Security company Panda Security has released an online virus scanning tool that it says is more effective than traditional virus scanners. <\/p>\n
Panda says ActiveScan 2.0 is built on a "collective intelligence" model which collects data and program patterns. "This data received from the user community is automatically analyzed and classified and correlated with PandaLabs extensive malware knowledge base," the company says.<\/p>\n
"One in four computers with up-to-date antivirus protection are infected with malware," says Jeremy Matthews, head of Panda Security’s Sub-Sahara office. <\/p>\n
"With popular local South African websites in the news for being riddled with malware, the launch of ActiveScan 2.0 could not come at a better time. These security breaches offer irrefutable proof of the new malware dynamic, in which cyber-crooks bombard PCs with highly sophisticated code that hides on computers and steals personal or confidential data."<\/p>\n