Symantec contradicts McAfee,saying USA is the king land of hackers
A recent security report of McAfee said that the most dangerous internet domains from the world come from Romania,Russia and the tiny Island of Tokelau.Well,it seems that reality is different,coming from the mouth of Symantec, the main worldwide security software market leader.
As for servers used for buying or selling stolen personal information, 51 percent were located in the U.S.The trojans are the main threat,because they take control over a PC turning it into a zombie,and using it on attacks like denial of service,pumping out spam and other bad things.The trojans accounted about for 45 percent of the top 50 malicious software applications, according to the Company from Cupertino, California.Spam makes up an astounding 59 percent of all email traffic, the report said, an increase of 5 percent over the first half of the year.
The practice of phishing showed a 6 percent increase.About 46 percent of all known phishing sites were located in the U.S.Here were 27 percent fewer unique phishing messages on weekends than weekdays.It seems that hackers have no spare time on week-ends.
Some software is more or less vulnerable than others, the report found. Among browsers, Mozilla’s are the least vulnerable, with the shortest “window of exposure.” And among databases, Oracle’s had the most vulnerabilities.
One rare area of decrease was in case of the worms. At 52 percent of malicious code threats, this type of malware was down from 75 percent in the preceding period.
Well,it,s a good news that we have a second report,but who should we believe more?Symantec says some things totally different inf ront of its market competitor,McAfee.But one thing is for sure,the threats are on the rise and we should all take all the measures to protect against them.
Source:http://www.topix.net
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