Dr.Web
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Dr.Web Warns Users of Trojan.Hosts Malware Trojan.Hosts malware infects eight thousand computers every day BANGALORE, India - March 20, 2013 : Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, has warned users about the growing number of compromised websites from which Trojan.Hosts malware is being downloaded onto computers. In early 2013, the threat spread at almost epidemic magnitude. The outbreak remained at its peak in January and mid-February when as many as 9,500 computer infections were being registered every 24 hours. In March Trojan.Hosts programs are infecting about 8,000 computers per day. Criminals are using stolen logins and passwords to connect to servers via FTP. They upload a shell and use it to modify the .htaccess file and embed a malignant script into web pages. As a result, site visitors get a web page that contains links to a variety of malicious applications. In partic...