The statistic shows the number of unique malware programs that were detected for the first time from 2014 to 2018. In the most recently reported period, around 246 million new variants of malware were observed, a decrease from 669 million malware variants in 2017.
Global number of new malware variants added annually from 2014 to 2018 (in millions)
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Symantec. (February 28, 2019). Global number of new malware variants added annually from 2014 to 2018 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/224128/number-of-unique-variants-of-malware/
Symantec. "Global number of new malware variants added annually from 2014 to 2018 (in millions)." Chart. February 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224128/number-of-unique-variants-of-malware/
Symantec. (2019). Global number of new malware variants added annually from 2014 to 2018 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224128/number-of-unique-variants-of-malware/
Symantec. "Global Number of New Malware Variants Added Annually from 2014 to 2018 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224128/number-of-unique-variants-of-malware/
Symantec, Global number of new malware variants added annually from 2014 to 2018 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224128/number-of-unique-variants-of-malware/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Global number of new malware variants added annually from 2014 to 2018 (in millions) [Graph], Symantec, February 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/224128/number-of-unique-variants-of-malware/