The most common pests of the first half of 2017
Here is a recent list of which malware and unwanted programs were the "most successful" creations in the first half of 2017.
The most common pests of the first half of 2017
- placed
Pest name: Trojan.BAT.Poweliks.Gen
Percentage: 25,2%
Number of attacks per 1000 users: 3252
Description: Runs another randomly named file as a small helper script. Poweliks works without a file, is a memory-resident malware that uses data stored in the registry. You're constantly clicking on ads (ad fraud), which can lead to malicious code being downloaded.
2st place
Pest name: JS: Trojan.JS.Agent.RB
Spercentage: 3,5%
Number of attacks per 1000 users: 452
Description: A JavaScript-based download trojan.
3st place
Pest name: Exploit.Poweliks.Gen.4
Percentage: 2,9%
Number of attacks per 1000 users: 379
Description: This exploit looks for links that use the Windows HTML help function (mshta.exe) to run Jscript code stored in the registry. Part of Poweliks.
Top Spyware Programs (PUPs) for the First Half of 2017
- placed
Pest name: Win32.Application.DownloadGuide.T
Percentage: 9%
Number of attacks per 1000 users: 3118
2st place
Pest name: Gen: Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.24
Percentage: 7,8%
Number of attacks per 1000 users: 2687
3st place
Pest name: Script.Application.FusionCore.B
Percentage: 4%
Number of attacks per 1000 users: 1367
