Lavasoft Security Bulletin - October 2016: Top Threats

Top 20 Blocked Malware

PositionAd-Aware detection% of all threatsChange in ranking
1Trojan.HTML.Ramnit.A6.78%+3.90%
2Gen:Trojan.Heur.RP.w8X@aWwJg5li2.95%new
3Trojan.Generic.53289972.64%new
4Win32.Ramnit.N2.02%+0.09%
5Gen:Variant.Graftor.2985851.94%new
6Win32.Sality.31.73%+0.28%
7Win32.Ramnit.Y1.68%new
8Trojan.Generic.65178351.61%new
9Trojan.LNK.Gen1.35%+0.81%
10Trojan.Script.5001871.20%new
11Backdoor.Bot.1213951.18%new
12Gen:Trojan.Heur.RP.x8Y@aWwJg5li1.09%new
13Trojan.Generic.57508371.02%new
14Win32.Ramnit1.02%-0.91%
15Trojan.Agent.BPNG0.87%new
16Gen:Variant.Zusy.2045920.75%new
17Gen:Trojan.Heur.RP.z8Z@aWi7Zvai0.64%new
18Gen:Trojan.Heur.RP.A8Z@aWi7Zvai0.63%new
19Gen:Trojan.Heur.RP.x8Y@aWi7Zvai0.63%new
20Trojan.FakeAlert.CCI0.61%new

The Top 20 malicious programs blocked on PCs

Malware Prevalence Table October 2016

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

PositionAd-Aware detection% of all threatsChange in ranking
1Backdoor.Bot.1586146.35%-0.83%
2Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.16.17%+1.56%
3Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.353.37%+1.33%
4Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DealPly.843.16%-0.67%
5Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DealPly.892.71%new
6Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DealPly.1642.61%+2.15%
7Gen:Variant.Miuref.31.84%+1.05%
8Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.2753401.53%-0.37%
9Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.241.41%+0.84%
10Application.Bundler.Temonde.FB1.29%new
11Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.ExpressInstaller.11.09%new
12Adware.Agent.SAD1.00%new
13Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DealPly.521.00%new
14Gen:Variant.Graftor.3004050.77%-0.23%
15Gen:Variant.Symmi.683300.72%new
16Win32.Virtob.Gen.120.72%new
17Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.539670.55%new
18Dropped:Generic.Malware.SB.42A431320.48%new
19Gen:Variant.Graftor.3084310.48%new
20Gen:Variant.Mikey.536710.46%new

New malicious programs entered the Top 20

Top20 Potentially Unwanted Programs

Below are the Top 20 Potentially Unwanted Programs blocked by Ad-Aware. 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
1Gen:Adware.Heur.kq1@RmaR0hai13.12%new
2Gen:Variant.Adware.Adload.253.90%new
3Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.ExpressDownloader.32.29%new
4Gen:Application.Imonetize.22.17%new
5Adware.GenericKD.32523532.04%new
6Application.Bundler.Tillail.U2.00%+0.46%
7Adware.InstallIQ.K1.77%new
8Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.81.74%new
9Adware.Agent.QBW1.37%new
10Adware.JS.Crossrider.B0.96%-0.04%
11Adware.Linkury.B0.93%+0.21%
12Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DealPly.890.93%+0.01%
13Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.10.88%-2.20%
14Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.ExpressInstaller.10.82%-1.40%
15Gen:Variant.Adware.Dealply.420.80%new
16Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH0.75%+0.07%
17Adware.Goopdate.K0.70%+0.02%
18Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.ExpressDownloader.100.67%new
19Application.Agent.MQ0.64%new
20Application.Spigot.BrowExt.AW0.58%new

Top20 PUPs detected on user PCs

Operating Systems

Infections by OS

Geographic Location

Infections by country of origin

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