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Malicious files rise up to 11.5% in 2017: Kaspersky Lab
By VARINDIA - 2017-12-15
The number of new malicious files processed by Kaspersky Lab’s in-lab detection technologies reached 360,000 a day in 2017, which is 11.5% more than the previous year. After a slight decrease in 2015, the number of malicious files detected every day is growing for the second year in a row.
The number of daily detected malicious files reflects the average activity of cybercriminals involved in the creation and distribution of malware. This figure was calculated for the first time in 2011 and totalled 70,000 at that time. Since then, it has grown five-fold, and as the 2017 data shows, it is still increasing.
Most of the files identified as dangerous fall into the malware category (78%). However, viruses – whose prevalence significantly dropped 5 7 years ago, due to their complex development and low efficiency – still constitute 14% of daily detections.
The remaining files are advertising software, which is not considered malicious by default, but, in many instances, can cause private information exposure and other risks. Protection against this kind of threat is essential for better user experience.
Approximately 20,000 of all dangerous files detected daily are identified by Astraea – Kaspersky Lab’s machine-learning malware analysis system, which identifies and blocks malware automatically.
Commenting on the same, Vyacheslav Zakorzhevsky, Head of Anti-Malware Team, Kaspersky Lab, says, “In 2015, we witnessed a visible drop in daily detections and even started thinking that new malware could be less important for criminals, who have instead shifted their attention towards reusing old malware. This year, we have also seen a spike in miners – a class of malware that cybercriminals have started to use actively, in the light of the ongoing rise in cryptocurrencies. The reason for the increase in detections could also be attributed to the constant improvements we are making in our protection technologies. With every new upgrade, we can identify more malware than before and this could account for a rise in numbers,” says.
Tags: Malicious files, Kaspersky Lab, cybercriminals, Vyacheslav Zakorzhevsky kaspersky lab, Anti Malware Team, anti virus, varindia
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