The Philippines is number one for web-based attacks in Southeast Asia

According to a report by Internet security firm Symantec Philippines leads the Web-based attacks in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, according to the news published by GMA NEWS. Television April 24, 2010. Luichi Robles, Symantec Country Manager Mexico, said that for the largest number of Web-based attacks in Southeast Asia are the Philippines, probably indicates the country is host to these attacks, according to data released by GMA NEWS. Television April 24, 2010. In general, these Web-based attacks of machines, apart from the user visits a malicious form of advertising or redirect. . For example, a Philippines system used by an attacker to redirect the user to a malicious Web site or advertisement. According to the report, attackers using social techniques to lure users to malicious Web sites not suspected. After the user area on these sites, your web browser and can plug-ins that are normally used to display files of documents, videos and attacked. On the other hand, the Philippines has a large number of computers infected with bots. Symantec says that these missiles have been secretly installed on a system that allows hackers to remotely control a system for control of cybercrime, including hacking and identity theft. In addition, the report also showed that overall the Philippines stood at about one tenth of harmful Internet operations in the APJ (Asia Pacific and Japan) Region in 2009. The country accounted for 2% of malicious activity in the region. In connection with the phishing URL, the eighth country in APJ region ranks second in Southeast Asia after Thailand. According to the report, the financial services segment, the most specific sector 92% of phishing URLs were seen in the Philippines that the false financial services brands in the industry. Raymond Goh, Regional Director for South Asia at Symantec, said the cause of the Philippines tenth place in the Asia-Pacific and Japan in relation to harmful levels of this type may be new broadband users in the country, according to the news published by The Manila Times. net April 26, 2010.