India: Third Countries In Spam Spreader

India was mentioned would be a superpower in the field of software in 2020. But besides that, India also became the third country in the world as a place to "nest" of hackers and other computer attacks originated.

Internet and computer security firm Symantec said, India ranks third in the world, after the U.S. and Brazil in 2009, as countries 'attackers' computers. This is very significant since, in the previous year India ranked only number 13.

India is also known as the third biggest spammers in the world, contributing about four percent of the overall volume of spam in circulation globally. Meanwhile, for the Asia Pacific and Japan, India became the first in the spread of spam and contributions amounting to 21 percent of total spam in circulation in the region. Not only that, a country famous for the Taj Mahal was also ranked first who spread viruses and worms in Asia Pacific and Japan.

Every day, on average there are 788 boots during 2009. Bot is a virus that transforms the computer into a zombie. Among the cities in India with a number of computers infected with the most high boots, Mumbai became the first with a percentage of 50 percent, followed next by Delhi at 13 per cent and seven per cent of Hyderabad.

According to Symantec, most virus code is executed is distributed via file and divided. File transfer and Internet file system in general, as the second most vulnerable to attack. Other means of attachment on an email, and instant messenger.

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Beware of Facebook Virus

Beware From Koobface

The virus has not ever been wary to make the virus and pass it on. Since the presence of the Internet, the spread of the virus system is using the technology as the main bridge to search for victims. With the internet as a bridge, the more victims that can be attacked by viruses. But the anti-virus also has many ways to block all the virus attacks coming from the internet. Either through email or message means The Personalization 

But what if the virus is using the social networking that are currently popular on the internet? Many computer users who use Facebook, Friendster, My Space and other social networking. And several social networks do not realize that a virus that has been utilizing social network sites as a bridge. 

"Koobface" is the name of the Trojan who later attacked facebook, which is also referred to some people as a facebook virus. This virus also continues to spread outside of the facebook social networking sites such as Bebo, My space, Friendster and My Yearbook. 

Can be Koobface worm is the first success using the social network as a model for the spread of new virus. Microsoft even have a share on facebook also take action to Koobface that does not spread. Some of the removal can be taken through to you with free 

Indeed, social network, Facebook is very popular especially among internet users, especially teenagers who are less vigilant in their browsing, so it became easy targets for the virus. 

The spread of this virus is not directly, but use the name of that Facebook sent via email. Can be when someone received an email from Facebook that provide information about the shipment, and usually only provide their own Facebook link only, then the user will do click on the link provided by Facebook.

When the user clicks on the link to Earlier, Can computers be infected by Koobface. Because this is before the link is contain the worms, users are recommended to update the flash, Which is actually the virus

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Internet Virus Atacking Every 3.6 Seconds

San Francisco - In the last six months, more and more websites that are infected and this has become a dangerous terror.

Based on data from the Internet security firm in the U.S., Sophos, virus infection is generally more interested in the website two-way, especially including the category of social networking sites.

Every day, there is as much a 23,500 page site infected with the virus attacks the average occurrence of the new attack once every 3.6 seconds.

The more surprising, the level of attacks is apparently faster than hacker attacks that often occur in 2008. Years ago, a new computer virus attacks recorded show once every 4.5 seconds.

"Sites that become infected with the virus attacks the most frequently encountered by each user's computer," said Chief Director of Sophos, Richard Wang, as quoted from Secure Computing, Thursday (23/7/2009).

In the last five months, various internet companies kemananan incentive warned a number of new types of virus attacks such as Gumblar, or Belanden Nine-Ball.

All this type of virus that has been embedded in the tens of thousands of legal sites. Hacker inject these sites with code that directs computer users to access the malicious virus.

"Experts and information technology, far-away days have warned that internet users do not click the spam hit-and open the attachment. Along with the development, internet users now also be alert to the spread of computer viruses through the social networking that is now become a central target of the hacker soft, firm Wang. (srn)

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