AV-Test, 83.45 percent of all newly developed malware programs concentrated on the Windows operating system during the measured period.
As of the first quarter of 2020, it was found that the malware industry continues to mainly target Windows systems. According to Operating systems most affected by malware as of 1st quarter 2020
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AV-TEST. "Operating Systems Most Affected by Malware as of 1st Quarter 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680943/malware-os-distribution/
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Operating systems most affected by malware as of 1st quarter 2020 [Graph], AV-TEST, August 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/680943/malware-os-distribution/