Mal/Iframe-Y

Posted: December 20, 2011

Threat Metric

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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Ranking:	14,624
Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	131

First Seen:	December 20, 2011
Last Seen:	September 14, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Mal/Iframe-Y is a compromised web page that hackers have altered to attack any PC that loads Mal/Iframe-Y. Although the original page for Mal/Iframe-Y (identified in recent attacks as a news article about demand for a pregnant Kate Middleton doll) is benign, malicious code has been inserted that some PC security brands detect as Mal/Iframe-Y. The Mal/Iframe-Y label may also be in use for similar types of website-based exploits that seek to run malicious code on reputable and high-traffic sites. In addition to keeping your browser up-to-date and using strong security settings for it, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you have active anti-malware software to detect Mal/Iframe-Y attacks before they can infect your PC. Attacks by Mal/Iframe-Y may be used for a variety of purposes but are highly-likely to install PC threats (potentially-including Trojans, viruses or spyware) without your consent.

Mal/Iframe-Y: the Threat That Hides Behind a Doll's Smile

Although Mal/Iframe-Y may be present in other variants, Mal/Iframe-Y is well-known for being used to exploit traffic to a specific type of Kate Middleton (AKA the duchess of Middleton) news article. This legitimate news article is focused on demand for a pregnant Kate Middleton doll and has links for it present on both AOL's United Kingdom site and MyDaily.co.uk. Mal/Iframe-Y's opening is actually linked, not to the article itself, but to the article's Java-based advertisements, which are compromised to allow Mal/Iframe-Y to attack your PC.

Although Mal/Iframe-Y's full potential has not yet been plumbed, Mal/Iframe-Y's structure indicates that Mal/Iframe-Y may be used for drive-by-download attacks. These attacks use script exploits like Mal/Iframe-Y to install Trojans, spyware, worms, viruses or other forms of PC threats onto your PC – and can do so both invisibly and without your permission. Due to this risk, you should consider the possibility that your computer is infected if you've ever loaded the article noted above.

What You Can Do to Preserve Your PC from Mal/Iframe-Y's Attentions

Since Mal/Iframe-Y can only affect Windows computers, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts are pleased to note that you don't need to fret over Mal/Iframe-Y if you're using another brand of operating system. Even if you're using Windows, you can protect yourself from Mal/Iframe-Y attacks by disabling Java for sites that may host Mal/Iframe-Y. However, this shouldn't be used as a substitute for possession of anti-malware software that can actively-detect Mal/Iframe-Y attacks or remove PC threats that are installed by Mal/Iframe-Y. Updating your web browser or using a web browser that's of an unpopular brand may also reduce the presence of actively-targeted security holes like Mal/Iframe-Y.

Possible contact with Mal/Iframe-Y should always be followed up by a complete scan of your PC with any good anti-malware program that's available. Since Mal/Iframe-Y was detected in May of 2011, you should be certain that your anti-malware software is using a threat database that's younger than that date, or even a competent anti-malware scanner may be unable to detect Mal/Iframe-Y intrusions.

Mal/Iframe-Y

Threat Metric

Mal/Iframe-Y: the Threat That Hides Behind a Doll's Smile

What You Can Do to Preserve Your PC from Mal/Iframe-Y's Attentions

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