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American consumers spent at least $7.8 billion for computer repairs,
parts and replacements over the past two years, according to the
2006 Consumer Reports State of the Net, conducted by the Consumer
Reports National Research Center. Consumer Reports, September
2006
Your odds of becoming a cybervictim are about 1 in 3. Consumer
Reports, September 2006
In a nationally representative sample of more than 2,000 households
with Internet access, 29 percent said a virus, spyware or phishing
scam caused serious computer problems and/or financial losses in
the past two years. Consumer Reports, September 2006
Twenty
percent of households surveyed for the 2006 Consumer Reports
State of the Net, didn’t have anti-virus software installed.
Thirty-five percent didn’t use software to block or remove
spyware. And consumers in roughly 795,000 households continued
to buy products advertised through spam. Consumers Reports,
September 2006
Fifty-nine percent of Windows users reported a virus infection
during the past two years or a spyware infection in the past six
months. Consumer Reports, September 2006
Computer security threats, including viruses, worms and Trojan
horses were up 48% in 2005 from the previous year. Sophos, January
2006
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