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Spam in the Second Quarter of 2010

Jul 27 2010

Spam in the Second Quarter of 2010

The percentage of spam in mail traffic during the second quarter of 2010 came to 84.4%, a reduction of 0.8 percentage points on the previous quarter. The highest levels of spam were recorded on 18 April and 9 May at 89.8%, while the low for the quarter was 79.2% on 20 April

Spam report: June 2010

Jul 21 2010

Spam report: June 2010

The amount of spam in email traffic decreased by 0.3 percentage points compared to May’s figure and averaged 84.8%

Mass Defacements: the tools and tricks

Jul 21 2010

Mass Defacements: the tools and tricks

Websites getting defaced, servers getting turned into nodes in botnets, shell accounts and backdoors being sold on the black market - this is what’s happening on the Internet every day

Black DDoS

Jul 15 2010

Black DDoS

Cybercriminals use a variety of bots to conduct DDoS attacks on Internet servers. One of the most popular tools is called Black Energy 2. This malicious program is the subject of this article.

Monthly Malware Statistics: June 2010

Jul 05 2010

Monthly Malware Statistics: June 2010

The first ten places on the above list remain virtually unchanged from last month , with the Kido network worm and the Sality virus continuing to occupy the top four places.

Spam Report: May 2010

Jun 25 2010

Spam Report: May 2010

The amount of spam detected in mail traffic averaged 85.1% in May 2010. A low of 79.8% was recorded on 31 May with a peak value of 89.8% being reached on 9 May.

Children and the Internet

Jun 21 2010

Children and the Internet

Currently, more and more children are mastering the art of searching the Internet, a world designed mostly by adults for adults. Very often adults argue about whether to allow children to use the World Wide Web or not.

Review of the Virus.Win32.Virut.ce Malware Sample

Jun 10 2010

Review of the Virus.Win32.Virut.ce Malware Sample

This article is dedicated to the polymorphic virus known as Virus.Win32.Virut and to its ‘ce’ variant in particular.

Monthly Malware Statistics: May 2010

Jun 03 2010

Monthly Malware Statistics: May 2010

Malicious programs detected on users’ computers