Malware Lurks in 1 out of 10 Web Sites
Google researchers have found malware lurking in 450,000 web sites, out of 4.5 million sites studied…. An amazingly large percentage.
Correction: Google researchers have clarified and revised their statements and it turns out that out of the Internet as a whole, they estimate less than 0.1% of web sites attempt to infect visitors with malware. Their original statements were speaking of a “subset” of risky sites that contained the much higher percentage of malware.
Source: http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9721866-7.html
Many of the attacks focused on security defects in various programs that have Internet access. This is why updating those programs is critical to maintaining a secure computer or computer network.
Besides the obvious programs. such as Internet Browsers, don’t forget to update programs such as QuckTime, Flash, Real Media, Microsoft Office, Outlook Express, Adobe Reader and all your anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, etc.
Many users don’t even know they have QuckTime and Flash and many of these other programs on their computers.
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