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6 Ways to Defend Against Drive-by Downloads

In the first quarter of 2011, enterprise users encountered an average of 274 web-based malware attacks, a 103 percent increase over 2010. One major cause of the dramatic increase is the growing number of drive-by download attacks.

Drive-by downloads are particularly dangerous because they're so stealthy: As their name suggests, they automatically install software on end users' computers without them knowing.

Although this article is directed at IT departments, individual users can also benefit from the information.

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