viruses or Trojans. The survey, conducted online between 15 April and 25 May by the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and the Ministry of Public Security, said 27 percent of computers were free from virus attacks. Approximately 59 percent of affected computers were attacked more than three times. "Viruses pose a serious computer security problem for the country," said Zhang Jian, director of the center's testing division. "It's a warning signal that users' lack of awareness may cause further harm." The main sources of computer viruses are pirated compact disks and software
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