Cyber Risks · Unit 42 Palo Alto Networks

Web-based Threats-2018 Q3: Malicious URLs and Domains take a Dip

Summary: Unit 42's Email Link Analysis system recorded 783 malicious URLs in Q3 2018, down roughly 40% from Q2's 1373 and from Q1's 1583, while malware-hosting domains fell from 464 in Q2 to 310 in Q3. The United States remained the top hosting country with 331 of the 783 malicious URLs, and on August 27, 2018 the system found a URL on a porn site delivering a malicious Flash file exploiting CVE-2015-5119.
Key Takeaway: The same top five hosting countries held all year - United States, Russia, China, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands - and US-hosted Kaixin exploit kit domains nearly doubled from Q2 even as total domains dropped, so a falling headline count is not the same as a shrinking problem.

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Topics: Malware
Mentions: CVE-2008-1309 CVE-2008-1472 CVE-2015-5119
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