CALIFORNIA - Never underestimate the warnings that appear in your browser when they wanted to download a program. Technology giant Microsoft is claiming at least one of the 14 programs that are downloaded Windows users turned out to contain harmful viruses.
Despite growing attention to the current browser security by alerting users to potentially contain software viruses, but Microsoft noted there are still 5 percent of users who ignore the warning.
Today, increasingly savvy disseminators of the virus spreading threats to other Internet users. Rather than hijack a browser, such as might be done five years ago, they tend to drive users to access their own virus. Send a link is not clear and encouraging users to download new software to access it is the mode of spread of the virus that was prevalent at this time. This mode alone is referred to as social-engineering.
"The virus spreaders are aware it is not difficult to direct Internet users to download Trojan virus," said Alex Stamos, co-founder of a computer security consultant, ISEC Partners.
Social-engineering hackers also often hijack home page and displays fake antivirus alerts. Users who fooled with the warning that antivirus software will download the suggested, without knowing that the program was actually a virus.
In the world of enterprise, social-engineering technique called spearphishing this is a serious problem. The reason, the hackers are willing to take the time to create a specific program or document that is believed will make the user want to open it.
Symantec Security Response Manager Joshua Talbot added that the hackers are going to take advantage of any momentum to spread malware. For example, by spreading false links about marriage between Prince William and Kate Middleton or death of Osama bin Laden.
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