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BitDefender reports Storm Worm is Back in Action

Monthly top ten review of current malware detected by BitDefender Labs
 

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PRLog (Press Release)Apr 02, 2008 – Top ten malware for March lists BehavesLike:Trojan.ShellHook as currently most widespread technique.

BitDefender reports that a massive resurgence of Peed (aka Storm Worm) trojan has dominated its March 2008 Top Ten Malware list. Variants of this trojan accounted for more than half of the total malware detected last month.

Although the Storm Worm topped the list, the most widespread malware technique, ranked number 3, was detected by BitDefender as BehavesLike:Trojan.ShellHook, a technique which causes a malicious program to launch, when the user initially starts a legitimate program.

"This is a convenient way to run a piece of malware, enabling user privileges but without user interaction," explained Sorin Dudea, Head of BitDefender AV Research. "It's not very stealthy, but it is a common characteristic shared by various types of malware these days. However, it is one that has few, if any, legitimate uses."

The rest of the top is taken up mostly with ancient but resilient mass mailers:

BitDefender’s March 2008 Top 10 malware list includes:

1.    Trojan.Peed.Gen              55.58%
2.    Win32.Netsky.P@mm           5.97%
3.    BehavesLike:Trojan.ShellHook       2.07%
4.    Win32.NetSky.D@mm          1.76%
5.    Win32.Netsky.AA@mm         1.54%
6.    Win32.Nyxem.E@mm           1.22%
7.    Win32.Netsky.B@mm          1.07%
8.    Win32.Netsky.C@mm          1.03%
9.    Trojan.Kobcka.CZ                  0.83%
10.    Win32.Mydoom.M@mm      0.72%
11.    OTHERS                               28.21%



For further details on the latest malware detected in the wild, please visit BitDefender’s Defense Portal site.



About BitDefender®
BitDefender is the creator of one of the industry's fastest and most effective lines of internationally certified security software. Since our inception in 2001, BitDefender has continued to raise the bar and set new standards in proactive threat prevention. Every day, BitDefender protects tens of millions of home and corporate users across the globe—giving them the peace of mind of knowing that their digital experiences will be secure. BitDefender solutions are distributed by a global network of value-added distribution and reseller partners in more than 100 countries worldwide.  More information is available at www.bitdefender.com.

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