Most safest and most dangerous countries to use the Internet
By Gina on August 25, 2010 | Computer Security, Internet, computer security, malware, internet security, computer safety, rules of safe internet use
AVG reported about viruses and malware that had spread through various countries. AVG researchers don’t claim their list of the safest and most dangerous countries to use Internet is very precise. It is known that malware and viruses don’t know boundaries and spread very quickly.
The list is based on data analyzed from over 127 million computers in 144 countries to determine the incidence rates of virus attacks by country.
The riskiest countries to be infected with malware or viruses through the Internet are Turkey, Russia, the Caucasus and South-east Asia. Their possibilities of being attacked than the global average are 1 in 73. There are always reasons for these numbers. Some of it may be down to a tendency to access semi-legal or illegal download sites, while some of it probably is unwary when it comes to sharing links and files online. Another feature is that people like to use the Internet provided in cafes, airports, libraries and etc.
The other scale of risks is the safest countries to use the Internet. It is Japan a country where both Internet use and broadband protection is very high. It is known that only 403rd user is infected with malware. AVG guesses that this feature exist because of the Japanese web surfers are generally more aware of safe and risky surfing behaviors.
All data changes even when this article is being written because malware attacks can’t be predicted. Viruses and malware are configured to target different users across the whole world. Numbers of viruses’ threats and attacks can differ and it will because it depends on concentrations of users across the globe.
However, while traveling you sure can use those public computers but you definitely have to make sure that it is completely safe and protected. Ensure that when accessing web based services like email that you log out and close the browser when you have finished your session and that you don’t agree to store any passwords or login information on that computer.
All in all, this researched is based on attacks that viruses infected users’ computers and is pretty sure it could be avoided if your system is protected with decent antivirus and anti-spyware tools.
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