Based on Symantec’s observation in 2010, 65 percent of the malicious links on the news feed using the short URL. Of these, 73 percent clicked 11 times or more and 33 percent have between 11 to 50 clicks.
In 2010, an attack toolkit, software programs that can be used both by beginners and experts who want to broadly facilitate the launch attacks on computer networks, the more widely used. This kit is increasingly targeting the vulnerability in the Java system of the famous, which reached 17 percent of all vulnerabilities affecting browser plug-ins in 2010.
As a multi-platform technology is cross-browser, Java is an attractive target for attackers. Phoenix toolkit is responsible for most of the activities of attacks in 2010. This kit, as well as many other kits, have the ability to exploit the vulnerability of Java. Web-based attacks sixth during the reporting period is also an attempt to exploit the Java technology.
The number of Web-based attack that measured per day increased by 93 percent in 2010 compared with 2009. Because two-thirds of the overall activity of Web-based threats that were observed by Symantec is directly linked to the attack kit, a kit is probably responsible for most of this increase.
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