The Thanksgiving season here in the U.S. has historically issued another tradition for us web surfers – a peak in the amount of malware activity going on across the internet.

As investigators have noted, if last year is any foreteller of future events, one week from today will show a peak in the amount of malware activity across the internet as people rush to online shops for their holiday shopping.

To avoid any mishaps, ensure your operating system, browser of choice, and anti-malware software is up to date. Also, please don’t fall for any internet / email scams.