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This month, Application/MyWebSearch joins the list in the first position, with only 36 detections less than Adware/Lop, which goes down to the second position.

 

1.- Application/MyWebSearch

2.- Adware/Lop

3.- Adware/Gator

4.- Dialer.XD

5.- Spyware/Virtumonde

6.- Application/SystemDoctor2006

 

Application/SystemDoctor2006 goes up from the 11th to the 6th position. It is a fake error-repairing program that is usually installed by Adware/SystemDoctor. There are also many websites or advertisements that simulate an analysis of the machine so that users install the program. Then, they are requested to purchase, for a modest price, a program to remove them.

 

Adware/Navipromo goes up from the 21st to 19th 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 .

 

Trj/Torpig, which is a banker Trojan, keeps the 37th position as in the previous month. The families belonging to Trj/Torpig and Trj/Sinowal are very similar. We explained the techniques used by Trj/Sinowal in the eCrime Congress. You can take a look at the paper here.

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This month there have been changes in the first two positions. Adware/Lop occupies the first position and 47 detections below, the seconds position is occupied by Application/MyWebSearch. Meanwhile, Adware/Gator goes down to the third position of the ranking.

1: Adware/Lop
2: Application/MyWebSearch
3: Adware/Gator
4: Application/Winantivirus2006
5: Spyware/Virtumonde
6: Adware/SaveNow

Adware/SpyLocked goes up from the 23rd to 17th position. This adware promotes the rogue antipysware called SpyLocked and is mainly distributed by the fakecodecs.

Trj/Abwiz.A is in the 34th position, which is a Trojan that registers itself as a BHO and steals passwords from the computer.

Exploit/LoadImage joins the ranking in the 44th position. It is a generic detection of an exploit we had already mentioned that affects ANI files. Moreover, this exploit is one of the most used by kits for installing malware using exploits, such as Mpack.

Tags: adware, antivirus, malware, panda, spyware, trojan

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