20% of Trojans Designed to Steal Bank Details
20% of the Trojans that infected computers in 2006 were designed to steal bank details, according to Panda Software.
20% of the Trojans that infected computers in 2006 were designed to steal bank details, according to Panda Software.
Banker Trojans, according to Panda Software “are Trojans designed to intercept access to bank websites and steal the information entered in these pages, such as account numbers, credit card numbers, PINs or passwords. Then, they send this information to the creator of the Trojan so that he can use it for all types of crimes, from stealing money to identity theft.” [source]
Panda Software Data
Panda Software has provided the following data:
– In 2006, the Banker trojans accounted for 52.15% of total trojans
– Banbra accounted for 39.08% of total trojans
– Goldun accounted for 6.32% of total trojans
– Bancos accounted for 2.36% of total trojans.
Mikel Perez, Head, Malware Detection Department, Panda Software, said: “The unique nature of the malware, generally created to target a very specific online service, makes it difficult to detect, as the new variants are not usually included in the signature files of traditional antivirus solutions.
For this reason, signature files need to be combined with proactive technologies, capable of detecting even new and unknown threatsâ€. [source]
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