{"id":10058,"date":"2010-05-02T22:40:57","date_gmt":"2010-05-02T14:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=10058"},"modified":"2010-05-02T22:41:54","modified_gmt":"2010-05-02T14:41:54","slug":"avast-releases-internet-security-forensics-data-from-communityiq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/02\/avast-releases-internet-security-forensics-data-from-communityiq\/","title":{"rendered":"avast! Releases Internet Security Forensics Data from CommunityIQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I had a nice meet up with avast! CEO, Vincent Steckler. Although he has to left early for some personal matters, we are at good hand with Hazrul, CEO of Verbeter Group. In this discussion (over dinner), we had a better understanding of how avast! works and how it progresses over the years.<\/p>\n

I did not know that you can actually download avast! Antivirus software for free. So, if you do not have any anti-virus software on your computer, you may want to try avast! antivirus software. Anyway, here is the Press Release from avast!.<\/p>\n

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avast! releases internet security forensics data from the web\u2019s largest <\/strong><\/h2>\n

malware hunter community<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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(SINGAPORE, April 28, 2010) Researchers at ALWIL Software, providers of the avast! Antivirus program, have released the first set of data from its CommunityIQ, an opt-in sensor program for the 100 million avast! Antivirus users.<\/p>\n

CommunityIQ is the world\u2019s first large-scale sampling of online threats. Sensors in the avast!\u00a0 Antivirus program identify malware and infected websites by analyzing suspicious behavior, use of malicious code, and past experience with other avast! users.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe huge numbers of CommunityIQ member\u2019s create a \u201ccloud\u201d of sensors that gives us a real-time snapshot of the threats posed by websites across the internet,\u201d said Vince Steckler, CEO of avast! maker ALWIL Software. \u201cOur cloud gives a huge time-sensitive amount of data on the state of malware and viruses across the web.\u201d<\/p>\n

Globally, the 1Q\u20192010 set of data includes over 252,000 infected domains which were visited and identified through 11.9 million visits by CommunityIQ members.<\/p>\n

The list from our CommunityIQ is an interesting compilation of all types and locations. \u201cWithin the last 14 days in Asia, we have identified a variety of infected sites including babykingdom.com.sg (shopping),\u00a0\u00a0 depdagri.go.id (government), and selesa.com.my (hotel). Even a public health site in Thailand had a Trojan JavaScript infection,\u201d stated Mr. Steckler.\u00a0 \u201cWe find a similarly broad assortment of sites everywhere on the globe.\u201c<\/p>\n

Every time a CommunityIQ member visits a website, the avast! antivirus installed in their computer performs a rigorous scan and examines the behavior of the site for any infection, viruses, or suspicious activity. If this uncovers malware, avast! then shuts off the connection \u2013 protecting the user\u2019s computer \u2013 and sends data off for analysis.<\/p>\n

This anonymous packet of data includes information on the malware type, visited website, and computer applications running at the time of exposure. The data allows the discovery of known infections and provides useful clues through behavioral analysis and cross-referencing of operating systems, service packs, and browser data.<\/p>\n

By combining reports from individual CommunityIQ members, avast! researchers are able to identify new malware and chart the spread and duration of the infection. Other CommunityIQ data is processed automatically and forms the basis for the daily virus database updates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe data from the CommunityIQ is invaluable as it is based on the real surfing experience of a large sample size,\u201d explains Mr. Steckler. \u201cMost community members are just average PC users that go online as part of their daily regime. This increases the potential to find and clarify new threats at close to or even at zero day.\u201d<\/p>\n

avast! will be releasing a detailed CommunityIQ internet security barometer report later in the year which will have detailed statistics on the threat landscape broken down by country and domain as well as information on emerging threats captured by behavioral analyses.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to make information from the CommunityIQ freely available to improve overall internet security,\u201d adds Steckler, \u201cWe would also like to thank users within the CommunityIQ for their support and wish them happy \u2013 and safe \u2013 surfing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Infected sites identified in Q1\u20192010<\/td>\n2,149,042 pages<\/p>\n

252,801 domains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Visits to infected sites by CommunityIQ members<\/p>\n

(This does not include attempted visits to blocked sites. Blocked URL visits can reach 3 million daily.)<\/td>\n

11,876,357 \u2013 visits to non-blocked infected sites<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Infected sites by country<\/td>\nDomains \/ hits by CommunityIQ members<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General (.COM)<\/td>\n102,721 \/ 5,186,345<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General (.NET<\/td>\n19,883 \/ 898,867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russia (.RU)<\/td>\n20,639 \/ 1,230,077<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brazil (.BR)<\/td>\n6,356 \/ 344,888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
China (.CN)<\/td>\n5,657 \/ 193,785<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thailand (.TH)<\/td>\n1,446 \/ 92,838<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vietnam (.VN)<\/td>\n471 \/ 11,063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malaysia (.ML)<\/td>\n375 \/ 5,318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia (.IN)<\/td>\n291 \/ 5,809<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singapore (.SG)<\/td>\n175 \/ 1,070<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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About ALWIL Software<\/p>\n

ALWIL Software is the maker of avast! \u2014 the world’s most popular computer security program with over 100 million registered users. From its headquarters in the Czech Republic, ALWIL Software has developed the award-winning suite of avast! products and localized them into 33 languages. Further details about the company and its products can be found at http:\/\/www.avast.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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avast! is a registered trademark in the United States of America and other countries and is used under exclusive license to ALWIL Software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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