Thailand ranked third in cyber threats

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Thailand ranked third in cyber threats

Published: 13 Dec 2012 at 22.56
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Southeast Asia is the world's most dangerous internet-surfing region and Thailand is the third most-dangerous base for accessing the web, according to a worldwide study released Thursday.

According to a security study, Thailand is the third riskiest country in which to access the internet.

The US technology publication eWeek reported that research by internet security firms showed that Thai web users have a 20.8 per cent risk of being attacked or becoming infected with some sort of malware.

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Dutchbeer
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Discussion 12 : 14 Dec 2012 at 16.0012
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Bought an Acer Aspire some years back prior to Windows7 pre installed with Windows XP service pack 3 and MSOffice in Chanthaburi from a licensed Acer dealer. When going on the Internet Microsoft told me that the software was not genuine. Tried to get redress from the shop – impossible. Tried legal option police and only got told that was not a case for them. Had to pay another 4.500 baht to get a genuine operating system and MSOffice version. Complaint to Acer and did not even get a reply. Have recently changed my laptop to an HP version and also changed to a Linux operating system.
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Discussion 11 : 14 Dec 2012 at 13.2711
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A timely article. For all you IT experts and your Thai bashing. I was hacked last nite with the computer in sleep mode all Explorer links closed. I am security protected up the Ying Yang. However, made the mistake of not turning off the True connection. These people are very ingenious. Even the most saavy ITers are open to attack. So be very alert! D3 good recommendation.
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Discussion 10 : 14 Dec 2012 at 11.4310
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The reason is simple - proliferation of pirated Windows with auto-updates switched off coupled with old versions of Internet Explorer. These practices continue even if people buy computers with Windows pre-installed.

And all these people have for protection is a pirated version of anti-virus, NOD32.

They've been doing it for so long they are not going to change.

The other day I read that in technology adoption there's a ten percent trend-setting Thais who everyone copies. Unfortunately these trend-setters are not very bright themselves.
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Discussion 9 : 14 Dec 2012 at 10.469
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It always comes to same point: Education! If you know what are you doing and the consequences if you do wrong than you would be a lot saver; and not only in the Internet.
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Discussion 8 : 14 Dec 2012 at 10.248
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China doesn't allow social utilities such as YouTube or Face Book. If they did, they would certainly be at the top of the list.
I have heard that many computers have been corrupted using Virtual Personal Networks (VPN). These are used widely in Asia. Recently there was a huge amount of corruption caused from a server in London.
Using a Mac will ease up your risks of getting malware.
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Discussion 7 : 14 Dec 2012 at 09.017
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It's near impossible to know where the malware was authored, but Symmantec compiles an annual report showing the origin of detected attacks:

http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/other_resources/b-istr_main_report_2011_21239364.en-us.pdf

It's unsurprising that a large number of attacks originate from more technologically advanced areas. It would be silly to expect otherwise.

Although this is really off-topic from the article, which speaks to the likelihood of end-users becoming infected or successfully attacked.
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Discussion 6 : 14 Dec 2012 at 08.346
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Would be interesting to see which country is on the top of the list "origin of malware and viruses". Could it be a larger western country would take the top position?
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Discussion 5 : 14 Dec 2012 at 08.085
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Ironic, isn’t it, that a nation that is so enthusiastic about blocking genuine sites is so lax about keeping the Black Hats at bay? That said, I have to agree with the other comments on this thread: ‘security’ and ‘awareness’ never seem to appear in the same sentence for 99% of users. Thumb drives, anyone? Public WiFi?? I can guess your password in 123 nanoseconds, I bet.
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Discussion 4 : 14 Dec 2012 at 07.274
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Most threats can be avoided by simple common sense, this explains why Thais suffer so badly.
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Discussion 3 : 14 Dec 2012 at 03.503
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Maybe Almost malware has been infected through a mysterious E-mail which"No name""No sentence"but only a link-address.
Some E-mail has been sent from some freinds without"Nickname"and"No sentence"but only a link-address. These E-mail are dangerous which pretending your freinds.
Just to make sure, I recommend to register your another E-mail address into the address-box. If malware uses an address-information from your address-box, you can recieve a mysterious E-mail sending from your E-mail address. 　
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