Viruses infected nearly one million Chinese computers over last week's National Day holiday when many chose to stay home and surf the internet rather than go out.
The computers were infected by three different types of viruses and 118,000 computers crashed on one day alone, according to reports.
Four men were jailed last month for writing or profiting from a computer virus dubbed the 'joss-stick burning panda' which infected over a million computers.
The brains behind it made $19,300 in scams, including selling anti-virus software to combat the virus and were jailed for four years.
China's booming Internet is experiencing problems including addiction, hacking and virtual property theft.
Earlier this year, President Hu Jintao launched a campaign to clean up the country's web pages in order to help build a 'harmonious' society.
