# Help needed researching computer virus statistics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-researching-computer-virus-statistics/481770>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 17, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-researching-computer-virus-statistics/481770 "2009-01-17T19:53:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-researching-computer-virus-statistics/481770/1 "2009-01-17T19:53:39Z")

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I’m trying to find a website, or websites, that have computer virus infection statistics - number of PCs virus infected, PCs trojan infected, that sort of thing. I’d prefer to find a site that has these statistics on a monthly basis, but I’ll take what I can get.

(Oh, and I’d prefer not to have to pay for using the site, if that’s at all possible!)

Anyone have any ideas?

Bueller?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-researching-computer-virus-statistics/481770/2 "2009-01-17T19:55:28Z")

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[McAfee](http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=regional&continent_k=1&track_by=2&period_id=2) has a tool which might help.