Distribution of malware types worldwide 2019

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Ani Petrosyan,
Jul 7, 2022
According to AV-Test, trojans were by far the most common type of malware across Windows, macOS and Android systems in 2019. Accounting for over 58 percent of malware incidents in 2019, trojans place far ahead of second- and third-ranked viruses and scripts.

Distribution of leading malware types worldwide in 2019

CharacteristicPercentage of malware
Trojans 58.29%
Viruses 13.02%
Scripts 9.39%
Worms 6.23%
Backdoors 4.75%
Crypto miners 3.85%
Password trojans 2.24%
Other 1.45%
Ransomware 0.78%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of malware58.29%58.29%13.02%13.02%9.39%9.39%6.23%6.23%4.75%4.75%3.85%3.85%2.24%2.24%1.45%1.45%0.78%0.78%TrojansVirusesScriptsWormsBackdoorsCrypto minersPassword trojansOtherRansomware
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%22.5%25%27.5%30%32.5%35%37.5%40%42.5%45%47.5%50%52.5%55%57.5%60%62.5%65%

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August 2020

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Survey time period

2019

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Windows, macOS, Android; based on AV-TEST database detections

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Windows, macOS, Android

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