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    Guess what? Your favorite websites are more likely to serve malware


    Posted: 06 Feb 2013
    Let’s see if you’re earmarked for having preconceived ideas. What websites would you select as ones most likely to serve malware? It seems logical to choose shady sites, you know, the ones selling illegal pharmaceuticals, fake Rolex watches, or p0rn sites.

    If those were your choices as well, then we are both wrong.
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    I've been saying this for the last couple of years.
    lehnerus2000's Avatar Posted By: lehnerus2000
    06 Feb 2013



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    It seems logical to target websites which everyone is using, rather than what a small minority of users are using. I guess you could say the same, with AV products, hackers and malware programmers are more likely to try and alter their code to avoid detection from more popular AV products, than does that are not used in the mass market.
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    I can attest that Google serves malware at times. Searching for images my Norton goes crazy and blocks many images I try to get. No they aren't porn, just generic pics for graphics work.
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    Return On Investment (ROI)


    x BlueRobot said:
    It seems logical to target websites which everyone is using, rather than what a small minority of users are using. I guess you could say the same, with AV products, hackers and malware programmers are more likely to try and alter their code to avoid detection from more popular AV products, than does that are not used in the mass market.
    That tactic would generate the biggest ROI.
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    ROI? I hate when people post a series of letter assuming everyone knows what it is.
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    Britton30 said:
    ROI? I hate when people post a series of letter assuming everyone knows what it is.
    Return on Investment. :)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_on_investment
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    Thanks Derek! I just get tired of Googling stuff like this.
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    lol can't be this is my favorite site
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    Britton30 said:
    Thanks Derek! I just get tired of Googling stuff like this.
    You're welcome Gary, I know what you mean, I'm getting alot of the same thing in one of my classes.
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