Threat Intelligence

Recent Malware

The global distribution of malware detected by McAfee’s sensors over the past 30 days. McAfee receives billions of malware queries and thousands of malware samples every day.

Top Spam Senders

Locations of the IP addresses originating the most spam detected by McAfee’s global network of email spam detection sensors. Note that IP addresses are dynamic, so the location of an IP address does not necessarily correspond to the location of the user causing the activity.

Top Intrusion Attackers

IP addresses that have generated the highest number of intrusion alerts in McAfee sensors worldwide, and where those attackers’ IP addresses were registered. Note that IP addresses are dynamic, so the location of an IP address does not necessarily correspond to the location of the user causing the activity.

Top Intrusion Attacks

Common intrusion techniques detected by McAfee’s intrusion detection sensors worldwide. Many intrusion attacks are associated with different types of botnets, which are used by attackers to gain control over hundreds to thousands of computers without the computers’ owners knowing about them.

Popular Domains

The most popular Internet domains detected by McAfee’s sensors over the past 30 days. There are millions of domains hosted around the world. Note that domain registration information is extremely dynamic, so the location of a domain registration does not necessarily indicate where the owner of that domain is actually based.

Popular Applications

Popular Internet applications that generate traffic, which trigger alerts on McAfee’s sensors. These applications are not necessarily malicious, but may be used to conduct unauthorized communications.

Recent Vulnerabilities

Top and most recent software vulnerabilities reported worldwide, including the overall number of vulnerabilities reported in different kinds of software.