The Most Dangerous Addresses On the Web?
The most common top-level domain is .com, which has just over 5-percent malicious sites (sites that are used for spamming, hacking, phishing, and virus-spreading). Other domains contain significantly higher percentages of dangerous sites: 19.2 percent of .hk (Hong Kong) sites were found to be dangerous, while just under 12 percent of .cn (China) and .info (Information) sites were.
Primarily, this has to do with the rules governing the domains and the lack of proper security checks by some of the companies that that administer TLDs and let people register Web addresses with them. One analyst at McAfee suggests avoiding .hk, .cn, and .info sites... especially those hawking pharmaceuticals.
The safest domain by far was .gov, which McAfee found only .05 percent of to be dangerous. So until more international hackers infiltrate US government Web sites, you should be okay visiting most anything with a .gov in the address. [Source: AOL News/AP and Newsvine]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ex ftr jock @ Jun 5th 2008 2:59PM
If you need a quick payday loan, don't apply on line...they have tiny print that you ok to join, like IDTheft and others...they start taking money out of your account faster than you can stop them, and if you don't decline further service in 7 or 10 days, they take MORE out...you play hell getting it back!
boundifulblezzngs @ Jun 5th 2008 5:29PM
I am in total agreement with you due to the fact I am a present victim dealing with these sharks. I only wish I had known prior to dealing with them online.
loswattstropo @ Jun 5th 2008 3:44PM
Trying!:, too secure, ** Electronic Communications?**.
Is some what; tantamount ; too the United States Post Office{" HIRING "}, blind people to handle post cards and every other easily read mail[regular-non-electronic].
Hence the need to perpetuate, "'SECURITY" on anything in Electronic Nature.
It has! and will have! for a long time[and well into the "future"],
Inundating the market for ever !!: with companies {doing some ""PSYCHOTIC"" never ending crazier dance in place}, knowing Good Damn Well!.
That the "Ancient"! systems in place , Leaks Information, Like A "SIEVE!".
All !! : any one ever: NEEDS too Know about any wire or wireless service, the `Signal~~ can be ``Captured!.
Just as if it where a "'POST CARD "' Sent through the Postal system{U.S.P.S.}.
This!, HAS been A know """ FACT! "" Since the earliest!: of The Telecommunications " **ACTS** that have been written!.
FerretGuy @ Jun 5th 2008 4:48PM
Actually, it is best not to give any credit/debit card, bank, telephone or even address to any on line sites other than the most reputable of businesses. It seems a standard they like distributing all given information to others and you will see your accounts sucked dry. Yeah! I got sucked in. To the tune of better than $300 by sites I hadn't even visited. Had to terminate the credit card to stop it. It will be a very cold day in a very hot place before any on line site gets any such information again.
Just add PBBILL.COM, THEGOLDSUPPORT.COM, FORNINPASS.COMm and PAY LVENT1.COM to your list of scam businesses on line. And as they bill you you will receive no warning of it until you check your bank or credit statement where you will find they have additionally sold, shared or made additional claims to your credit level. And beware too as this all began with a $1 credit card charge for 3 day trial, terminated within 24 hours.
membyjan @ Jun 5th 2008 5:00PM
The internet is full of deceptions. You think you are going to a legimate website only to find yourself in some kind of pornography websites, and the worst part these websites download to your computers hard drive making it look like you down loaded the information. Adult pornography can't get you thrown into prision, but child pornography can, and the worst part is your innocent and the police don't want to listen to you or believe you when you try to tell them what happen. The real criminals get away with what their doing and your life is never the same again especially if you end up in prision. The sad part is the people who are the ones that are putting child pornography onto the internet are never caught and proscuted, because it's easier to convict an innocent person than go after the real criminal. Young children are not being protected from this crime, but the one that are committing the crime against them are being protected. America does not protect our children when legislators pass laws protecting anyone who transmit (internet servers) or place child pornography on the internet!!!
Vivi @ Jun 5th 2008 5:18PM
It always pays to be extremely cautious when visiting any site. Leave as few footprints as possible.
Michele Beaver @ Jun 5th 2008 5:23PM
It was suggested by AOL about a year and a half ago, that we install MacAfee, to prevent viruses. Well, we did, and it ruined our computer. It costs us $100 to get the virus out of it that was caused by installing MacAfee. Why did that happen? We never got an answer form anyone.
marissa @ Jun 5th 2008 10:08PM
Use Trend Micor systems or PC Cillian as their home computer software is called. They are the best. We use Trend on our server at work (law firm). I have it on my home computer and it updates sometimes 2-3 times a day. It is great software. I have bought for both my grown kids to use on their computers. I have used all the others including Norton and nothing compares to Trend. It does not affect your .bat files or any other setup on your computer
raven @ Jun 5th 2008 5:30PM
WarninG!!!! McAfee, the company that sponsored this is one of the worst Anti-virus and Anti-spy programs out there as an IT Professional I stongley advise anyone to use caution in useing this information and this porgram.
Berto @ Jun 5th 2008 6:02PM
"WarninG!!!! McAfee, the company that sponsored this is one of the worst Anti-virus and Anti-spy programs out there as an IT Professional I stongley advise anyone to use caution in useing this information and this porgram"
An IT professional who does not know how to spell or even use a spell check. :-(
Deb @ Jun 5th 2008 6:11PM
Lol Fred!! I could not agree more...
We have Mac's and have FAR less issues then we had with our Dell PC.
Katrina Calhoun @ Jun 5th 2008 6:19PM
Norton Anti Virus is a great PC protection service....never had a problem...
wnorlander @ Jun 5th 2008 6:28PM
McAfee is WAY too invasive, hard to deal with when you have it, and almost impossible to get rid of. I have been very pleased with AVG, which up to now has been free.
Aubere98 @ Jun 5th 2008 6:53PM
You can easily log into a porn site without even knowing it. Once that malicious software is in the program you used to access it, you have to uninstall the program to get rid of it.
I looked up Joshua Packwood on the internet and the third one I clicked on was a porn site listed under his name. I was using Internet Explorer at the time. It was necessary to uninstall and reinstally that program to stop the pop ups. This was someone attempting to steal credit card information.
JohnO @ Jun 5th 2008 7:07PM
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Katie @ Jun 5th 2008 7:47PM
Hellllloooo...And how is this relevant to the topic at hand...dangerous internet sites ???? OH Let me guess...we click on to your links, and wind up at a dangerous, phishing, spamming, credit stealing, pornography site :)
Fred @ Jul 15th 2008 5:33PM
loswattstropo;
do you have any idea what you just wrote, because I doubt anyone else does?
stay away from all porn sites they are heavily enfested with virus, spyware, etc. very dangerous area.