Top Ten Spyware/Malware Threats for April

May 1st, 2008 | by Foo |

Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security and management software, today announced the top ten most prevalent spyware and malware threats for the month of April.

1. Trojan.FakeAlert 1.77%

Trojan.FakeAlert will hijack the desktop background with an image alerting the user that their computer system has been infected with spyware. It also changes some settings of windows which include:- disabling permissions for the user to change the background image and setting the active desktop to ’show web content’. It is usually installed in conjunction with a rogue anti-spyware application. source:research.sunbelt-software.com source:www.pctools.com

2. Trojan-Downloader.Zlob.Media-Codec 1.30%

Trojan-Downloader.Zlob.Media-Codec is a program that typically purports to be a needed upgrade to Windows Media Player in order to view adult oriented videos on certain websites. However, Trojan-Downloader.Zlob.Media-Codec actually downloads and installs additional malware on the user’s machine. source:research.sunbelt-software.com

3. Trojan.NewMediaCodec 0.67%

Trojan.NewMediaCodec is a program that typically purports to be a needed upgrade to Windows Media Player in order to view adult oriented videos on certain websites. However, Trojan.NewMediaCodec actually downloads and installs additional malware on the user’s machine. source:research.sunbelt-software.com

4. ClickSpring.PuritySCAN 0.63%

PurityScan delivers targeted advertising including pop-ups to the user’s desktop. PurityScan transmits browsing history back to the vendor in order to provide ads based on the user’s browsing habits. PurityScan has been noted to install through security exploits and may bundle and/or download other adware applications. The EndUserLicenseAgreement (EULA) states that the vendor, ClickSpring LLC, may automatically update, upgrade or uninstall the company’s software as well as install additional applications at any time without father notice. source:research.sunbelt-software.com

5. Virtumonde 0.53%

Adware.VirtuMonde is an adware program that downloads and displays popup advertisements. source:www.symantec.com

6. Slagent/Navipromo 0.42%

7. CWS.DesktopHijack 0.39%

8. Trojan.Vxgame 0.39%

9. Blaire 0.37%

10. Backdoor.Rbot 0.35%

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