Global malware types detected most frequently 2020-2021

Most commonly encountered types of malware attacks worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021

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Release date

March 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

October 2020 to September 2021

Number of respondents

1,022 respondents

Special properties

wider industry metrics may vary

Supplementary notes

"Adware" and any other poorly-defined events excluded. "Banker", "Rootkit", and "Password dumper" are excluded too due to insignificant share of attacks. Numbers do not add up to 100 because types of attacks with insignificant share were excluded.

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