Viruses hit almost one-third of EU Internet users

The data released today shows that viruses were most prevalent in Bulgaria, where 58 per cent of Internet users were hit in 2010, followed by Hungary, with 47 per cent of users effected.

The safest countries were Austria, where only 14 per cent of users reported a virus, and Ireland, where only 15 per cent got one.The data also shows that only 14 per cent of households with children had parental controls on their computers and that five per cent of adults have found children using inappropriate websites