Sunbelt Software announces top 10 malware threats for January
Matthew Hanson | News, Security | 03/02/2010 16:44pm
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Anti-malware developer Sunbelt Software has identified the top security threats to your computer during January 2010.
Six of the top 10 detections are Trojan horse programs, showing how much of a threat this type of malware poses to computers connected to the internet.
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT – a generic detection for Trojans that comprised nearly one quarter (23.15 percent) of all the malware found. It remained in the top position for the third month in a row, growing by nearly 20 percent from 18.69 percent of all detections in December. It is a detection that includes many downloaders associated with scareware or rogue security products.
After holding the top spot on the list for most of 2009, the password-stealing Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.gen held the second position on the list for the third consecutive month, decreasing from 6.23 to 4.91 percent of all detections.
The top 10 most prevalent malware threats for the month of January are:
1. Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
2. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.gen
3. Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen (v)
4. Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0
5. Trojan.Win32.Malware
6. Trojan.ASF.Wimad (v)
7. INF.Autorun (v)
8. Virtumonde
9. Packed.Win32.TDSS.aa.3 (v)
10. Trojan.HTML.FakeAlert.a (v)
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