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Zombie rankings for second half 2004: UK - 25.2%, USA - 24.6%, China - 7.8%

In the second half of 2004, Symantec tracked the number of computers that have been compromised by malicious software. 25.
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In the second half of 2004, Symantec tracked the number of computers that have been compromised by malicious software. 25.2% of all compromised computers the company discovered were based in the UK, with the US following closely behind with 24.6%, and China in third with 7.8%. In July 2004 Symantec was finding an average of 30,000 new compromised PCs each day, which fell to 5,000 per day by December.

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