As of March 2020, the total number of new malware detections worldwide amounted to 677.66 million programs, up from 661 million new malware detections at the end of January 2020. According to AV-TEST, the cumulative number of new malware samples is projected to surpass 700 million within 2020.
Cumulative detections of newly-developed malware applications worldwide from 2015 to March 2020
(in millions)
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AV-TEST. (August 26, 2020). Cumulative detections of newly-developed malware applications worldwide from 2015 to March 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/680953/global-malware-volume/
AV-TEST. "Cumulative detections of newly-developed malware applications worldwide from 2015 to March 2020 (in millions)." Chart. August 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680953/global-malware-volume/
AV-TEST. (2020). Cumulative detections of newly-developed malware applications worldwide from 2015 to March 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680953/global-malware-volume/
AV-TEST. "Cumulative Detections of Newly-developed Malware Applications Worldwide from 2015 to March 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680953/global-malware-volume/
AV-TEST, Cumulative detections of newly-developed malware applications worldwide from 2015 to March 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680953/global-malware-volume/ (last visited October 04, 2022)
