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Atlanta Named the Most Infected City in the US

Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 9:21AM |

Atlanta is enjoying a major sports summer, with basketball superstar Joe Johnson re-signing with the Hawks and legend Shaq O’Neal considering joining the team. But one competition that Atlanta is making news on this summer doesn’t call for celebration.

According to PC World, Atlanta has earned the dubious honor of having the highest malware infection rate per capita, based on population. The Enigma Software Group pulled a 30-day history of infection in the 100 largest cities in the US to come up with its rankings. New York City and Los Angeles ranked highest in the sheer number of attacks, not surprising considering the cities bear the largest populations in the country. But the twist is, when it comes to attacks per capita, New York ranked near the bottom while Atlanta buoyed to the top.

Birmingham, Alabama; Denver; Chesapeake, Virginia; and Madison, Wisconsin were among the most infected cities per capita. The lowest per capita infection rates were enjoyed by Jersey City, New Jersey; Santa Ana, California; Detroit; Boise, Idaho; and Memphis, Tennessee.

Living in a highly-infected metro area doesn't necessarily mean that you're more likely to catch viruses, but it may mean that friends and connections in those areas may not have updated antivirus software, and are therefore more likely to pass infection on to their (local) closest contacts as well.

Do you live in one of these areas, or know any friends who do? Please pass this on to them. No matter where you live, keep in mind that who you are connected to does make a difference when it comes to keeping your PC free from viruses -- make sure you and your connections have real-time protection against malware and share Immunet Protect for free today.

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