ARTICLE - Malware alert: Google warns of 'dirty' websites

Article text found on silicon.com, here.

Google has warned web users of the increasing threat posed by malware that can be dropped onto a computer as a web surfer visits a particular site.

The search giant carried out in-depth research on 4.5 million websites and found one in 10 web pages could successfully launch a 'drive-by-download' - such as a Trojan - onto a user's computer.

Full Google "Ghost in the Browser" report (PDF file) available here.