India tops spam charts

1.	India	11.4%
2.	Italy	7.0%
3.	S Korea	6.7%
4.	USA	6.2%
5.	Vietnam	5.8%
6.	Brazil	4.4%
7.	Pakistan	3.7%
8.	China	3.2%
9.	France	3.1%
10.	Russia	2.9%
11.	Poland	2.7%
12.	Taiwan	2.6%
13.	Other	40.3%

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ndia has cemented its position as the world's number one spam relayer, according to the latest reports from Sophos. India leads with 11.4 percent, which is more than 150 percent of the spam volume from the next country on the list, Italy. The report also points out that india accountd for only just over five percent of the world's internet-connected computers, which clearly shows a huge need for omprovement in security software and policies.

          Sophos attributes the voilume of spam to the sheer number of computers that havebeen compromised by malware and are now operaring as parts of much larger global botnets controlled from within India or abroad. These "zombie" PCs are wasting time, power and badwidth without the knowledge of their owners and most likely without displaying any visible signs of being infected.