India is world leader in spam output

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India has surpassed the U.S. and taken the lead as the greatest spam-sending country in the world. One out of every six junk messages that litter users' e-mail inboxes are coming from India, according to a new report from SophosLabs.

The security vendor's third-quarter "Dirty Dozen" report of spam-relaying countries found that India upped its percentage of global spam for the third quarter in a row and now accounts for more than 16 percent of all junk e-mails.

What is important to note, however, is that this spam doesn't necessarily come directly from India's computers -- but rather from the country's "ill-protected machines" that "have been turned into spam-spitting zombies in botnets." So those people who are creating the spam could be originating from anywhere.

According to Sophos, 5.3 percent of the world's Internet users are from India -- ranking it as the third most connected country after China and the U.S. -- but only 10.2 percent of the population has Internet accessibility. Sophos notes that this may be one of the reasons why there is a lack of security measures for the country's computers.

The U.S. had been the number 1 spamming country for years, but was bumped by India in April. However, India has long maintained a top three spot. Other countries known for being top spam-senders are Italy, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil.

Security reports over the last year have shown that malware is on the rise. According to a report by McAfee last month, malware is multiplying at a faster pace now than any other time in the last four years. Worms, viruses, botnets, Trojans, and spam are increasingly attacking computers, laptops, and mobile devices.

Top 12 spam-relaying countries for July to September 2012:

1. India 16.1%

2. Italy 9.4%

3. USA 6.5%

4. Saudi Arabia 5.1%

5. Brazil 4.0%

6. Turkey 3.8%

7. France 3.7%

8. South Korea 3.6%

9. Vietnam 3.4%

10. China 3.1%

11. Germany 2.7%

12. U.K. 2.1%

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Edited October 18, 2012 by 0x416c6578
Am gresit la scris top-ul. Era mult prea dimineata.

[M4T3!]

Pai aia dau manual deasta:))

[Xander]

1. India 16.1%

2. Italy 2.4%

3. USA 6.5%

nice top 3 italy pe 2 cu 2.4 si usa pe 3 cu 6.5 cat despre india... aia nu au bani de apa... normal ca nu au bani de av-uri si majoritatea nu au auzit de versiuni free ... macar asa de forma sa sperie putin virusii

[hack1409]

si restu pana la 100% a dat romania..