HELSINKI, Finland — F-Secure Corp. said it is seeing record amounts of malware and the emergence of a new threat–mobile devices being taken "hostage."
The anti-virus specialist (www.f-secure.com) said in its quarterly report that its labs are receiving an average of 25,000 viruses and Trojans a day and that at this pace, the total will pass the 1 million mark by the end of the year.
The company also said that it is seeing reports out of China of the first "mobile ransom Trojans," which disable the handheld device and send a message offering to restore everything back to normal for about $7 paid through an online payment system.
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