Panda Security: Cybercriminals seem to be working non-stop. In fact, in the third quarter of 2014, they created more than 20 millions new malware variants, which translates to 227.747 new samples per day.
Most of these do not pose a risk to users who have a reliable security app installed on their computer, but the large number of malware running on a daily basis is really worrying.
Her researchers Panda Security in a report for the last quarter of the year state that most of the threats recorded through their systems were Trojans, which represent 78,08% of the total number of samples, which is not surprising, because this category of malware includes a number of threats, such as backdoors, rootkits, infostealers, malware downloaders and droppers for ransomware and spyware.
Viruses and worms come in second and third respectively, representing 8,89% and 3,92%, according to with the presentation of the PandaLabs Technical Director, Luis Corrons.
In terms of infection rates, Trojans were responsible for most of them, while potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) came second, with a percentage of 14,55%.
According to the report, Europe is the region με το μικρότερο αριθμό μολύνσεων, και εννέα χώρες είναι στην πρώτη δεκάδα με τις πιο ασφαλείς. Η Νορβηγία και η Σουηδία κατέχουν τις πρώτες θέσεις. Η Ιαπωνία είναι η μόνη χώρα της Ασίας σε αυτή τη λίστα.
Malware for mobile operating systems, registered by the security company, appears to be developing and has evolved both in number and malware. According to the International Telecommunication Unit, there are around 2,3 billions of smartphones in the world, making mobile operating systems very mature for online criminal activities.
A report released by Kaspersky in October reveals that most mobile malware programs have been created for the Android platform and in the first half of the year their systems have recorded 175.442 new unique malicious programs for this operating system alone.
Banking Trojans are the top threat to mobile phones, and most malware for these devices comes disguised as legitimate applications or updates.
