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AVG Technologies
Short-Lived Stealthy Attacks are the New Web Threats
February 14th, 2009
AVG Technologies, a leading developer of Internet security software, has released statistics that paint a scary picture of the way web-borne threats are developing. Unlike viruses, which make a point of being obvious and staying around for as long as they can, the primary characteristics of web infections today are stealth and transience - meaning they are secretive, short-lived and fast-moving. Today's online threats frequently appear briefly on an otherwise legitimate site, moving on to other sites before they can be identified and blocked. In other instances, the criminal element behind these threats simply sets up hundreds of seemingly-legitimate web sites with...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-02-14)
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