A report by IT solutions provider GFI Software revealed that Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT was responsible for 25.11 per cent of malware infections detected last month. In July it accounted for 29.08 per cent, rising from 27.16 per cent in June.
The study also noted that Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.gen was the second most common malware threat last month, found in 4.23 per cent of infections, followed by Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra (3.61 per cent) and INF.Autorun (3.27 per cent).
Other infections which were found in the company's top ten ranking of threats included Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0, BehavesLike.Win32.Malware, Worm.Win32.Downad.Gen and Trojan.Win32.Malware.
Last month, Sunbelt Software malware processing team manager Francis Montesino noted that trojans are pressing IT threats and are often spread by malware posing as security applications, which are also known as scareware.
The study also noted that Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.gen was the second most common malware threat last month, found in 4.23 per cent of infections, followed by Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra (3.61 per cent) and INF.Autorun (3.27 per cent).
Other infections which were found in the company's top ten ranking of threats included Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0, BehavesLike.Win32.Malware, Worm.Win32.Downad.Gen and Trojan.Win32.Malware.
Last month, Sunbelt Software malware processing team manager Francis Montesino noted that trojans are pressing IT threats and are often spread by malware posing as security applications, which are also known as scareware.
