Phish Toyota
International co-operation
HACKERS ARE spreading their operational bases further around the world, according to threat analysis from managed security firm, Network Box. During October, malware levels remained high, but threats originating from the ‘traditional’ top sources of malware (the US, China, Korea and Brazil) were all down on last month.
Spam
The level of spam originating from the US has dropped by three per cent in October, making the US now the fifth largest producer of spam. This is a significant decrease from a country that until recently was producing by far the greatest amount of spam. The fastest-rising spam threat now comes from Vietnam, now number two in the spam charts, producing 7.5 per cent of the world’s spam. This is just 0.4 per cent behind Brazil, still at number one.
China and Korea continue to vie for title of third largest source of spam, but both countries have seen a decline in spam levels (China down by two per cent and Korea down by one per cent).
Phishing
Network Box’s analysis of internet threats in October 2009 also clearly shows a drop of eight per cent in phishing attacks globally (from 33.2 per cent in September to 25.2 per cent in October).
Viruses
Brazil, the US and Korea are still dominating the virus charts as the top three sources of viruses, but all three countries have seen a drop of around two per cent month-on-month in virus activity. India continues to be a significant source of viruses, with 3.7 per cent originating from the sub-continent. Italy and Romania have entered the virus charts for the first time, producing 2.16 and 1.75 per cent respectively.
Simon Heron, Internet Security Analyst for Network Box says: “Phishing attacks are down from September’s high levels, but users and IT teams must still be vigilant. We’re seeing fewer malware attacks from the usual top sources, as malware producers spread their operations from traditional hubs such as the US and China. This highlights, once again, the importance of international co-operation in tackling malware.
“People who entrust their personal data to reputable websites need to be aware that even these sites can be hacked (as seen with the recent guardianjobs.co.uk attack) and should ensure that they use strong, frequently changed passwords and that their security software remains up to date with the latest patches.”
Top Ten Viruses
Threat Name Daily Average %
spam.phish.url 25.27076
packed.win32.krap.ah 5.32908
nbh-bgtrack 4.81830
clm.email.trojan-114 4.34829
packed.win32.krap.ad 3.00120
trojan-downloader.win32.fraudload.wsut 2.91765
packed.win32.krap.w 2.34951
trojan.win32.vilsel.ihd 2.31138
nbh-bscript 2.26212
trojan-downloader.win32.fraudload.wspk 1.82944
Top Ten Trojans
Threat Name Daily Average %
clm.email.trojan-114 0.12538
trojan-downloader.win32.fraudload.wsut 0.09471
trojan-downloader.win32.fraudload.wspk 0.08532
trojan.win32.vilsel.ihd 0.04454
trojan.win32.vilsel.hrk 0.03977
trojan.win32.fraudpack.xek 0.03510
trojan-downloader.win32.fraudload.wsvr 0.03469
trojan-downloader.win32.fraudload.wuis 0.03075
trojan-downloader.win32.fraudload.wsti 0.02828
trojan.win32.vilsel.imq 0.02213
Top Ten Intrusions
Threat Name Daily Average %
NETBIOS 25.24807
BOGON 5.36037
PINGFLOOD 0.42997
HTTP-S-WEBDAV 0.05226
HTTP-S-UNIXATTACK 0.03381
HTTP-S-WEBDEX 0.02995
HTTP-S-IISATTACK 0.02865
HTTP-S-NIMDA 0.02278
SOBIG-F 0.02074
ICMP 0.00831
Top Ten Sources of Viruses
Country Daily Average %
Brazil 14.16771
US 9.36499
Korea 4.27218
India 3.79227
Argentina 2.57109
Columbia 2.36788
Italy 2.16965
China 2.00121
Romania 1.75251
Russia 1.71513
Top Ten Sources of Spam
Country Daily Average %
Brazil 7.90551
Vietnam 7.59576
Korea 5.53660
China 4.70909
US 4.51310
India 4.12785
Poland 2.54247
Russia 1.86269
Columbia 1.74923
Argentina 1.70800
Top Ten Sources of Intrusions
Country Daily Average %
Korea 10.76370
US 10.59513
Hong Kong 8.16967
Brazil 5.78221
China 4.95709
Vietnam 4.07795
Australia 3.92023
India 2.42955
Malaysia 1.68875
Russia 1.02181
Top Ten Sources of Firewall Blocks
Country Daily Average %
US 13.08238
Malaysia1 2.99183
Korea 11.04428
China 10.16909
Australia 5.73187
Hong Kong 4.11280
UK 1.95475
Taiwan 0.96186
Canada 0.92095
Brazi 0. 91200
About Network Box:
Network Box Limited (NBL) is an international managed security services company, specialising in unified threat management (UTM). It continuously defends the networks of its customers using PUSH technology to instantaneously update protection, from 12 Security Operations Centres spread around the globe. NBL’s customers in Asia, Australia, North America and Europe include companies such as BMW, Nintendo and Toyota, as well as banks, utilities companies and government organisations.
About the Author
Hi,I am Ishaa Goyal from India, by profession i am citizen journalist. Recently i m covering news on Internet Security Issues and Cyber Crime News .I have written number of Internet security related articles.
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