Lavasoft Security Bulletin - May 2015: Top Threats

Top20 Blocked Malware

PositionAd-Aware detection% of all threatsChange in ranking
1Win32.Worm.Nimda.O18.50%new
2Win32.Runouce.B@mm6.43%new
3Win32.Ramnit.N2.61%+2.39%
4Win32.Sality.32.60%+2.08%
5Win32.Virtob.Gen.122.23%new
6Exploit.Html.Iframe.Bof.ABP2.03%new
7Gen:Variant.Mikey.115761.77%+1.54%
8Trojan.Script.6285571.52%new
9Gen:Variant.Zusy.1206791.45%new
10Trojan.LNK.Gen1.41%+1.02%
11Trojan.Sinowal.Gen.10.90%new
12Gen:Variant.Buzy.2980.80%+0.42%
13Win32.Sality.OG0.79%new
14Generic.Malware.DHVQ.900474730.76%new
15Gen:Variant.FakeAV.1200.56%new
16Trojan.Script.Agent.FA0.40%+0.16%
17Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.20.39%new
18Trojan.VBS.UDE0.34%-0.13%
19Trojan.JS.Hotfixer.A0.32%new
20Win32.Neshta.A0.32%new

The Top 20 malicious programs blocked on PCs

Malware Prevalence Table ñ May 2015

The table below ranks the most prevalent families seen by Malware Lab's analysis systems in May.

PositionAd-Aware detection% of all threatsChange in ranking
1Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.385.33%new
2Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.5667485.03%+4.34%
3Gen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.364.81%new
4Adware.BrowseFox.CW4.44%new
5Adware.BrowseFox.CV3.18%new
6Gen:Variant.Adware.MPLug.352.78%new
7Adware.BrowseFox.CX2.29%new
8Gen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.371.47%+0.46%
9Gen:Variant.Adware.Netfilter.21.29%+0.45%
10Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.331.22%new
11Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.2941.21%new
12Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.5545881.16%new
13Adware.MPLug.HH1.12%-4.84%
14Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.1223411.06%+0.12%
15Trojan.Agent.BJVA1.00%new
16Gen:Variant.Application.Zusy.1395550.91%new
17Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.120.88%+0.17%
18Adware.BrowseFox.CD0.88%new
19Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY0.83%+0.05%
20Gen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.280.82%+0.04%

New malicious programs entered the Top 20

Top20 Potentially Unwanted Programs

Below are the Top 20 Potentially Unwanted Programs blocked by Ad-Aware on userís PCs. These are advertising software, browser toolbars, search engines and other programs which change browser start pages and other system settings.

PositionAd-Aware detection% of all threatsChange in ranking
1Adware.JS.Crossrider.B9.17%+6.20%
2Application.Generic.12654787.42%new
3Adware.Eorezo.BZ4.76%-0.28%
4Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH2.69%-0.95%
5Adware.Linkury.N1.71%new
6Adware.Linkury.B1.43%new
7Adware.JS.Agent.AI1.24%new
8Adware.BrowseFox.CT1.19%new
9Adware.JS.Agent.AM1.19%new
10Adware.JS.Agent.AG1.10%new
11Adware.SwiftBrowse.CR1.08%-0.13%
12Adware.JS.Agent.AN1.08%new
13Application.SearchProtect.BS1.05%+0.24%
14Adware.Linkey.B1.00%-1.72%
15Gen:Application.Parj.10.92%-0.36%
16Adware.BrowseFox.CW0.88%new
17Adware.BrowseFox.V0.80%-0.62%
18Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.1396270.78%new
19Adware.BrowseFox.BJ0.73%new
20Adware.Linkury.S0.69%new

Top20 PUPs detected on userís PC

Operating Systems

Infections by OS

Geographic Location

Infections by country of origin

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