Turn a Computer Program into a Virus

Panda labs, a division of Panda Antivirus has detected an application which can turn an executable file into a worm, giving it the capacity to spread itself. This eye-catching tool is very easy to use and can be used to customize further the virus it creates. The tool has advanced options to disable operating system components such as the Task Manager, or the Windows Registry Editor. It also has language options English, Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan.

23% home computers infected

A study conducted by Panda Anti virus revealed that 23% of the home computers which have up to date anti virus software were infected by malware. When it comes to corporate computers this figure increases to 73%. Survey was conducted among 1.5 million users. Panda Security developed a system called “Collective intelligence” to over come the threat. This security model based on the collection of information concerning malware from the Internet community and the automated processing of this data in new data centers.