UK websites hosting more malware

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    UK websites hosting more malware



    An increasing proportion of web malware is found on UK websites.

    According to a threat report from web security firm Sophos, in August 2007, the UK was the seventh worst offender in the list of countries hosting infected web pages, accounting for 0.8%. By April 2008, the figure stood at 1.1%, and by November 2008, it was 1.7%.

    Sophos' threat report revealed that more malware is hosted on websites in the US than any other country.

    Read the whole article here.

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