Alexa Illustrates Web Security Risks (part 1)
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This blog analysis of Alexa's top 1M websites finds multiple malicious entries distributing FakeAV/scareware and adware (examples include antivirus-defender.ru and freefilesoft.net), notes listings in SURBL/Google SafeBrowsing, and highlights an unusual SMS-based payment mechanism used to deliver malware; the author plans further investigation of drive-by-downloads among popular sites.
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