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A recent test of leading anti-virus vendors over a thirty-day period has revealed that more than half of all malware threats on the Internet go undetected, according to a report issued today by cyber intelligence firm, Cyveillance. Data for the test was compiled from thousands of active malware threats that Cyveillance says it detects daily and was then fed through each of the vendors' anti-virus solutions in real-time.

Malware threat is identified in the report as a file or application downloaded from a website or server that exhibits properties that are both involuntary and malicious in nature. An active malware threat is one that has been located on a live website within the last 30 days.

Other key findings from the report include:

• Data tracked during first half of 2008 shows that the United States not only continued to extend its lead as the top malware distributor, but is now distributing more malware than all other countries combined.

• 367 unique new brands were phished in the first half of 2008, which represents a 80% increase over the second half of 2007.

• Phishers continue to expand attacks worldwide. In the first half of 2008, Cyveillance identified phishing attacks in 30 different countries, with numerous new targets in the Middle East and Latin America.

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