This months top 20 lists comes from the Kaspersky Security Network. Ranking is made up of the malicious programs, adware and potentially unwanted programs most frequently detected on users’ computers. As suspected, Conficker (also known as Kido, Downadup) topped the list.

Position	Change	Name
1	1	Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.ih
2	-1	Virus.Win32.Sality.aa
3	2	Trojan.Win32.Autoit.ci
4	4	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.VB.eql
5	2	Packed.Win32.Krap.g
6	0	Worm.Win32.AutoRun.dui
7	-4	Packed.Win32.Krap.b
8	-4	Packed.Win32.Black.a
9	New	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Flystud.ko
10	5	Virus.Win32.Sality.z
11	1	Worm.Win32.Mabezat.b
12	-2	Virus.Win32.Alman.b
13	1	Worm.Win32.Autoit.ar
14	New	Trojan.JS.Agent.ty
15	2	Email-Worm.Win32.Brontok.q
16	3	Worm.Win32.Autoit.i
17	Return	Virus.Win32.VB.bu
18	New	Packed.Win32.Katusha.a
19	New	Trojan.Win32.RaMag.a
20	New	Trojan.Win32.Autoit.xp

Source: Kaspersky Lab

Tags: Conficker, Malware, statistics, top 20

Author: Christopher

One of the quickest and easiest ways to tell if you are infected with Conficker virus is to look below and see if any of the images from four of the 100+ security sites blocked by Conficker do not load.  I put four images for the following security websites: Kaspersky Lab, F-Secure, Secureworks, and Trend Micro below. If you have any problems loading these images or visiting the sites listed, you may be infected with the Conficker virus. If you are using a proxy server you will likely still be able to load the images and this is not a good test.

If you believe you are infected with Conficker (Kido/Downadup) check out Kaspersky’s KKiller tool to remove it.

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Tags: Conficker, conficker removal, Downadup, Kido, Malware, MS08-067, MS08-068, MS09-001, remove conficker, Security, virus

Author: Christopher