Internet and the networking technologies are advantageous with no second thought. Be it in the field of education, banking, reservation, governance, e-commerce etc., everyone's influenced by the Internet and the networking technology. As the trade over the Internet is increasing with the time and as the individuals are being influenced by the use of Internet and the networking technologies, so is the crime. Injecting malware on a web portal is one such kind of attacks that has been turning out to be the most effective attack vector. This enables attackers to not only infect number of systems accessing that particular website but also enables attackers to take control of the infected systems thus compromising the privacy of individuals. Any organization that is on the World Wide Web is responsible for ensuring that their website is secure from Malware to its visitors. The number of vulnerabilities in the browser continues to rise, fuelling zero-hour exploits which can infect systems before patches or signatures are available. The threat is moving from the inbox to the browser with an increasing focus on gaining financial advantage. Lack of implementation of an effective Malware monitoring system by organizations for its website may lead to loss of trust, reputation and business.
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