Alexander Sidorov Yandex
Web pages containing drive-by downloads are one of the most common ways in which malware spreads. The overall situation with endpoint infections, damages and losses highly depends on the quantity, traffic and breakthrough rate of such malicious pages and sites. To deal with this method of malware distribution it is important to understand technical and social manipulation schemes as well as cybercriminals' responsibilities, assignments and malware monetization. I will describe some interesting facts on how cybercriminals use web servers to distribute malware and the methods of endpoint infection, and what actually lies behind them.
