March 2010
Trojan.Clicker.CM Vanishes from BitDefender▓s February Top Five E-Threat Report
Removable devices are this month▓s main vectors of infection
BitDefender╝, an award-winning provider of innovative anti-malware security solutions, today announced February▓s Top Five E-Threats. Last month▓s number one e-threat, Trojan.Clicker.CM, totally disappeared from the current landscape. Instead, a generic mechanism to spread malware using removable devices, such as flash drives, memory cards or external hard-disks √ Trojan.AutorunInf.Gen √ is the top e-threat of the month, with 9.09 percent of the total amount of global infections.
⌠External devices should be scanned on a regular basis,■ advised Catalin Cosoi, BitDefender▓s senior researcher. ⌠This safe practice should be used especially when these devices have been plugged in library computers, copy shops and other public locations that are known to be sources of infection.■
Win32.Worm.Downadup.Gen is up one place since January. Ranking second, with 6.24 percent, this worm exploits a well-known Microsoft╝ Windows╝ vulnerability.
⌠The continuous presence of Win32.Worm.Downadup.Gen √ also known as Conficker or Kido √ in our monthly e-threat lists proves most users are reluctant to update their operating system and locally-installed antimalware solution, in addition to installing the security fixes issued by Microsoft╝ more than a year ago■ explains Cosoi. ⌠Newer variants of the worm also install rogue antivirus applications, amongst others.■
BitDefender▓s third and fourth e-threats for February are Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen, with 5.13 percent, and Exploit.PDF-Payload.Gen, with 4.21 percent of the total amount of infections. These generic detections deal with manipulated PDF files exploiting different vulnerabilities found in Adobe╝ PDF Reader's╝ Javascript engine. Their purpose is to execute malicious code on the compromised computers.
Torrents continue to be one of the favorite vectors of malware distribution. With a percentage of 3.37, Trojan.Wimad.Gen.1 remains the number five e-threat for February. A not yet aired episode of your favorite series or a box-office title could be the perfect cover for this Trojan.
BitDefender▓s February 2010 Top Five E-Threat list includes:
1 Trojan.AutorunINF.Gen - 9.09
2 Win32.Worm.Downadup.Gen - 6.24
3 Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen - 5.13
4 Exploit.PDF-Payload.Gen - 4.21
5 Trojan.Wimad.Gen.1 - 3.37
OTHERS - 71.96
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