« Reply #141 on: Wednesday 18 June 14 16:59 BST (UK) »
I am not that good with stats. BUT if peeps use the internet regularly, they MUST know to protect themselves/their internet access. We are in 2014. It cannot have gone down in the minority that maybe has no internet protection surely?
You'd be surprised about how many people even in this country still don't bother much with security software on their PCs, or rely on basic free software which isn't always the best protection against eveything.
Some unfortunately use software that purports to fix problems with their PCs, when in fact it installs some malware that causes these issues.

Then there is the issue of people clicking on links in spam emails ...
Most DDoS attacks will be caused by what they refer to as botnet PCs, those infected with some form of malware which enables others to make use of their internet connections to launch such attacks or send out spam.
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