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RayLopez99
After careful consideration in another thread, I concluded that the only way I would get a virus (or malware) is through some Java script in a rogue website that I accidentally visit and click on some link therein.
So what I need is something like Trend Micro's product below.
Any others? Does McAfee, Norton, etc have this for the browser? Also I like Trend's 'cloud' reputation protection, which flags rogue sites (though I'm sure they change week to week if not day to day or even hour by hour).
RL
Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+ 2012
Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+ 2012 : Dangerous Page
Trend Micro aims to block malware before it ever arrives at your system. Itchecks each Web page the user visits and blocks access to any that host malware or are involved in fraud.
Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+ 2012 : Phishing Site Blocked
The page that appears in place of a phishing site is just the same as what you'll see if you accidentally visit a site that hosts malware.
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A malvertisement (malicious advertisement) is an advertisement on the Internet that is capable of infecting the viewer's computer with malware. According to the network security company Blue Coat Systems Inc., malvertising isthe current computer hijacking technique of choice for organized crime. Compromised computers can be used to create powerful botnets that can be usedto carry out identity theft, corporate espionage or other nefarious activity.
Malvertisements are commonly placed on a website in one of these two ways:
Legitimate advertisements: Initially, a criminal may place a series of malware-free advertisements on a trusted site that runs third-party ads and leave them alone for several months in order to establish a good reputation.
Later on, the criminal will inject a malicious payload into the ad, infecting as many computers as possible in a short amount of time before removing the malicious code or discontinuing the ad. This type of attack is often run on websites that run third-party ads. By infiltrating popular syndicatedonline ad services, thousands of sites can be infected at once. Unfortunately, websites that run third-party ads can do little to protect their visitors because syndicated ads are not under their direct control. In fact, thecompany from whom they receive the ads may use ads from other publishers, so the original source of the advertisements can be several parties removed..
Pop-up ads: A pop-up ad can deliver a malicious payload as soon as the ad appears on the viewer’s screen.
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At one time, users were victimized by malvertisements
pointing to malicious sites while browsing through a popular
webmail service provider’s site. In this attack, one particular
ad redirected victims to a vulnerability exploit-laden site.
Users who landed on the site the ad pointed to
unknowingly downloaded two Trojans disguised as
..PDF files onto their systems and executed a
malicious JavaScript.
After careful analysis, TrendLabs engineers found that the malicious .PDF files
exploited several vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat while the malicious
JavaScript exploited a bug in Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM). Successful
exploitation of the said bugs all led to the download of more malicious files onto
already-infected systems, putting affected users at even greater risk.
So what I need is something like Trend Micro's product below.
Any others? Does McAfee, Norton, etc have this for the browser? Also I like Trend's 'cloud' reputation protection, which flags rogue sites (though I'm sure they change week to week if not day to day or even hour by hour).
RL
Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+ 2012
Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+ 2012 : Dangerous Page
Trend Micro aims to block malware before it ever arrives at your system. Itchecks each Web page the user visits and blocks access to any that host malware or are involved in fraud.
Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+ 2012 : Phishing Site Blocked
The page that appears in place of a phishing site is just the same as what you'll see if you accidentally visit a site that hosts malware.
********
A malvertisement (malicious advertisement) is an advertisement on the Internet that is capable of infecting the viewer's computer with malware. According to the network security company Blue Coat Systems Inc., malvertising isthe current computer hijacking technique of choice for organized crime. Compromised computers can be used to create powerful botnets that can be usedto carry out identity theft, corporate espionage or other nefarious activity.
Malvertisements are commonly placed on a website in one of these two ways:
Legitimate advertisements: Initially, a criminal may place a series of malware-free advertisements on a trusted site that runs third-party ads and leave them alone for several months in order to establish a good reputation.
Later on, the criminal will inject a malicious payload into the ad, infecting as many computers as possible in a short amount of time before removing the malicious code or discontinuing the ad. This type of attack is often run on websites that run third-party ads. By infiltrating popular syndicatedonline ad services, thousands of sites can be infected at once. Unfortunately, websites that run third-party ads can do little to protect their visitors because syndicated ads are not under their direct control. In fact, thecompany from whom they receive the ads may use ads from other publishers, so the original source of the advertisements can be several parties removed..
Pop-up ads: A pop-up ad can deliver a malicious payload as soon as the ad appears on the viewer’s screen.
*******
At one time, users were victimized by malvertisements
pointing to malicious sites while browsing through a popular
webmail service provider’s site. In this attack, one particular
ad redirected victims to a vulnerability exploit-laden site.
Users who landed on the site the ad pointed to
unknowingly downloaded two Trojans disguised as
..PDF files onto their systems and executed a
malicious JavaScript.
After careful analysis, TrendLabs engineers found that the malicious .PDF files
exploited several vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat while the malicious
JavaScript exploited a bug in Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM). Successful
exploitation of the said bugs all led to the download of more malicious files onto
already-infected systems, putting affected users at even greater risk.
Could have saved alot of time and petty
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