Fwd: Dirtiest Web Sites of Summer 2009

[Jason Troy <jason.troy () gmail com>]

(forwarding to the list - seems the "reply" option only sends to the
original poster. No wonder traffic is light for lurkers like myself)

Morning folks,

First ever post here after lurking for ages...

On 21/08/2009, JT wrote:
> What the hell? I googled the address to confirm its norton, it is, but
> go there with javascript turned off. Any reason for this behavior?
> Nonsense!

If you go there with JS turned off, you get a "You need JS turned on
to navigate this website" message. No, I didn't turn on JS to see what
the page looks like.

> So does anyone want to transcribe what it says? I don't have time to
> dig into it and see and I'm not turning JS on. Bastards.

I used 'wget' to d/load the page source. The core of the page says

> "Symantec’s Web site ratings service Norton Safe Web presents the Dirtiest Web Sites of Summer 2009 – the top 100 
> infected sites based on number of threats detected by Norton Safe Web as of August 2009.
> Norton Safe Web analyzes sites using signature-based file scanning, intrusion detection engines, behavioral detection 
> and install/uninstall analysis to identify security risks including phishing sites, malicious downloads, browser 
> exploits and links to unsafe external sites. In other words – dirty stuff you don’t want on your computer!
>
> It comes as no surprise that 48% of the Dirtiest Web Sites are, well, dirty— sites that feature adult content. 
> However, other Dirtiest sites run the gamut of subject matter, including sites dedicated to deer hunting, catering, 
> figure skating, legal services, and buying electronics. Viruses are the most common threat represented on the 
> Dirtiest list, followed by security risks and browser exploits. Simply clicking through to a site with these threats 
> could put you at risk of exposing your computer to infection, and worse, put your identity, personal and financial 
> information into the hands of cybercriminals.
>
> With all this dirt out there, what can you do? Help clean up the Web by joining the Norton Safeweb Community."


Then there follows a list of "Sample Dirtiest Web Sites". Off to the
right-hand side is a column of text with "Filthy Facts" and a
"Methodology" description.

It looks like it's a way for people to enter in URLs and see how
'dirty' they are (according to Norton).

Whether it's a useful tool or a marketing ploy, I don't know.

> -- JT


Cheers,
Steve

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