JS/TrojanDownloader.Pegel.BR

For several days my NOD32's POP3 filter has been detecting incoming emails as having the a "JS/TrojanDownloader.Pegel.BR trojan". I've rarely gotten any infected emails, but now I'm getting 20+ per day. I don't see any reports indicating that this is an internet-wide phenomenom, so I'm wondering if I've been infected with something else that's publishing my email addresses (multiple addresses). I also can't find this trojan listed in ESET's knowledgebase. What is it?

Should I be concerned, or is everyone getting hit with this thing?

Thanks

 

sound more like either your email is on a spammer's list or most probably somebody who has your email address stored got infected and is spreading now. but your email provider should pick it up in the first place, unless you run your own email server

 

There was a window when the common spam processors (Spam Assassin, Barracuda) weren't filtering this one. There's nothing wrong with your system, everything worked as it should.

 

Thanks JRViejo. I hit that page when I Googled TrojanDowloader.Pegel, but the page is for "Wins32/Netsky.Q Worm". Where do I look to see that the two are related?

 

Those links are relative to which threat is most prevailent. Pegel is now here: http://www.virusradar.com/stat_01_current/virus_0005_c31d_enu.html