Think You’re Safe from Malware? Think Again

Unsure about Malware and how it gets onto your computer? Although this is written with the business in mind it also applies to home users.
 
19th June 2015  By Jérôme Segura
 
A common problem is that a number of companies are dependent on an internal business platform that may only operate on older versions of Java or other similar programs. As they’re unable to update the software they cannot apply security patches either.
 
In addition, when updates can be applied, they sometimes cause undesirable effects. Case in point: this year there have been three months where Microsoft has had to pull back on its monthly updates because they were causing major stability issues.
 
This means companies (and home users) are more likely to wait some time before applying updates to make sure those updates will not render their machines useless.
 
Contrary to popular belief, users do not have to visit the shady parts of the internet to get infected with malware. We have seen a dramatic increase in malicious advertising (malvertising) on mainstream sites such as Yahoo, YouTube, the New York Times and others, triggering exploits that download banking trojans and even ransomware.
 
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