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+60,000 Android apps spotted hiding adware for past six months

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Bitdefender researchers have discovered 60,000 different Android apps secretly installing adware in the past six months. Bitdefender announced the discovery of more than 60,000 Android apps in the past six months that were spotted installing adware on Android devices. ” reads the report published by Bitdefender.

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Mobile malware evolution 2021

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In 2021, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 3,464,756 malicious installation packages. 97,661 new mobile banking Trojans. 17,372 new mobile ransomware Trojans. In 2021, we observed a downward trend in the number of attacks on mobile users. Number of attacks on mobile users. Country*. %**.

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IT threat evolution in Q3 2023. Mobile statistics

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Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2023: A total of 8,346,169 mobile malware, adware, and riskware attacks were blocked. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware, accounting for 52% of all detected threats. In total, Kaspersky products blocked more than 8.3 million attacks.

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The mobile malware threat landscape in 2022

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Figures of the year In 2022, Kaspersky mobile products and technology detected: 1,661,743 malicious installers 196,476 new mobile banking Trojans 10,543 new mobile ransomware Trojans Trends of the year Mobile attacks leveled off after decreasing in the second half of 2021 and remained around the same level throughout 2022.

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Mobile malware evolution 2020

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In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. Pandemic theme in mobile threats. The mobile malware Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Agent.aq The year in figures. Trends of the year.

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IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. Mobile statistics

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Non-mobile statistics. Mobile statistics. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2022: A total of 5,623,670 mobile malware, adware, and riskware attacks were blocked. Droppers (Trojan-Dropper), accounting for 26.28% of detections, were the most common threat to mobile devices. Mobile threat statistics.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2023. Mobile statistics

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Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution Q1 2023. Mobile statistics These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data. The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 34.8% Kaspersky mobile security systems thwarted a total of 4.9

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