Statistics from GFI Software anti-virus and malware product ThreatNet show that there has been an increase in the amount of attacks launched by rogue security software as well as a continued existence of Trojan horses. The leading IT solutions provider to SMEs announced this week the top ten threats to businesses during the past month of February. The database comes from monthly scans that the VIPRE antivirus runs along with Read More ...
According to BitDefender, the biggest risk to computer users is currently Trojan.AutorunINF.Gen, a generic family of malware abusing the Autorun feature in Microsoft Windows operating systems. By default, every removable storage device features an autorun.ini script that instructs the computer which file to execute when the device is plugged in. Malware authors are now tampering with these files to make it launch various malicious applications. Trojan.Clicker.CM ranks second in BitDefender’s Read More ...
Web-based e-threats continue to dominate during the first month of 2009, according to BitDefender’s Top Ten analysis. Leading the pack was Trojan.Clicker.CM with a share of 5.40 percent. This device displays a significant number of commercial pop-up windows in the background of the user’s Web browser in order to lure the user to click. The aim is to generate profits for advertisements registered within a pay-per-click system. To display the Read More ...
