Ashura Unstopable Posts: 370
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Quote: | original story by BBC Security firm Sophos found that the US hosts more than a third of websites hosting malicious code, as well as sending more spam than other nations. Lax security on US-hosted websites is one of the key reasons the US remains a hotspot for cyber crime, said Sophos. The number of websites being infected with malware - malicious software - is on the rise with Sophos uncovering an average of 5,000 new URLs hosting malicious code each day. Links to websites containing Trojan downloaders account for 51% of infected mail while spyware-infected mail accounts for 42%, according to Sophos. According to the report, 30% of all malware is now written in China. 17% is designed for the specific purpose of stealing passwords from online gamers, an indication that malware writing exploits country-specific online trends. Sophos detected 41,536 new pieces of malware in 2006. Of these threats, Trojans now outnumber Windows viruses and worms by four to one. Infected emails have fallen significantly from one in 44 during 2005 to just one in 337 during 2006. | [list:88b30a990a] TOP TEN MALWARE HOSTS United States - 34.2% China - 31% Russian Federation - 9.5% Netherlands - 4.7% Ukraine - 3.2% France - 1.8% Taiwan - 1.7% Germany - 1.5% Hong Kong - 1% Korea - 0.9%[/list:u:88b30a990a] [list:88b30a990a]TOP TEN SPAM SENDERS United States - 22% China - 15.9% South Korea - 7.4% France - 5.4% Spain - 5.1% Poland - 4.5% Brazil - 3.5% Italy - 3.2% Germany - 3.0% United Kingdom - 1.9%[/list:u:88b30a990a] USA = United Spammers Alliance
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