Web sites most likely to host malware or phishing
The Netgear security blog recently published a Threat Lab report containing two “top ten” lists. The underlying data was collected in the first quarter of 2009.
No surprises on the malware list. The fact that “job search” made it to #9 tells me the bad guys are paying attention to the newest ways to find people who are feeling desperate and vulnerable. Of course, this list is somewhat academic: These days you can get malware from just about any web site. MySpace, Excite, and Blick are good examples.
The only surprise to me is the #1 item on the phishing list: Health & Medicine. I would have guessed banks and credit cards (a.k.a., finance). Anyone know why it was Health & Medicine?
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