Malware Call-Home
Malware Call-Home occurs when active malware on a computer or network contacts—or attempts to contact—a remote “home” server (also known as C&C, command and control) to check for updates. Malware often attempts to reach out to remote servers to check for updates that will help it change/update code to hide from detection by anti-virus software.

Most Common Malicious Websites in Q3 of 2012

Internet Safety & Privacy, Malicious Detection

zveloLABS® has reported statistics and trends about the most visited types of malicious URLs by the international end users of zvelo’s technology partners. These OEM Partners include well over 100 of the world’s leading service providers, UTM and gateway appliance vendors, web filtering and parental controls solutions software makers, online advertising and brand safety technology providers, web analytics firms and many more. The data sample was extracted from actual URLs queried to and contextually categorized by the zveloNET® cloud systems during Q3 of 2012, and numbered in the tens of millions, yet far from the billions of non-malicious queries seen daily. The findings, statistics and trends shed new light on the seriousness, frequency, and negative consequences of compromised (hacked) websites hosted worldwide, and more importantly, accentuates the importance of adequate web filtering and network security.