This month, Adware/Gator gains the first position again, with only 75 more detections than Adware/Lop.
1: Adware/Gator
2: Adware/Lop
3: Application/MyWebSearch
4: Application/Winantivirus2006
5: Spyware/Virtumonde
6: Adware/SaveNow
Application/Winantivirus2006 moves 2 positions forward, from 6th to 4th position. This rogue antispyware is usually promoted by other adware or by banners included in websites that simulate a fake analysis of the system, which always finds threats. Then, we are requested to purchase for a modest price a program to remove them.
Spyware/Virtumonde rises from the 9th to the 5th position. This malware is continually displaying banners belonging to rogue antispywares and error-repairing programs. Some versions also send information about the programs that the user has installed in the computer. They also download the toolbar Application/VSToolbar.
In the 23rd position we find Adware/Spylocked, which is an adware that promotes Application/Spylocked. It is installed mostly through the famous fakecodecs.
Application/Spylocked is the latest version of a quite well-known rogue antispyware, which has been previously named as SpywareQuake or VirusBurst.
Panda Security specializes in the development of endpoint security products and is part of the WatchGuard portfolio of IT security solutions. Initially focused on the development of antivirus software, the company has since expanded its line of business to advanced cyber-security services with technology for preventing cyber-crime.
