Friday, July 2, 2010

Adult Websites Less of a Malware Threat than "Normal" Sites




Web Browsers Cannot be Trusted with Sensitive Data







 from the e-Secure-IT Newswire





Adult websites less of a malware threat than 'normal' sites
(from itpro at 2-7-2010)
Legitimate websites infected with malware outnumber infected adult sites by a ratio of 99 to one, according to a report from security software maker Avast. Of all the sites found to be hosting spyware, Trojans, keyloggers and the like, Avast found that just one per cent were adult sites. In the UK, for example, the free anti-virus software maker found more infected domains containing the word “London” than including the word “sxx”, and said it was clear that the number of infected adult si... read more»





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Trojans Account for Half of New Malware
(from Softpedia at 2-7-2010)
According to a report (PDF) released by Panda Security, computer trojans accounted for almost 52% of new malware created in the past three months. Meanwhile, the number of traditional virus samples received by the antivirus vendor during the last quarter has almost doubled. Computer trojans remain the malware type most preferred by cybercriminals. This is no surprise, considering that threats like Zbot or Clampi, which were used to steal millions of dollars from users and companies in the pas... read more»


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