Latest security vulnerability: Microsoft Security Zero-Day Threats

In its latest security vulnerability report, Microsoft said data proved that the threat of so-called zero-day vulnerabilities is overblown.

The eleventh volume of Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report found that less than 1 percent of exploits in the first half of 2011 were due to zero-day vulnerabilities. Instead, typical social-engineering attempts, such as phishing, accounted for 45 percent of all malware propagation during the period.

In total, the vast majority of malware is spread via social networks; phishing attempts that targeted social networking sites peaked in April at almost 84 percent.

Microsoft’s report found that a third of malware during the first half of the year was.......

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