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Security NewsJuly Virus Top 10Thu, 10 August 2006First time after Sober.Y disappeared, we have a new number one threat - Worm/Bagz.D.3 dethroned Netsky.P
Moving on to the second part of our monthly malware analysis, we discovered something incredible for this month: the 100th phishing description of PayPal was published on our website.
The phishing authors make use of this portal’s popularity and the fact that it has thousands of new members every day which might have never been targeted before. As we said the last two months, phishers have begun to target smaller entities besides large banking institutions, and we discovered again an incredible amount of new targets, such as: Downey Savings, Frontier Bank, PNC Bank, Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, Franklin Bank, TD Canada Trust, BHF-BANK, Elevations Credit Union, OnPoint Community Credit Union, Banca Commerciala Romana, Colorado State Employees Credit Union, Fifth Third Bank, UBS, Campus USA Credit Union, The National Bank of Cambridge, Maryland; TCF Bank, Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank, Flagstar Bank and Hancock Bank. Avira strongly recommends all users to be careful with suspicious emails and unexpected attachments, no matter what interesting subjects they might claim to be carrying and to update their security product on a regular basis. If you want to know more about these forms of cyber crime, please see or search for detailed descriptions on our website: http://www.avira.com/en/threats/index.html For more information on how to recognize a phishing fraud, take your time to read our dedicated page: http://www.avira.com/en/threats/what_is_phishing.html Remember that we are here to assist you against the malware threat. Get rid of your doubts when facing a suspect file: just send it to and we will analyze it for you. Take a moment to see how to submit malware and then follow our instructions to send the suspicious file: http://original.avira.com/en/pages/How_to_submit_malware.html About Avira Avira is a worldwide leading supplier of self-developed security solutions for professional and private use. With more than twenty years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field. The security expert has several locations in Germany and partnerships in Europe, Asia and America. At its headquarters in Tettnang near Lake Constance, Avira is one of the region’s largest employers with more than 180 employees. Worldwide more than 250 persons are employed and their work regularly wins awards. Avira AntiVir Personal, used by millions of private users, represents a significant contribution to security. Avira’s national and international customers include renowned corporations listed on the stock exchange but also educational institutions and public authorities. In addition to protection of the virtual environment, Avira also provides for more protection and security in the real world by supporting the Auerbach Foundation. Established by the founder of the company, the Auerbach Foundation promotes charitable and social projects as well as the arts, culture and science.
Company Contact: Adela Kohl/Gernot Hacker Avira GmbH Lindauer Str. 21 D-88069 Tettnang Telefon: +49 (0) 7542-500 284 Telefax: +49 (0) 7542-525 10 Email: press@avira.com
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