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Title: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: Clive on April 22, 2008, 14:04: Sophos has said that it discovered infected webpages at the rate of one every five seconds in the first quarter of 2008.

This compares to one every 14 seconds in 2007 and illustrates the global increase in cybercrime, according to the company.

However, some countries are more to blame than others - the US, China and Russia account for 72.4 per cent of the web-based malware.

"The US and China are no strangers to this chart, with the two countries long holding the top two spots in this hall of shame," said Carole Theriault, senior security consultant at Sophos.

The UK accounts for 1.1 per cent and is seventh in the chart.

Sophos said that rather than specially-created webpages, designed with the express intention of hosting malware, many of the dangerous websites are actually legitimate, though they have been the victim of a malicious attack.

"About one per cent of web requests now deliver an infected page, most of which are legitimate websites belonging to people just trying to earn a living," said Theriault.

www.sophos.com
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: Simon on April 22, 2008, 14:14: How does one know if one's website is infected?
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: sam on April 22, 2008, 14:24: ... we can't tell them that Si, they will then figure out the scam we have going :o:
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: Rik on April 22, 2008, 15:18: Quote from: Simon on April 22, 2008, 14:14
How does one know if one's website is infected?

When users start going down with unexplained illnesses? ;)
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: Simon on April 22, 2008, 17:25: :groan:
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: Rik on April 22, 2008, 17:29: I thank you. ;D
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: mistybear on April 24, 2008, 09:39: :groan: I second that, now answer the question, please.
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: Simon on April 24, 2008, 09:41: I think the hilarity is a cover up for not knowing the answer, MB. ;) ;D
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: mistybear on April 24, 2008, 09:50: I thought this was a pc forum. ::) ;D
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: sam on April 24, 2008, 10:08: I'm not sure I know the answer... I guess you know when you get a virus.
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: mistybear on April 24, 2008, 10:27: Yep, I usually can't get out of bed. (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg374.imageshack.us%2Fimg374%2F1771%2Fbadcold5qz.gif&hash=faa235263e5a4e73e9b52af26fd526ed31efb064)

Or my computer slows to a halt, then I run scans to find I have half a dozen trojans a few worms. ;D
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: sam on April 24, 2008, 10:47: Quote from: mistybear on April 24, 2008, 10:27
Or my computer slows to a halt, then I run scans to find I have half a dozen trojans a few worms. ;D

its all that porn.
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: mistybear on April 24, 2008, 11:06: That's Michael computer, not mine. ::) Unless he's been using mine. ':|
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: sam on April 24, 2008, 11:36: yeah yeah, blame it on the kid! :o
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: mistybear on April 24, 2008, 11:52: :o:
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: Clive on April 24, 2008, 13:26: It must be the Marilyn tape I've heard so much about! :o
Title: Re: Number of infected sites rockets
Post by: mistybear on April 24, 2008, 13:36: Oh God, poor bloody woman, why do they keep digging her up. Talk about flogging a dead horse. (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv214%2Fcrispini%2Fbeathorse.gif&hash=bab2f42b22e91f0d40f455af31ac01e4f9f75225) :rip: