Spyware and Trojans featured high on the malware hit parade in February.
PCs that appear to be functioning normally may be lulling users into a false sense of security.
Reactive technologies are no longer enough to block malware, says Panda Software.
In this World Wide Wrap: Trend Micro protects small businesses, attackers prey on Word 2000 flaw, and 94% of all e-mail in December was spam.
A Trojan downloader is "spreading extremely fast and evading detection".
In this World Wide Wrap: US tops security threat list again, Storm Trojan worst outbreak since 2005, and security companies align to support Vista.
In this World Wide Wrap: Are viruses and malware winning the security battle?, phishing and ID theft increase dramatically, and Deloitte makes 2007 security predictions.
In this World Wide Wrap: Complex code attacks to soar this year, Vista exploit looking for Achilles heel, and Prevx uncovers search engine vulnerability.
Three vulnerabilities have been discovered in some widely-used Microsoft Windows programs.
In this virus watch World Wide Wrap: Vista: expect hackers to find holes, Media Player vulnerability, and Mobile phones, MySpace-like sites to be targets.
In this virus watch World Wide Wrap: Old malware affects Vista, MS admits, phishing worm rips through MySpace, and cyber attacks growing more targeted.
Companies are increasingly concerned about the costs of virus attacks, with a recent study showing many have cause for alarm.
In this World Wide Wrap: Pentagon warned of software threats, virtual machine detection in Malware, and malware writers become more professional.