5,000 new malware sites launched every day

Vikingod · May 20, 2007, 11:18 AM

Source: TechSpot
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Malware is certainly getting worse before it is getting better. In fact, it seems that despite many security companies and software developers best efforts to curb the growth of malware infections, the problem is growing by 5,000 sites daily. It wasn't all that long ago that we heard about Google estimating 1 in 10 to be compromised or malware-laced. Why the huge surge in growth for these types of sites? The article cites security analyst Ron O'Brien, who speculates that in order to maintain their success rate, the people behind malicious activities have to stay with what is profitable. It was formerly e-mail, but now the success rate for that has dropped enough to where malware sites creation is the place to be

May 20, 2007, 11:18 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,149 Rep Power: 85 System Specs	5,000 new malware sites launched every day Source: TechSpot ______________ Malware is certainly getting worse before it is getting better. In fact, it seems that despite many security companies and software developers best efforts to curb the growth of malware infections, the problem is growing by 5,000 sites daily. It wasn't all that long ago that we heard about Google estimating 1 in 10 to be compromised or malware-laced. Why the huge surge in growth for these types of sites? The article cites security analyst Ron O'Brien, who speculates that in order to maintain their success rate, the people behind malicious activities have to stay with what is profitable. It was formerly e-mail, but now the success rate for that has dropped enough to where malware sites creation is the place to be __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*