Social networks riddled with malware

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One in 600 profile pages on social networks host some form of malware, a new study has found.

Research by security firm ScanSafe analysed over five billion web requests in July.

Traffic to social networking sites – such as MySpace and Bebo – thought to be popular with teens, accounted for one per cent of all web use in the workplace, the company found.

"Social networking sites have been newsworthy because of the concern over our children’s safety," said Eldar Tuvey, CEO and co-founder, ScanSafe. But he warned that such sites could expose people to harmful software as well.