According to AV-Test, trojans were found to be the preferred means for cybercriminals to infiltrate Android systems. In 2019, trojans accounted for 93.93 percent of all malware attacks on Android systems. Ransomware ranked second, with 2.47 percent of Android malware samples involving this variant.
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Distribution of leading Android malware types in 2019
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AV-TEST. (August 26, 2020). Distribution of leading Android malware types in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681006/share-of-android-types-of-malware/
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