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Threat Level: Low

Win32/Stration still remains the most widespread threat expanded by e-mails. Alike Win32/Nuwar worm is updated regularly and mass e-mailed as an attachment. Different downloaders are often distributed the same way, especially Trojan horses on target computers in order to get to sensitive information. ANI Exploit still remains the most misused threat.


 

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Name: Win32/Akannuna.A
Insert date: 2009-11-19 12:41:06


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Conficker Is The Most Widespread
Throughout the month of October, ESET customers have encountered the Conficker worm the most. This fact is underscored by the results of ESET statistical reporting system ThreatSense.Net®. Win32/Conficker with an 8.85% share of all detected threats remains the topmost threat. (November 4, 2009)

September - Rise of USB and Exchangeable Media-borne Threats
Throughout September, the popularity of exchangeable media has contributed to the high occurrence of related threats in the Slovak Republic. INF/Autorun is the country‘s top threat with a share of 5.51%. A similar trend was registered also in Israel (4.99%), Latvia (4.97%) and Lithuania (5.44%). Even higher share of USB-exploiting threats was registered in the United Arab Emirates – 7.36%. (October 2, 2009)

ESET launches Public Beta of ESET Mobile Antivirus for Symbian
ESET, the creator of security software for the protection against all – even unknown computer threats has submitted for public testing a beta version of ESET Mobile Antivirus for Symbian operating system. (September 23rd , 2009)

Facebook Fan Check Virus – Hoax Directing Users to Rogue Antivirus
The users of the popular social networking site Facebook - including fans of ESET - have reported a virus targeting Facebook Fan Check application. This is a hoax that has been spread among the application’s users, which in turn has led to increased search activity on this topic. (September 8, 2009)