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Seven of the top 10 malware detections in January were Trojans
(10/02/2011)

According to GFI Software, seven of the top 10 malware detections in January were Trojans, with those seven accounting for almost 34% of all malware detections for the month. GFI Software also revealed continuing high levels of rogue security products circulating and a surge in malware that takes aim at vulnerabilities within Adobe Reader and the .pdf file format – two of the top 10 detections are aimed at exploiting holes within Adobe. ThreatNet also revealed an increase in the FakeVimes ro... [more]

GFI to merge Sunbelt Software's VIPRE technology into its email security and web security solutions group
(17/08/2010)

GFI Software has acquired Sunbelt Software and specifically its VIPRE® product suite. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition will allow GFI to merge VIPRE technology into GFI’s email security and web security solutions group, and will provide GFI with new security products. Sunbelt Software's main products include products include the VIPRE® and CounterSpy® product lines, Sunbelt Exchange Archiver™, CWSandbox™, and ThreatTrack™. The assets of Sunbelt’s software distribu... [more]

Rapid increase in scareware and password-stealing Trojan infections
(10/09/2009)

Sunbelt Software has announced the top ten most prevalent malware threats, compiled from monthly scans performed by Sunbelt's antispyware tool, CounterSpy™, and its anti-malware solution, VIPRE® Antivirus + Antispyware™. SunbeltLabs reports that password-stealing Trojan threat Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.gen maintained the top spot on the list, but its prevalence increased by 53.7% month over month, to 7.67 percent of overall Sunbelt detections from 4.99 percent in July. Trojan.Win32.Generic!... [more]

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