At worldwide level Trojan.Exploit variants dominate the Top Ten E-threats for November, with no less than six of them accounting for over 25% of the total number of detections, according to BitDefender, a provider of anti-virus software and data security solutions. <\/p>\n
These Trojans are iframe injection scripts, usually hosted on malicious or compromised Web sites, which get loaded by script-enabled browsers. <\/p>\n
These Trojans make the browser load links to continuously exploit the computer, in an attempt to find a "weak spot" (such as an outdated installation of Adobe Reader) which can then be used to convince the target computer to download and execute other malware.<\/p>\n
In first place, with 6.17% of total detections, is Trojan.Exploit.JS.O, a malicious javascript which contains exploits. Trojan.Exploint.JS.O is usually hosted on malicious Web sites, attempting to download more malware after being run successfully.<\/p>\n
The "old faithful" Trojan.Clicker.CM is in fourth position and is the most widespread ad-serving Trojan. The list is continues with a rogue anti-virus product Adware.FakeAntivirus.L, in seventh place, and the well-known Wimad Trojan downloader, ranking ninth.<\/p>\n
"It is still a case of Web threats ruling the pack through a well-known malware strategy. Using volume alone, they manage to remain active and even gain new victims, although the rate of success for any such e-threat, considered separately, is quite small," comments the head of the BitDefender Antivirus Lab, Sorin Dudea.<\/p>\n
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