Sunbelt Software's monthly malware report pointed out that seven of the top ten e-threats last month were featured in December's ranking, albeit in a slightly different order.
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, the generic detection for Trojans, accounted for 23.15 per cent of detections and held onto the top spot for the third consecutive month.
The research also showed that Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.gen, Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen, Trojan.Win32.Malware and INF.Autorun were threats which have been common in the past two months.
Michael St Neitzel, Sunbelt Software vice president of threat research, said trojans are likely to remain the leading type of malware of the foreseeable future.
He commented: 'Trojans used to download and install a wide variety of other malware and those are the real moneymakers for the bad guys.'
Last month, Panda Security spokesman Javier Merchan claimed that the number of malware threats will increase 'exponentially' during the coming year.
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, the generic detection for Trojans, accounted for 23.15 per cent of detections and held onto the top spot for the third consecutive month.
The research also showed that Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.gen, Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen, Trojan.Win32.Malware and INF.Autorun were threats which have been common in the past two months.
Michael St Neitzel, Sunbelt Software vice president of threat research, said trojans are likely to remain the leading type of malware of the foreseeable future.
He commented: 'Trojans used to download and install a wide variety of other malware and those are the real moneymakers for the bad guys.'
Last month, Panda Security spokesman Javier Merchan claimed that the number of malware threats will increase 'exponentially' during the coming year.
