This statistic illustrates the outcome to a survey concerning the share of respondents using antivirus or internet security software in the United States from the first half of 2016 to the second half of 2017, by device. During the survey period in the second half of 2017, roughly half percent of the American respondents indicated that they used antivirus software or internet security software for their tablet.
Share of respondents using antivirus or internet security software in the United States from 1st half 2016 to 2nd half 2017, by device
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among internet users; the source does not specify the date of the survey; the source states: the respondents "represents the adult online population according to age and gender"
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Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source notes that this data shows the "threats that users encountered online for the period".
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
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Kaspersky Lab. (May 8, 2018). Share of respondents using antivirus or internet security software in the United States from 1st half 2016 to 2nd half 2017, by device [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/831577/us-usage-of-antivirus-software-by-device/
Kaspersky Lab. "Share of respondents using antivirus or internet security software in the United States from 1st half 2016 to 2nd half 2017, by device." Chart. May 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/831577/us-usage-of-antivirus-software-by-device/
Kaspersky Lab. (2018). Share of respondents using antivirus or internet security software in the United States from 1st half 2016 to 2nd half 2017, by device. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/831577/us-usage-of-antivirus-software-by-device/
Kaspersky Lab. "Share of Respondents Using Antivirus or Internet Security Software in The United States from 1st Half 2016 to 2nd Half 2017, by Device." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/831577/us-usage-of-antivirus-software-by-device/
Kaspersky Lab, Share of respondents using antivirus or internet security software in the United States from 1st half 2016 to 2nd half 2017, by device Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/831577/us-usage-of-antivirus-software-by-device/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
Share of respondents using antivirus or internet security software in the United States from 1st half 2016 to 2nd half 2017, by device [Graph], Kaspersky Lab, May 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/831577/us-usage-of-antivirus-software-by-device/
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