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We have included data on drive-by download attacks in numerous past volumes of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report. But in the latest volume of the report, volume 15, we published some new data that we haven’t included in the report before - the relative prevalence of drive-by download sites hosted on different web server platforms.
Drive-by download attacks continue to be many attacker’s favorite type of attack. This is something I have written about several times in the past:
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- What You Should Know About Drive-By Download Attacks - Part 1
- What You Should Know About Drive-By Download Attacks – Part 2
- The Rise of the “Blackhole” Exploit Kit: The Importance of Keeping All Software Up To Date
- On The Origins of Malware: Are Malware Hosting Sites in Your State or Region?
- Microsoft Cybersecurity Report: Top 10 Most Wanted Enterprise Threats