Malware

427,000 malicious apps were detected on enterprise devices.

The vast majority of malware discoveries were classified as trojan malware, followed by surveillanceware and adware.

17.3 billion cookies were siphoned by malware.

About one in every two corporate users was already the victim of an infostealer infection on a personal or corporate system in 2024.

An average of 1,861 cookies were harvested per malware infection.

Endpoint Detection and Antivirus Solutions miss 66% of malware infections.

Endpoint Detection and Antivirus Solutions miss 66% of malware infections.

In the year prior to 2024, malware was the cause of 61% of all breaches.

In the year prior to 2024, malware was the cause of 61% of all breaches.

Nearly one in two corporate users were already the victim of a malware infection in 2024.

Nearly one in two corporate users were already the victim of a malware infection in 2024.

On average, a single malware infection could expose access to 10 to 25 third-party business applications.

SpyCloud's research shows that 66% of malware infections occur on devices with endpoint security solutions installed.

SpyCloud's research shows that 66% of malware infections occur on devices with endpoint security solutions installed.

There was an average of 44 exposed credentials per malware infection.

24% of SMBs were targeted by malware in the past 12 months.

In Q4 2024, HP threat researchers saw a growth in social engineering campaigns that rely on fake CAPTCHA challenges to infect users with malware

Rooted devices are more than 3.5 times more likely to be targeted by mobile malware.

Archive files were the second most popular file type for malware delivery in Q3 2024, accounting for 34% of threats. The top five archive file formats used were ZIP, RAR, LZH, 7Z, and GZ3.

Email was the primary method for delivering malware to endpoints, accounting for 52% of threats in Q3 2024. This represents a 9% decrease compared to Q2 2024.