[HIB]1.2m computers hit using Eleonore Exploit Toolkit

Security firm, AVG, says a two-month study has resulted in its discovery of a network of 1.2 million malware-infected computers controlled by cybercriminals who were using the Eleonore exploit toolkit, commercial attack software which enables cyber criminals to infect and monitor compromised PCs.According to AVG it researched 165 Eleonore toolkits in use by cyber criminals and concluded that those using the Eleonore exploit toolkit were experiencing a “10 percent success rate in infecting the more than 12 million users visiting their compromised web pages,” with all 165 domains experiencing high volumes of traffic which the cyber criminals managed to compromise.According to Lloyd Borrett, so-called “security evangelist” at AVG Australia and New Zealand, “the accessibility and sophistication of easy-to-use cyber criminal toolkits proves that cyber gangs are raising the bar to monetise their criminal activities,” and, he added, “that is why it’s more important than ever for families, corporations and other computer users to protect their computers from being targeted by this kind of increasingly popular cyber attack by using AVG anti-virus and web security tools like LinkScanner that AVG offers free.”

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