Hong Kong domain name website listed as the most dangerous area in the world

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Author: User
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Xinhua Beijing, June 5, according to the Hong Kong Grand Bulletin reported that Hong Kong network security sounded a serious alarm! The ". HK" Hong Kong domain name website is listed as the world's most dangerous domain name, according to a new study published by the famous computer anti-virus software company Http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/33924.html ">mcafee Inc." , the level of security is 27 levels lower than last year, the risk is higher than the second-ranked ". CN" China domain name website.

When netizens browse the website of ". HK" domain name, the risk of being attacked by hackers is the highest in all other areas.

McAfee Inc.4 on the "Network Disease map" annual report, survey from 265 different countries and regions in the global domain name, involving a total of 9.9 million sites, researchers use the company developed technical tools to scan the content of various sites, including detection of hidden programs, viruses, hacker programs.

The first test results found that 19.2% of sites in the Hong Kong domain name site were classified as "dangerous" or "potentially dangerous", and the global Risk ranking was only 27th in 2007, rising to 1th place in the world this year. ". cn" The Chinese domain name website, has 11.8% to be classified as "dangerous" or "has the latent danger", the global ranking from last year 11th, jumps sharply to this year 2nd place.

It is noteworthy that the ". Info" domain site is also quite dangerous, with up to 11.7% sites listed as "dangerous" or "potentially dangerous". More than 5% of the most commonly used ". com" domain sites around the world are classified as "dangerous" or "potentially dangerous".

However, the ". HK" Hong Kong domain name and the ". CN" Site, which is considered highly dangerous, are not necessarily located in Hong Kong and China. McAfee Research analyst Shane Keats said site managers can choose to register any area domain name sites, malicious sites, and many will choose the cheapest and most loosely managed domain registrars.

The Finnish Domain name website is the safest because of the fierce competition, many companies that provide domain name registration and registration services reduce the conditions and restrictions for registering domain names and Rob customers with low fees, many of which do not verify the background and identity of the person or institution applying for a domain name.

The ". Fi" Finnish domain name Web site is the safest in the world, with the global risk ranking at 74th Place compared to the 70th place last year. Other safe and ". JP" Japanese domain name website, the world ranked 72nd. ". No" the Norwegian Domain name Web site ranked 71st in the global rankings, ". Si" Slovenia and ". CO" Columbia sites ranked 70th and 69 respectively. The ". Gov" government website is also quite secure, with only 0.05% being classified as "dangerous" or "potentially dangerous".

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