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IT threat evolution Q3 2018. Statistics - harlan4096 - 12 November 18
Quote:These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky Lab products received from users who consented to provide statistical data.Full reading: https://securelist.com/it-threat-evolution-q3-2018-statistics/88689/
Q3 figures
According to Kaspersky Security Network:
Mobile threats
- Kaspersky Lab solutions blocked 947,027,517 attacks launched from online resources located in 203 countries.
- 246,695,333 unique URLs were recognized as malicious by Web Anti-Virus components.
- Attempted infections by malware designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were logged on the computers of 305,315 users.
- Ransomware attacks were registered on the computers of 259,867 unique users.
- Our File Anti-Virus logged 239,177,356 unique malicious and potentially unwanted objects.
- Kaspersky Lab products for mobile devices detected:
- 1,305,015 malicious installation packages
- 55,101 installation packages for mobile banking Trojans
- 13,075 installation packages for mobile ransomware Trojans.
Q3 events
Perhaps the biggest news of the reporting period was the Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Asacub epidemic. It peaked in September when more than 250,000 unique users were attacked – and that only includes statistics for those with Kaspersky Lab’s mobile products installed on their devices.