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IT threat evolution in Q3 2024. Non-mobile statistics

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Kaspersky solutions worldwide detected this type of malware on 297,485 unique user devices. This malware also possessed the capability to install a backdoor on compromised systems. Adware and other potentially unwanted applications were as usual the most widespread threats for macOS. 2 Tajikistan 1.63 3 Kazakhstan 1.34

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OpenSSH trojan campaign targets Linux systems and IoT devices

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Poorly configured Linux and Internet of Things (IoT) devices are at risk of compromise from a cryptojacking campaign , according to researchers at Microsoft. Years ago you’d occasionally see adware programs try to remove rivals from a PC, in order to take all of the ad revenue for its creator.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics

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Attempts to run malware designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 118,099 users. At the end of last year, the number of users attacked by malware designed to steal money from bank accounts gradually decreased, a trend that continued in Q1 2021. Top 10 banking malware families.

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IT threat evolution in Q2 2024. Non-mobile statistics

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Top 20 threats to macOS The percentage of users who encountered a certain malware out of all attacked users of Kaspersky solutions for macOS ( download ) The leading active threat continues to be a Trojan capable of downloading adware or other malicious applications. There has been a slight increase of 0.1–0.2

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IT threat evolution in Q1 2025. Non-mobile statistics

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These loaders are typically used to download intrusive adware, but there is nothing stopping them from delivering any kind of Trojan. During the reporting period researchers identified new loaders from the Ferret malware family which were being distributed by attackers through fake online job interview invitations.

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IT threat evolution in Q3 2023. Non-mobile statistics

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Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 76,551 unique users. Financial threats Financial threat statistics In Q3 2023, Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of at least one piece of banking malware on the computers of 76,551 unique users. 2 Turkmenistan 3.5 3 China 2.4

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IT threat evolution in Q1 2024. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

The malware has the typical capabilities of a backdoor, such as downloading and removing files, uploading data to a command-and-control server and running shell commands in a pseudoterminal. 1.81 * Unique users who encountered this malware as a percentage of all users of Kaspersky security solutions for macOS who were attacked.

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