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Current threat level

Threat Level

Threat level: low

» About this threat level

Norman's assessment of the current threat level

You will see the current threat level as assessed by Norman at the right hand side. The date shows when the threat level was last changed (the date format is yyyy-mm-dd).

The current threat level is low

Reasons for current assessment:

  • At the moment Norman has no information about any particular threats against computer users that should indicate an elevated threat level.

To keep your systems protected remember to:

  • update your antivirus software often and regularly
  • use a firewall between your system(s) and the Internet
  • install the latest security patches/updates from the provider of your operating system and applications

About the different threat levels
Low threat level

The normal situation.

There are threats, but none of these are viewed as particularly dangerous for the vast majority of the Internet community.
Medium threat level

One or more threats represent a particular danger for a significant number of people and/or organizations. This can be malicious programs and/or vulnerabilities in wide-spread software.
High threat level

A particularly high alert situation.

The threat level will be assessed as high in situations when there is a pandemic outbreak of malicious software; published, unpatched vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited in wide-spread software; botnets that are performing particularly dangerous activity in a large scale, etc.

Threat level changes

  • 2010-08-04 - Threat level set to Low
     
  • 2010-06-11 - Threat level set to Medium
    • Critical vulnerability in Windows Help and Support Center
    • Critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat
    • Vulnerability in the PDF specification allows launching malware embedded in PDF documents
       
  • 2009-04-22 - Threat level set to Low
     
  • 2008-10-12 - Threat level set to Medium