In 2021, SMSreg packages were the most common type of potentially malicious applications detected in mobile apps, with approximately 91 percent of unwanted applications falling under this category. Dnotua ranked second, with approximately four percent of unwanted applications detected in the last measured year belonging to this type of potential malware.
Distribution of potentially malicious mobile apps detected in 2021, by type
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Mobile security threats
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- Basic Statistic Monthly cyber attacks on global mobile users worldwide 2020-2021
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App trackers
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User behavior and opinions
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- Premium Statistic Factors of concern for global smartphone users 2020
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- Premium Statistic Reasons to change mobile OS for global iOS and Android users 2021
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Spotlight: children and mobile privacy
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- Premium Statistic Global kids mobile activities online 2021
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- Basic Statistic User data collection in select mobile iOS apps for kids worldwide 2021, by type
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- Countries of registration for mobile apps directed to children 2022
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- Children apps treatment of personal data 2022, by app store
- Apps using the keyword "anonymous" worldwide 2014-2021
- Mobile users attitudes towards cyber security in mobile apps 2021
- Monthly cyber attacks on global mobile users worldwide 2020-2021
- Apple App Store: mobile apps removed 2018-2020, by violation
- Apple App Store: mobile apps removed H2 2020, by country
- Trackers found in mobile apps 2022, by category
- Most tracked iOS apps used by children 2022, by number of data segments
- COPPA violations found in children apps in the Google Play Store 2021
- U.S. children apps on the Google Play Store collecting PI 2021
- Google Play Store: delisted apps 2021-2022
- Distribution of mobile iOS apps based on most recent update date 2022
- Distribution of mobile iOS and Android apps based on most recent update date 2022
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Kaspersky Lab. (February 21, 2022). Distribution of potentially malicious mobile apps detected in 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305927/potentially-malicious-apps-by-type/
Kaspersky Lab. "Distribution of potentially malicious mobile apps detected in 2021, by type." Chart. February 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305927/potentially-malicious-apps-by-type/
Kaspersky Lab. (2022). Distribution of potentially malicious mobile apps detected in 2021, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305927/potentially-malicious-apps-by-type/
Kaspersky Lab. "Distribution of Potentially Malicious Mobile Apps Detected in 2021, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305927/potentially-malicious-apps-by-type/
Kaspersky Lab, Distribution of potentially malicious mobile apps detected in 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305927/potentially-malicious-apps-by-type/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Distribution of potentially malicious mobile apps detected in 2021, by type [Graph], Kaspersky Lab, February 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305927/potentially-malicious-apps-by-type/