DETECTION OF MALICIOUS URL REDIRECTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Web-based malicious software (malware) has been increasing over the Internet .It poses threats tocomputer users through web sites. Computers are infected with Web-based malware by drive-by-downloadattacks. Drive-by-download attacks force users to download and install the Web-based malware without beingaware of it .these attacks evade detection by using automatic redirections to various websites. It is difficult todetect these attacks because each redirection uses the obfuscation technique. This paper analyzes the HTTPcommunication data of drive-by-download attacks. The results show significant features of the maliciousredirections that are used effectively when we detect malware.