Panda received last year over new 3000 malware files daily

PandaLabs (virus laboratory of Panda Security) has announced that it received 3000 new malware samples daily on average.

That mean there were 800 per cent more samples than in 2006 and around 1400 per cent more than in 2005.
That's why Panda said that current situation can be called as silent malware epidemic (hasn't received publicity in media and no major alarms).

Just virus definition updates don't help anymore to ensure users security. PandaLabs reveals that 23 per cent of home users were infected despite of using security programs.

Source: Panda