This statistic presents the most commonly observed types of malware worldwide in 2016, by detected sample count. According to the report, PUA and suspicious binaries had been observed in the sample 87,329 times as the most commonly observed malware, while trojan droppers (VBS) had come in second with an observed amount of 50,081 occurrences.
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Most commonly observed types of malware worldwide in 2016, by detected sample count
This statistic presents the most commonly observed types of malware worldwide in 2016, by detected sample count. According to the report, PUA and suspicious binaries had been observed in the sample 87,329 times as the most commonly observed malware, while trojan droppers (VBS) had come in second with an observed amount of 50,081 occurrences.
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| Detected sample count | |
|---|---|
| PUA and Suspicious Binaries | 87,329 |
| Trojan Droppers (VBS) | 50,081 |
| Facebook Scam Links | 35,887 |
| Trojan Downloaders (Scripts) | 27,627 |
| Browser Redirection (JS) | 24,737 |
| Browser-Redirection Downloads | 18,505 |
| Phishing (Links) | 15,933 |
| Android Trojans (lop) | 14,020 |
| Browser Redirection | 12,848 |
| Facebook Hijacking | 11,600 |
| Heuristic Blocks (Scripts) | 11,506 |
| Packed Binaries | 7,712 |
| Trojan Downloaders (JS) | 5,996 |
| Trojans, Heuristic (Win32) | 5,510 |
| Browswer iFrame Attacks | 5,467 |
| Android (Axtent) | 4,970 |
| Android Trojans (Loki) | 4,584 |
| Malware (FakeAvCn) | 4,398 |
| Trojans (HideLink) | 3,646 |
| Malware (HappJS) | 3,006 |
| Detected sample count | |
|---|---|
| PUA and Suspicious Binaries | 87,329 |
| Trojan Droppers (VBS) | 50,081 |
| Facebook Scam Links | 35,887 |
| Trojan Downloaders (Scripts) | 27,627 |
| Browser Redirection (JS) | 24,737 |
| Browser-Redirection Downloads | 18,505 |
| Phishing (Links) | 15,933 |
| Android Trojans (lop) | 14,020 |
| Browser Redirection | 12,848 |
| Facebook Hijacking | 11,600 |
| Heuristic Blocks (Scripts) | 11,506 |
| Packed Binaries | 7,712 |
| Trojan Downloaders (JS) | 5,996 |
| Trojans, Heuristic (Win32) | 5,510 |
| Browswer iFrame Attacks | 5,467 |
| Android (Axtent) | 4,970 |
| Android Trojans (Loki) | 4,584 |
| Malware (FakeAvCn) | 4,398 |
| Trojans (HideLink) | 3,646 |
| Malware (HappJS) | 3,006 |
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This statistic presents the most commonly observed types of malware worldwide in 2016, by detected sample count. According to the report, PUA and suspicious binaries had been observed in the sample 87,329 times as the most commonly observed malware, while trojan droppers (VBS) had come in second with an observed amount of 50,081 occurrences.
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