Norton Symantec names Top 100 Dirtiest sites | News | News.com.au
THE 100 websites most affected by viruses each have about 18,000 nasties to attack net users' computers, internet security company Norton Symantec said.
Simply visiting one of the "Top 100 Dirtiest" websites – without downloading or even clicking anything – could expose your computer to infection and put your personal information into the hands of criminals, Norton Symantec spokeswoman Natalie Connor said.
The list was compiled using global data collected on Norton Safe Web, a site which analysed websites' security risks and has 20 million users providing site reviews.
The top 100 infected sites had on average 18,000 threats and 40 per cent of the sites had more than 20,000 threats.
A staggering 75 per cent of websites on the list were found to be distributing malware for more than six months.
Malware is malicious software that can damage or compromise a computer system without the owner's consent.
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