Every 60 seconds 47,000 applications are downloaded off the internet! Evidently, most of us don’t think twice about downloading a song, widget, app, image or even malware. Downloading is so second nature to us that a popular phishing scheme thrives on our carefree downloading reflex. Say hello to Torpig.
A “drive-by download” is when a website suddenly prompts you to do something, such as a “click here to close this ad.” Many unsuspecting web surfers simply hit yes. Distributed mainly by drive-by download, the Torpig (or Sinowal) Trojan packs quite a punch.
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