10 Percent Of Web Pages Infect Windows With Malware
- From: Derek Currie <derekcurrie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 19:33:03 -0400
From today's SANS NewsBites Vol. 9 Num. 39:
--Google Research Finds 10 Percent of Web Pages Hold Malware
(May 11, 2007)
According to research from Google, 10 percent of web pages contain malicious
code. Google closely analyzed 4.5 million web pages over the course of a
year and found that approximately ten percent, or 450,000, had the capability
of installing malware without users' knowledge. An additional 700,000 pages
are believed to be infected with code that could harm users' computers. The
company says it has "started an effort to identify all web pages in the
Internet that could be malicious." Most entice users to visit the dangerous
pages through tempting offers, and exploit holes in Microsoft Internet
Explorer (IE) to install themselves on users' computers. Google also
examined the vectors used by attackers to infect these web pages; most
malicious code was located in elements beyond the control of website owners,
such as banner advertisements and widgets.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6645895.stm>
<http://www.usenix.org/events/hotbots07/tech/full_papers/provos/pr
ovos.pdf>
Conclusions:
1) Surf the web with a Mac or Linux.
2) Of if you are stuck on Windows:
A) NEVER use Internet Explorer, including version 7
B) Keep up with the updates to the other browsers as well.
Firefox for Windows has security problems fairly regularly.
For related information see my earlier post "The Botnet Gang War
For Windows PC Turf".
:-Derek
--
Fortune Magazine 11-29-05: What's your computer setup today?
Frederick Brooks: I happily use a Macintosh. It's not been
equalled for ease of use, and I want my computer to be a tool,
not a challenge.
<http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363107/>
[Frederick Brooks is the author of 'The Mythical Man Month'.
He spearheaded the movement to modernize computer software
engineering in 1975.]
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