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Study Shows IE More Vulnerable To Spyware
SecurityProNews
Staff Writer
2006-03-21
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A new study found that one of every 67 webpages exploits a vulnerability in Internet Explorer. One in 62 domains contained at least one scripted drive-by download attack.
The study, by a group of researchers at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, also found that Firefox was significantly more capable of blocking spyware attacks.
A small number of infectious domains are responsible for the majority of infectious links and can infect a computer whether or not a user responds "yes" to a security prompt. In 0.4% of the URLs examined, drive-by downloads were attempted and 0.2% of URLs that exploit IE browser vulnerabilities.
Comparatively, only 0.08% of URLs were able to get by Firefox security and those required user consent in order to succeed.
The study also showed high concentrations of spyware at gaming, screensaver, and celebrity sites.
To view the full study, download the PDF here.
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