Sunbelt Software Research Report Sample

There has been a huge increase in malicious Web-borne content, including e-mail messages that contain links to dangerous Web sites, attachments that are little more than stage-one downloaders of other malicious code from the Web, malware that installs and opens a communication channel to the attacking source, and other exploits. Typically, these malware sites succeed in creating more zombie bots that keep feeding the vicious cycle of spam and viruses.

Spam and Web-based threats are being used together increasingly in coordinated attacks. For example, Google has identified more than three million unique URLs on more than 180,000 Web sites that automatically install malware on visitors’ machines -- spam often is used to drive traffic to these sites simply for the purpose of installing malware for later use.

Further, Web 2.0 Web sites that include dynamic content, such as complex mashups that change continually, make it difficult to accurately determine whether a particular site is safe or risky at any point in time. This makes the need for real-time assessments and reputation more critical than ever before.

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