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Internet users beware of the threat from hacked websites.

This year only, there has been a rapid increase in the numbers of legitimate websites being infected by a type of malicious script called “iframe” threat .

Several well known websites have come under attack from hackers who have modified and manipulated the webpage code so that the malware can be distributed to unsuspecting innocent users who visit the site. When a user visits an infected site, an invisible connection is established to a remote server from the user’s pc, which can then attempt to install malware on the user’s computer without his consent. The intention could be to generate spam, or possibly something more threatening, such as stealing personal information that you might enter while surfing the internet e.g. bank account or credit card details.

In 2008 only, several high-profile websites were targeted, including USA Today, ABC News Channel, Target and Wal-Mart and by simply visiting one of these infected websites could have resulted in the user’s computer being infected. More recently, a number of websites have been detected by antivirus Avast! as being infected by a malicious script called “HTML:Iframe-inf”. Among the websites affected are a number of Government sites mostly in the US, including the US International Trade Commission and the websites of several embassies around the world. Many popular travel and recreational websites have also been compromised because of this security threat.

So keep your anti-virus updated and should never enter confidential data on public computers like cyber café’s or school/college internet labs.

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  1. Dmobile215 says:
    July 31, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    Good information!
    Thanks because I remember going to one of those internet cafe’s and using the system.

    • Sourish says:
      July 31, 2009 at 4:28 pm

      Where do you live buddy.Usually cyber cafe’s dont use updated AV, or the users deactivate it while surfing to install keyloggers and all stuff .