October spyware list
PandaLabs, This month the two first positions have not changed, but Spyware/Virtumonde and Adware/Savenow gain a position each, leaving Adware/Lop in the fifth position. Adware/VideoActiveXObject goes up from the 7th to 6th position.It is the most active version of the known fakecodecs. Adware/NaviPromo goes up from 15th to 14th position.It is an adware that promotes [...]
September spyware list
This month, there have been no changes in the first positions of the ranking, so the list remains the same as last month’s:
1.- Application/MyWebSearch
2.- Adware/Gator
3.- Adware/Lop
4.- Spyware/Virtumonde
5.- Adware/Savenow
6.- Adware/ActiveSearch
In the 9th position, we find Adware/SystemDoctor, which goes up from the 13th position.
It is an adware that promotes the fake error repairing program Application/SystemDoctor2006.
Adware/NaviPromo goes up from 19th to 15th position.
It is an adware that promotes dialers and uses rootkit techniques in order to go unnoticed. It usually comes with other programs such as MailSkinner, WebMediaplayer or InternetGameBox.
Finally, we highlight Adware/WinAntivirus2007, which goes up from 58th to 25th position. It is an adware that promotes the rogue antispyware program Application/WinAntivirus2007.
August spyware list
This month there has been some changes in the first positions with regard to the previous one: Adware/Gator goes up from the third to the second position and, therefore, Adware/Lop loses one position.
1.- Application/MyWebSearch
2.- Adware/Gator
3.- Adware/Lop
4.- Spyware/Virtumonde
5.- Adware/Savenow
6.- Adware/ActiveSearch
Application/RealSpy, as the previous month, continues gaining ground and goes up from the 13th to the 11th position. It is a commercial keylogger that logs the keystrokes typed by the user, monitors the websites visited, captures screenshots and records conversations of instant messaging programs such as MSN, ICQ, AOL and Yahoo.
Adware/SystemDoctor goes up from 23th to 13th position. It is an adware that promotes the fake error repairing program Application/SystemDoctor2006
Trj/Lineage.BZE continues gaining ground and goes up from the 24th to the 18th position. It is a Trojan that steals passwords from the MORPG Lineage.
July spyware list
This month, the first positions of the list are very similar to last month’s.
1.- Application/MyWebSearch
2.- Adware/Lop
3.- Adware/Gator
4.- Adware/ActiveSearch
5.- Spyware/Virtumonde
6.- Adware/Savenow
Adware/VideoActiveXObject goes up from the 10th to 7th position.
It is the most active version of the known fakecodecs.
Application/RealSpy goes up from the 17th to the 13th position.
It is a commercial keylogger that logs the keystrokes typed by the user, monitors the websites visited, captures screenshots and records conversations of instant messaging programs such as MSN, ICQ, AOL and Yahoo.
Trj/Lineage.BZE goes up from the 34th to the 24th position.
It is a Trojan that steals passwords from the MORPG Lineage.
July spyware list
This month, the first positions of the list are very similar to last month’s.
1.- Application/MyWebSearch
2.- Adware/Lop
3.- Adware/Gator
4.- Adware/ActiveSearch
5.- Spyware/Virtumonde
6.- Adware/Savenow
Adware/VideoActiveXObject goes up from the 10th to 7th position.
It is the most active version of the known fakecodecs.
Application/RealSpy goes up from the 17th to the 13th position.
It is a commercial keylogger that logs the keystrokes typed by the user, monitors the websites visited, captures screenshots and records conversations of instant messaging programs such as MSN, ICQ, AOL and Yahoo.
Trj/Lineage.BZE goes up from the 34th to the 24th position.
It is a Trojan that steals passwords from the MORPG Lineage.