A recent survey published in Information Week claims that the United States as a whole has lost more than $7 billion in the past 2 years due to viruses, spyware and other Internet threats. Some other interesting facts from the survey include:

• The survey included 2,000 U.S. households with Internet access
• 38% of respondents have been impacted by a virus in the past year
• 34% have been infected with spyware in the past 6 months