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Sunbelt Software announces top ten spyware threats for July.


Sunbelt Software Founded in 1984 Sunbelt Software is a software company based out of Clearwater, Florida and provider of enterprise system infrastructure software, including anti-spyware, security, anti-spam and system management tools.  have ,announced the top ten most prevalent spyware Software that sends information about your Web surfing habits to its Web site. Often quickly installed in your computer in combination with a free download you selected from the Web, spyware transmits information in the background as you move around the Web.  threats for the month of July. The results are based on the monthly scans performed by Sunbelt's antispyware product CounterSpy. The Trojan. WinlogonHook.Delf.A threat appears for the first time in the top ten lists and is a backdoor See trapdoor.  trojan that gives an attacker the ability to control the infected in·fect  
tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects
1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent.

2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to.

3. To invade and produce infection in.
 machine without the user's knowledge.

The top ten most prevalent spyware threats for the month of July are:
1. DesktopScam             2.94%
2. Zlob.Media-Codcc        1.17%
3. Trojan.WinlogonHook.
Delf.A                     1.07%
4. Virtumonde              1.01%
5. SpywareQuake            0.93%
6. Looking-For.Home
Search Assistant           0.90%
7. Command Service         0.75%
8. Zango.CommonElements    0.72%
9. Zango.SearchAssistant   0.70%
10. DollarRevenue          0.68%


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Title Annotation:Security
Publication:Database and Network Journal
Date:Aug 1, 2006
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