Five ISPs Hosting One-Third of All Malware?

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Interesting figures...

Via StopBadware.org.

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StopBadware.org [...] today released comprehensive data detailing the five
companies that host the largest number of websites listed in its Badware
Website Clearinghouse. These five companies combined host a large number of
websites that have been identified as distributing malicious software to
Internet users.

This announcement is the latest in a series of reports and analyses
released by Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and
Oxford University's Oxford Internet Institute as a part of an ongoing
effort to battle "badware" - malicious applications such as malware,
spyware, or deceptive adware that fundamentally disregard the choices
Internet users make about their own computers.

"Badware used to be something that you downloaded onto your computer," said
John Palfrey, co-director of StopBadware.org and Executive Director of the
Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. "Today,
badware can infect your computer when you just visit a website. This list
of web hosting companies, pulled from our database of sites that are
infected with badware, shows some companies that host a large number of
sites that may suffer from unaddressed security issues. These security
flaws mean that webmasters who use these hosting services may be more at
risk of their sites being hacked."

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More:
http://stopbadware.org/home/pr_050307

- - ferg

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