Sophos recently came up with the findings of its research into global cybercrime activity through Q1 of 2007. The results disclose that the total number of new-fangled pieces of malware has developed radically, with the most nasty code writers selecting the web as its vector of choice.
Let’s take a glance at Q1 of 2007:Number of malware over doubled (23,864 latest threats) likened to Q1 of 2006. Overall Spam disseminated went up to 4.2% during the same time previous year. Decline in total bug-ridden emails — from 1.3% to only 0.4%. On average, 5,000 latest bug-ridden web pages were detected every day — Troj/Fujif comprised 50.8 per cent of the ‘top 10 malware families hosted on websites’ - China detected as top nation hosting web-enabled malware that was almost 41.1 per cent.
In Q1 of 2007, Sophos claimed to detect 23,864 latest threats — over double the number made out in the similar time previous year while the company claimed to identify 9,450. In the meanwhile, the percentage of bug-ridden email has come down from 1.3% or one in 77 emails in Q1 of 2006, to only 0.4% or one in 256 emails in 2007.
Bug-ridden websites cause greatest threat
From January to the ending of March, Sophos claimed to have spotted an average of 5,000 latest bug-ridden web pages every day, signifying that this route to infectivity is getting increasingly all the rage amongst cyber crooks. With PC users getting more and more alert to defend against email-aware viruses and malware, hackers have switched over to the web as their favorite vector of assault.
The top 10-malware families hosted on websites in Q1 2007 were:
1. Troj/Fujif 50.8% 2. Troj/Ifradv 12.1% 3. Troj/Decdec 10.4% 4. Mal/Packer 6.3% 5. JS/EncIFra 5.5% 6. Mal/FunDF 2.3% 7. Mal/Psyme 2.2% 8. Troj/Zlob 2.0% 9. Mal/Behav 1.2% 10. Mal/DelpBanc 0.4% Others 6.8%
