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\n<\/span><\/p>\nThe proportion of websites secretly harbouring malware has reached one in 3,000 according to security firm Kaspersky.<\/p>\n
It found a surge in the number of web-based attacks in 2010, with more than 580 million incidents detected.<\/p>\n
Risk was no longer focused on sites with illegal content, such as pirate films and music, the report said.<\/p>\n
Instead, criminals were increasingly using legitimate websites, such as shopping and online gaming.<\/p>\n
The malware writers target vulnerable web servers, with owners often unaware of the attack, said Ram Herkanaidu, senior security research at Kaspersky Lab.<\/p>\n
“They will put a piece of Java code, for example, onto a website and scramble it so it is hard to notice.<\/p>\n
“The Java code runs when you visit the site and redirects the user to malware,” he said.<\/p>\n
Dodgy websites<\/span><\/p>\n“Previously you could avoid these attacks by not visiting dodgy websites.<\/p>\n
“Today the malware writers are targeting legitimate ones,” added Mr Herkanaidu.<\/p>\n
Kaspersky’s figures are based on reports from customers who have joined its security network.<\/p>\n
The rise in incidents of web-based attacks far outstripped the number of new members in 2010, indicating the increasing threat, said Mr Herkanaidu.<\/p>\n
“It has become the cyber crooks’ attack of choice,” he said.<\/p>\n
The threat from cyber crime is being taken increasingly seriously by government officials.<\/p>\n
Last week, the UK government published figures estimating that cyber crime costs the economy \u00a327 billion a year.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, European Union researchers said almost a third of computer users had been infected by malware in the past year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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