Kaspersky: Removable media is a major source of infection
Kaspersky Lab presents its monthly malware statistics
From this month onwards, the data used is gathered from all products that use the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), i.e. products from both the 2009 and 2010 lines. As a result, the Top Twenties have changed somewhat and the figures in both ratings this month are significantly higher, due to an increased numbers of users participating in KSN.
The first Top Twenty lists malicious programs, adware and potentially unwanted programs that were detected and neutralised when accessed for the first time, i.e. by the on-access scanner.
Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.ir, which made its first appearance last month, has replaced the traditional leader, Kido.ih. This demonstrates once again that infected removable media are a major source of infection.
Still on the subject of removable media, Autorun.dui, which appears regularly in the ratings, has been joined by a very similar program, Autorun.awkp that entered in 9th place. These malicious programs, as the name suggests, automatically run malware on removable devices.
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