Security researchers at AVG Technologies have seen the number of new infected Web sites grow by 66% in the past three months. Almost 60% of infected sites disappear in a day or less, researchers say. Google reindexes the average Web site once every four days, says AVG’s Roger Thompson. Thompson: Windows XP SP2, which shipped with its firewall turned on by default, drove cybercriminals to attack through the Web browser. There’s no guarantee of safety because social engineering attacks that dupe users into taking harmful action, he says.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/web-malware-infects-fast-dies-young