List of scariest malware

7th November 2008

PandaLabs in honour of Halloween published a list of most dangerous malicious programs in the net. They can cause serious damage to user data and a lot of other troubles.
On the top of the list there is a virus Tixcet.A. It disguises under a Microsoft Word file and tries to delete files of specific extensions such as .DOC, .MP3, .MOV, .ZIP, .JPG, etc.
The second position belongs to Antivirus2008pro, pretending to be a free antivirus program. Many users swallow the bait, but soon Antivirus2008pro begins giving false reports of contamination in an attempt to compel the owner to pay for â€œcureâ€. The next virus in our list, Goldun.TB disguises as an email application, saying that the Internet service of the victim will be suspended. Once on your computer, it steals passwords and information about online payments.
Then several Trojans come. The first of these, Baker.LGC tries to infiltrate into the computer, hiding behind the false story of an accident involving Fernando Alonso, a Spanish Formula 1 racer. The second Trojan, Turkojan.I, owns one of the most attractive camouflages: it acts as a new episode of The Simpsons. And the trojan Banbra.FXT generates an e-mail message on behalf of the Brazilian federal ministries, and then clears the bank accounts of those believed in the lottery.
The worm AutoKitty.A, also in the list, makes numerous modifications in the Windows registry that prevent the computer from correct functioning. The trojan PHilto.A in the form of a video with Paris Hilton installs on your computer modules, showing advertising, while the malware MeteorBot.A under the guise of Superman steals information on the computer.
Finally, the ten is closed with the trojan PGPCoder.E, attempting to encrypt all user data.