July Malware: INF/Autorun Leads Worldwide, HTML/ScrInject.B Top Threat in Europe

In July, INF/Autorun was the top malware worldwide − for the third month in a row with a 5.46% infection rate globally, placing second on the malware list in Europe with a 3.72% share. ESET malware statistics based on ESET LiveGrid® − a cloud-based malware collection system utilizing data from users of ESET solutions worldwide − has put HTML/ScrInject.B in second spot worldwide with 3.37%, while the European infection rate put it on the top spot with 4.50%. Win32/Conficker was third globally with 3.29%, while HTML/Iframe.B (3.52%) was third in Europe.