This statistic shows the most commonly experienced malware threats according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015. During the survey period, 12 percent of respondents had an infected device after visiting suspicious or untrusted websites.
Most commonly experienced malware threats according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Got virus/malware infection, but not sure of the method
13%
Device infected after visiting suspicious/untrusted website
12%
Device has been infected by a virus after using a USB stick etc. given to me by someone I know
8%
Got malware infection due to it spreading from another infected device
7%
Device infected after installing a fake application which posed as a legitimate one
7%
Device has been infected by a virus after opening an e-mail etc. attachment from someone I know
7%
Device has been infected by a virus after opening an e-mail etc. attachment from someone I do not know
7%
Device has been infected after visiting a genuine website that had been hacked
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Kaspersky Lab. (August 13, 2015). Most commonly experienced malware threats according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/463696/typical-malware-threats-online/
Kaspersky Lab. "Most commonly experienced malware threats according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015." Chart. August 13, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463696/typical-malware-threats-online/
Kaspersky Lab. (2015). Most commonly experienced malware threats according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463696/typical-malware-threats-online/
Kaspersky Lab. "Most Commonly Experienced Malware Threats According to Internet Users Worldwide as of June 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463696/typical-malware-threats-online/
Kaspersky Lab, Most commonly experienced malware threats according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463696/typical-malware-threats-online/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Most commonly experienced malware threats according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015 [Graph], Kaspersky Lab, August 13, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/463696/typical-malware-threats-online/
