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Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Security Intelligence Report MICROSOFT SECURITY INTELLIGENCE REPORT Volume 9 (January 2010 through June 2010) www.microsoft.com/sir About Security Intelligence Report volume 9 Malware Key findings covers – Vulnerability Disclosures – Usage Trends for Windows update, and Microsoft update – Security Breach Trends – Malware and Potentially Unwanted Software trends – Email Threats – Malicious and Compromised Websites – Phishing Sites and Traffic – Analysis of Malware Hosts Report Report – Analysis od Drive-By Downloads Sites – Automated SQL Injection Attacks Contains data and intelligence from the past several years, but focuses on the first two quarters of 2010 Intelligence (1Q10, 2Q10) Security Security Intelligence Report volume 9 Data sources Spyware and Potentially Main Customer Segment Malicious Software Available at Unwanted Software Main No Product Name Distribution Additional Scan and Real-time Scan and Real-time Methods Consumers Business Charge Remove Protection Remove Protection Prevalent Windows Malicious Software WU/AU ● Malware ● Removal Tool Download Center Families Download Center Windows Defender ● ● ● ● Windows Vista/ Windows 7 Windows Live OneCare ● ● ● ● Cloud safety scanner Microsoft Security Essentials ● ● ● ● ● ● Cloud Forefront Online Protection for ● ● ● Cloud Exchange Forefront Client Security ● ● ● ● ● Volume Licensing Report Report Hotmail - more than 280 million active users Internet Explorer the world’s most popular browser with SmartScreen, Microsoft Phishing Filter Microsoft Forefront Online Security for Exchange scans billions of e-mail messages a year Intelligence MSRT has a user base of more than 600 million unique computers worldwide Bing billions of web-pages scanned each month Security Security Intelligence Report Website Website About Security Intelligence Report volume 9 Acting on feedback Brand new format – Featured Intelligence • The Botnet Threat • How the Waledac botnet was taken down by Microsoft – Risk Management • How Microsoft IT and Microsoft Support Services deal with botnets • Botnet checklist for IT professionals – Global Threat Assessment on botnets • Botnet intelligence from 15 countries and regions Report Report – Malware Key Findings Fully referenced and updated Microsoft Security Intelligence Report website Intelligence www.microsoft.com/sir Security Centers Supporting TwC Security TwC Security Protecting Microsoft customers throughout the entire life cycle (in development, deployment and operations) Microsoft Malware Microsoft Security Protection Center Engineering Center (MMPC) (MSEC) Report Report Intelligence Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Security Security Intelligence Report SOFTWARE VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE TRENDS www.microsoft.com/sir Industry Wide Software Vulnerability Disclosures 4.000 Industry-wide vulnerability disclosures by half-year, 1H06-2H09 3450 3474 3.500 3188 2919 2962 3.000 2707 2546 2.500 2360 2.000 1.500 Report Report 1.000 500 Intelligence 0 2H06 1H07 2H07 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Security Software Vulnerability Disclosures 2.000 1882 1.800 1562 1677 1587 1693 1.600 1494 1447 High 1402 Low (0 (9.9 +) 1.400 - 3.9) 1266 5,6% 5,3% 1.200 1289 1144 1208 Medium (4 - 1191 High6.9) (7 - 10) 1.000 1090 800 Report Report Mediu High 600 m (4 - (7 - 6.9) 9.8) 48,5% 40,6% 400 195 Intelligence 124 126 200 98 109 98 83 89 Low (0 - 3.9) 0 Security 2H06 1H07 2H07 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Software Vulnerability Disclosures 2.500 2388 2154 2.000 1820 1649 1486 1480 1.500 1379 1345 1279 1271 1225 1187 1151 1127 Low Complexity Medium Complexity 1.000 Report Report 709 500 353 Intelligence 95 88 97 76 95 34 40 High Complexity 0 2H06 1H07 2H07 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Security Software Vulnerability Disclosures Operating system, Browser and Application Disclosures 3.500 3079 3110 3.000 2807 2547 2573 2.500 2351 2161 1943 2.000 Application vulnerabilities 1.500 Report Report 1.000 Browser 500 310 vulnerabilities 259 276 256 242 207 237 196 Operating system vulnerabilities Intelligence 112 96 79 0 122 2H06 1H07 2H07 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Security Software Vulnerability Disclosures Microsoft vulnerability disclosures Microsoft vulnerability disclosures mirror the industry totals, though on a much smaller scale 3.500 3.280 3.322 3.042 3.000 2.822 2.869 2.594 2.417 2.500 2.215 Non-Microsoft 2.000 1.500 Report Report 1.000 500 Intelligence 170 152 146 129 145 97 93 113 Microsoft 0 2H06 1H07 2H07 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Security Microsoft Vulnerability Exploit Details 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% Full Disclosure 50% 40% Vulnerability Broker Cases Report Report 30% 20% Other Coordinated 10% Disclosure Intelligence 0% 1H06 2H06 1H07 2H07 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Full Disclosure 100 169 164 82 110 128 80 101 86 Vulnerability Broker Cases 25 24 17 30 71 43 41 45 30 Other Coordinated Disclosure 208 241 217 247 323 264 270 377 295 Security Microsoft Vulnerability Exploit Details 120 114 104 98 100 97 85 78 80 Security Bulletins Unique CVEs 58 60 57 51 46 47 42 41 Report Report 36 40 35 34 32 27 20 Intelligence 0 1H06 2H06 1H07 2H07 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Security Microsoft Vulnerability Exploit Details 3,5 3,1 3,0 2,8 2,5 2,3 2,2 2,2 2,1 2,0 1,8 1,6 1,5 1,5 Report Report 1,0 0,5 Intelligence 0,0 1H06 2H06 1H07 2H07 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Security Update Service Usage Over Time 180% 160% 140% 120% Microsoft Update 100% Windows Update only 80% Report Report 60% 40% Intelligence 20% 0% 2H06 1H07 2H07 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Security Update Service Usage Over Time 240,7% 240% WSUS 221,5% 220% 202,0% 200% 182,4% 180% Windows Update 166,6% 162,9% + Microsoft Update 160,6% 160% 149,9% 147,3% Report Report 140,7% 140,4% Windows Installed 140% 131,3% 131,8% Base 127,1% 122,9% 118,3% 120% 120,9% 114,0% 110,6% Intelligence 105,1% 100,0% 100% 2H06 1H07 2H07 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Security Security Intelligence Report SECURITY BREACH TRENDS www.microsoft.com/sir Security Breach Trends 350 299 300 250 250 232 200 156 150 121 Negligence Report Report 103 92 100 90 71 52 Attack 50 Intelligence 0 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Security Security Breach Trends 400 350 300 250 Missing 200 Malware 150 Email 100 Accidental Web Lost Equipment 50 Postal Mail 0 Report Report 1H08 2H08 1H09 2H09 1H10 Disposal Missing 4 0 2 0 0 Fraud Malware 4 4 7 5 6 Email 15 13 11 13 6 “Hack” Accidental Web 53 47 31 19 12 Lost Equipment 31 51 36 28 13 Stolen Equipment Postal Mail 22 16 25 12 16 Intelligence Disposal 28 10 38 15 21 Fraud 27 41 43 16 22 “Hack” 61 58 40 50 24 Stolen Equipment 146 113 89 69 53 Security Security Intelligence Report MALICIOUS AND POTENTIALLY UNWANTED SOFTWARE www.microsoft.com/sir Malicious And Potentially Unwanted Software The 11 locations with the most computers cleaned by Microsoft desktop anti-malware products in 2Q10 Computers Cleaned Computers Cleaned Country/Region Change (1Q10) (2Q10) 1 United States 11,025,811 9,609,215 -12.8% ▼ 2 Brazil 2,026,578 2,354,709 16.2% ▲ 3 China 2,168,810 1,943,154 -10.4% ▼ 4 France 1,943,841 1,510,857 -22.3% ▼ 5 Spain 1,358,584 1,348,683 -0.7% ▼ 6 United Kingdom 1,490,594 1,285,570 -13.8% ▼ Report Report 7 Korea 962,624 1,015,173 5.5% ▲ 8 Germany 949,625 925,332 -2.6% ▼ 9 Italy 836,593 794,099 -5.1% ▼ 10 Russia 700,685 783,210 11.8% ▲ Intelligence 11 Mexico 768,646 764,060 -0.6% ▼ Security Malicious And Potentially Unwanted Software Significant differences in threat patterns worldwide 45% Misc. Trojans 40% Worms 35% Misc. Potentially Unwanted 30% Software Trojan Downloaders & 25% Droppers Password Stealers 20% & Monitoring Tools Adware 15% Report Report Backdoors 10% Viruses 5% Exploits 0% Intelligence Spyware Security Security Intelligence Report • Malicious And Potentially Unwanted Software Unwanted Potentially And Malicious Worldwide infection rate average 9.6 CCM for 2Q10 9.6 CCM for average rate infection Worldwide Malicious And Potentially Unwanted Software Most Improved between 1Q09 and 2Q10 by CCM (100,000 MSRT executions) 60,0 50,0 40,0 30,0 Brazil 20,0 Report Report Saudi Arabia Guatemala Russia 10,0 Worldwide Jordan Intelligence 0,0 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 Security Malicious And Potentially Unwanted Software Highest infection rates 1Q09-2Q10 by CCM (100,000 MSRT executions) 60,0 50,0 40,0 Turkey Spain Korea Taiwan 30,0 Brazil 20,0 Report Report 10,0 Worldwide Intelligence 0,0 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 Security Malicious And Potentially Unwanted Software Category trends 40% 35,3% 35% 32,3% 29,5% 29,9% 30% Misc. Trojans Worms 24,0% 24,2% 24,4% 25% Misc. Potentially Unwanted Software 20,8% 21,1% 21,0% Trojan 20% 19,6% 18,0% Downloaders& Droppers 16,0% 13,3% Password Stealers 15% 13,1% 12,7% Monitoring Tools 11,4% & 10,9% Adware Report Report 10% 6,1% 5,3% 4,9% 6,0% Backdoors Viruses 3,1% 5% 2,5% Exploits 1,2% 1,0% 0,6% Intelligence Spyware 0% 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 Circular Markers Square Markers Represent Potentially Represent Malware Unwanted Software Security Data from All Microsoft Security Products Top 10 Families worldwide in 2Q10 Family Most Significant Category 1Q10 2Q10 1 Year Trend 1 Win32/Taterf Worms 1,495,286 2,320,953 2 Win32/Frethog Password Stealers & Monitoring Tools 2,010,989 1,997,669 3 Win32/Renos Trojan Downloaders & Droppers 2,691,987 1,888,339 4 Win32/Rimecud Worms 1,807,773 1,748,260 5 Win32/Autorun Worms 1,256,356 1,645,851 6 Win32/Hotbar Adware 1,015,055 1,482,681 Report Report 7 Win32/FakeSpypro Miscellaneous Trojans 1,244,353 1,423,528 8 Win32/Conficker Worms 1,496,877 1,663,349 Intelligence 9 Win32/Alureon Miscellaneous Trojans 1,463,885 1,035,079 10 Win32/Zwangi Misc.
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