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Hackers prefer Firefox and Opera
New research shows hackers favour running browsers with smaller installed base
Phil Muncaster
V3.co.uk, 21 Aug 2009
Firefox and Opera appear to be the browsers of choice for hackers running web sites that launch drive-by malware attacks, according to new research.
Paul Royal, a security researcher with web security service provider Purewire, is reported to have obtained the data after infiltrating the toolkits used by hackers to carry out these attacks, such as LuckySploit and UniquePack.
The research found that 46 per cent of the hackers use Firefox, while surprisingly Opera is second with 26 per cent, despite having just a two per cent market share.
More:
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2248286/firefo...browsers-choice
New research shows hackers favour running browsers with smaller installed base
Phil Muncaster
V3.co.uk, 21 Aug 2009
Firefox and Opera appear to be the browsers of choice for hackers running web sites that launch drive-by malware attacks, according to new research.
Paul Royal, a security researcher with web security service provider Purewire, is reported to have obtained the data after infiltrating the toolkits used by hackers to carry out these attacks, such as LuckySploit and UniquePack.
The research found that 46 per cent of the hackers use Firefox, while surprisingly Opera is second with 26 per cent, despite having just a two per cent market share.
More:
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2248286/firefo...browsers-choice