The Solutionary Security Engineering Research Team (SERT) Threat Intelligence Report for Q4 2013 contains research focused on the distribution and analysis of malware. The report highlights that Unites States is the biggest hoster of malware in the world , Godaddy.com , Google and Amazon cloud leading the list of infections.
Report highlights the following points :
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The U.S accounts for more than 44% of hosted malware
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Hackers with malicious intention use cloud for malware distribution
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More than 40 Anti-virus engines fail to detect malware
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Malware Distributors Lverage Cloud, Using Top Hosting Providers such as Amazon, GoDaddy and Google
While US leading the infected hosts, followed by Germany, which is responsible for 9 percent of the detected malware.
“Malware and, more specifically, its distributors are utilizing the technologies and services that make processes, application deployment and website creation easier. Now we have to maintain our focus not only on the most dangerous parts of the Web but also on the parts we expect to be more trustworthy” Kraus added.
“The information in this report will show our readers how widespread the malware problem truly is and how close it hits to home. We aren’t just talking about foreign espionage campaigns, APTs and breaches; many of these malicious activities are taking place within U.S. borders” said Solutionary SERT Director of Research Rob Kraus.
