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Trend Micro web site falls victim of Web hack

Malicious software writers are searching new means to attack end user and infect end user PC / Notebook with Trojans / malware and such Malicious software. One of the common and effective way which they have adopted since early 2004 is to compromise any social networking site running phpBB / SMF or such bulletine board software and mass attack on the users.

The way is very simple, 1st infect a trusted web site, and then user it spread the Malicious code in to the end user system.

As per Security Giant Mcafee recent wave of attacks, which has started just a week ago, already have infected over 200,000 web sites which includes various social networking site running phpBB and ASP. Even this wave of attack manages to infect and compromise a leading web portal of one of the major Security firm, Trend Micro.

A Trend Micro spokesman confirmed to InfoWorld that the company’s site had been hacked Thursday, saying that the attack took place earlier in the week. “A portion of our site — some pages were attacked,” said Mike Sweeny, a Trend Micro spokesman. “We took the pages down overnight Tuesday night — and took corrective action.”