According to ScanSafe, 68% of the Malware is found on legitimate websites nowadays. These sites were hacked as a result of SQL injection attacks or via stolen FTP credentials.
Malicious scripts and (hidden) iframes are added in order to infect the visitor with trojans, backdoors and password-stealing malware.
That's why you should always be cautious, because even known legitimate sites can't be trusted anymore.
Also read: A May 2007 / May 2008 State of the Web Comparative
If you're on Vista, make sure UAC is enabled, so Internet Explorer runs under Protected Mode.
If you're on XP - you can read some tips here: How to Surf More Securely by gizmo.richards
In case you're using Firefox as your default browser, install the NoScript extension.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Increase of malware found on legitimate websites
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