Growth of the Underground Cybercrime Economy

AC50 writes "According to research from Trend Micro's TrendLabs compromised Web sites are gaining in importance on malicious sites created specifically by cyber-criminals. The research debunks the conventional wisdom about not visiting questionable sites, because even trusted Web sites such as those belonging to Fortune 500 companies, schools, and government organizations can serve forth malware."

Forth malware

[Chris Burkhardt]

> [...] can serve forth malware

Serve Forth malware from a website? I'd be more concerned about JavaScript malware and the like.

I sure hope

[iminplaya]

Slashdot is safe. It's the only site I visit. Make sure not to open the articles. You never know.

Congratulations Trend Micro!

[Anonymous Coward]

It's only taken 2 months to realize that the most common forms of computer attacks are going to continue in 2008, and all this despite the open memo to on-line criminals:

"Dear blackhats,

Please, please, please make a new year's resolution to stop making viruses, stealing money and sending spam.

Loving Regards,

Trend Micro."

Everybody out there on the ether ... be afraid. In fact be just a 'little' more afraid each year, things are definitely getting worse.

Re:Forth malware

[misleb]

Serve Forth malware from a website? I'd be more concerned about JavaScript malware and the like.

Haskell malware is the best!

Re:Frosty Piss

[sporkme]

Thank you for commenting on slashdot! LOL! You'd love the zany TOTALLY NUDE shots from my webcam! All you have to do is CLICK MY LINK [slashdot.org] and you will see me totally exposed! This is not a hack or virus or any of that, I am just trying to increase my exposure (if you know what I mean) in !script=LOCAL_CITY!@user! so I thought I would hit you up personally, since you seem soooo kewl! I luv yer pix and maybe we can get a little more personal if you Czech out my pix on my sight. XOXOXO 3 --Bubbles.

Re:Windows XP SP3

[techno-vampire]

Then when their machine slows to a crawl with adware, they ask us to fix them.

You must have a well-trained set of users. Most people just buy a new computer when that happens.

Re:Windows XP SP3

[V!NCENT]

Ah! So that's why Vista is selling so well now!