The statistic shows the number of unique mobile malware programs that were detected for the first time from 2016 to 2018. In the most recently reported period, 2,328 new variants of mobile malware were observed, which was a decrease in comparison from the 5,932 mobile malware variants that were observed in 2017.
Global number of new mobile malware variants added annually from 2016 to 2018
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Symantec. (February 28, 2019). Global number of new mobile malware variants added annually from 2016 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/983266/number-of-unique-mobile-variants-of-malware/
Symantec. "Global number of new mobile malware variants added annually from 2016 to 2018." Chart. February 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983266/number-of-unique-mobile-variants-of-malware/
Symantec. (2019). Global number of new mobile malware variants added annually from 2016 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983266/number-of-unique-mobile-variants-of-malware/
Symantec. "Global Number of New Mobile Malware Variants Added Annually from 2016 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983266/number-of-unique-mobile-variants-of-malware/
Symantec, Global number of new mobile malware variants added annually from 2016 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983266/number-of-unique-mobile-variants-of-malware/ (last visited March 30, 2020)
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