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    Ransomware Takes Off, Web Browsers Under Attack: Kaspersky Report

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    Sean Michael Kerner
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    November 9, 2016
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      1Ransomware Takes Off, Web Browsers Under Attack: Kaspersky Report

      1  Ransomware Takes Off, Web Browsers Under Attack: Kaspersky Report

      Kaspersky Lab’s latest IT Threat Evolution report once again highlights the risks of ransomware, as such attacks more than doubled in 3Q16.

      2Browsers Are the Most Exploited Application

      2 - Browsers Are the Most Exploited Application

      While attackers still target Adobe Flash and Android often, the top target in the third quarter was web browsers, at 44.8 percent.

      3Malicious Installation Package Volume Fell in 3Q16

      3 - Malicious Installation Package Volume Fell in 3Q16

      There are a number of different ways to classify and track malware, including measuring the volume of malicious packages that attempt to install on devices. In the third quarter, Kaspersky Lab reported that it detected 1.5 million malicious installation packages, a decline from 3.6 million reported in the second quarter of 2016.

      4Financial Malware on the Rise

      4 - Financial Malware on the Rise

      Not surprisingly, attackers are going after money, specifically taking increasing aim at financial applications. Financial malware—that is, malware that aims to steal money from online banking applications—was blocked on 1.2 million computers monitored by Kaspersky Lab in the third quarter of 2016.

      5Zbot Is the Top Banking Malware

      5 - Zbot Is the Top Banking Malware

      While there are multiple forms of banking malware, Kaspersky Lab found that the Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot malware was the most prominent one in the third quarter.

      6Ransomware Attacks More Than Double

      6 - Ransomware Attacks More Than Double

      Kaspersky Lab reported that 821,865 Kaspersky users were attacked by some form of ransomware in the third quarter—2.6 times more than the previous quarter.

      7Japan Experiences the Most Ransomware Attacks

      7 - Japan Experiences the Most Ransomware Attacks

      While ransomware is a global problem, Japan topped Kaspersky’s list as the geography attacked the most in the third quarter.

      8Locker Is the Top Ransomware Family

      8 - Locker Is the Top Ransomware Family

      The Locker ransomware family was responsible for 28 percent of attacks on Kaspersky users in the third quarter. Locky was a distant second place, infecting 9.6 percent of users.

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