30 Sites You Wouldn’t Want to Go to: Norton Releases List of Most Dangerous Websites
It would have helped a lot if you hadn’t read the title already, but if I type out some names, would it strike as stuff that might potentially harm your computer?
- divineenterprises
- fantasticfilms
- hdvideoforums
- magic4you
- pronline
They didn’t strike me as bad, except if I put the TLDs (Search for Top Level Domains on Google) for a couple next to them. Anyway, these are some of the names that have been listed as 20 most dangerous websites in the world by Anti Virus major Norton Symantec. These sites ares malware infected and have been maligning the web since over 6 months. What these malwares do is obtain personal information using keystroke-logging software and thereby putting visitors to them at risk of being a hacking/phishing victim.
According to DNA India’s report, Natalie Connor, spokeswoman of the anti-virus company, said that even visiting any of the named websites could expose a computer to infection and put the personal information into the hands of unwanted people. The infected sites had on average 18,000 threats and 40% of the sites had more than 20,000 threats, while 75% of websites on the list were spreading malware for over six months.
The Terrible List:
- Dirty Thirty
What do you do if you visit any of these sites (and the others Norton has released)?
For one, you can close the site immediately. However, if you’ve been infected by sites like these some general steps would include the following:
- Visit Windows Update Center
- Upgrade Your Anti-Virus and Run a System Scan
- Get a Temp File/Cookies/index.dat cleaner
- Install AntiSpyWare Tools
- Look out for sites that end with .ru
Again, this is just Norton’s list based on the data or threats as they call it that they have received over the past few months. It might probably be the proverbial a tip of the iceberg but the chances of that are likely. However, it pays better to keep your system cleaned and intact and keep visiting data sources that update you on the latest threat. I am not calling on everyone to inject oneself with Obsessive compulsive disorder to fight web security issues, however, being regular in some way with the way you protect your machine can produce long term returns on the time invested.
Digital media enthusiasts should also take note of these and provide as much education to common folks about them. People shouldn’t find themselves compromised in anyway so that they don’t look at the web as a dangerous place. That’s bad for all of us.
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