I happened across some demographics on current malware being pushed across the web, check it out.

These tell me the following things:

• If you can refrain from using Internet Explorer, Java, and Adobe Flash and Reader on a Windows operating system, then you can successfully decrease your percentage of getting hosed.
• 75% of malware is missed by anti-virus software.
• The Ukraine, UK and USA put out <50% of the worlds malware when combined.
• 75% of browser infections are caused by browsing with Internet Explorer.

So to summarize, do not use IE for browsing on the web. Anti-virus solutions are becoming irrelevant and the Windows operating system is suffering from systemic shock on many fronts.

This entry was posted on Saturday, November 6th, 2010 at 22:57 by dsmith and is filed under Adobe Flash, Anti-virus, Exploit, Flaw, Internet Explorer, Java, Malware, Vulnerability, Windows. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.