NetworkWorld.com has a great article on where the majority of malicious software infections are coming from. You’ll be surprised when you learn how new tactics are taking advantage of many parts of the computer you may not have considered vulnerable.
The 17 Most Dangerous Places on the Web
Threat 1 >> Malicious Flash files that can infect your PC
The Place: Websites that use FlashThreat 2 >> Shortened links that lead you to potentially harmful places
The Place: TwitterThreat 3 >> E-mail scams or attachments that get you to install malware or give up personal info
The Place: Your e-mail inboxThreat 4 >> Malware hiding in video, music, or software downloads
The Place: Torrent sitesThreat 5 >> Malware in photos or videos of scantily clad women
The Place: ‘Legitimate’ porn sitesThreat 6 >> Trojan horses disguised as video codecs, infecting your PC with malware
The Place: Video download sites, peer-to-peer networksThreat 7 >> Geolocationyour smartphone and perhaps other parties know where you are
The Place: Your smartphoneThreat 8 >> ‘Poisoned’ search engine results that go to malware-carrying Websites
The Place: Search enginesThreat 9 >> Malicious PDFs that try to fool you into installing malware
The Place: Hacked Websites, plus your inboxThreat 10 >> Malicious video files using flaws in player software to hijack PCs
The Place: Video download sitesThreat 11 >> Drive-by downloads that install malware when you visit a site
The Place: Hacked legitimate sitesThreat 12 >> Fake antivirus software that extorts moneyand your credit card information
The Place: Your inbox, hacked legitimate sitesThreat 13 >> Fraudulent ads on sites that lead you to scams or malware
The Place: Just about any ad-supported WebsiteThreat 14 >> Questionable Facebook apps
The Place: FacebookThreat 15 >> Sites that lure you in, get you to sign up, then sell your e-mail address for spam
The Place: ‘Free electronics’ sitesThreat 16 >> Phishing 2.0 on social networks that tricks you into downloading malware or giving your Facebook login information to a criminal
The Place: Social networksThreat 17 >> Oversharingexposing too much personal information on your social network profiles
The Place: Social networks
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