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Avira’s Malware Threat Report for the first quarter of 2020 revealed an increase in phishing and spam campaigns, as well as Emotet-related attacks. Cybercriminals took advantage of the troubled global situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to spread malware in the form of trojans, worms, and file infectors.
The latest midyear report, which you can read in full here, provides an in-depth analysis of more sophisticated attacks, such as Portable Executable (PE) threats. The second quarter of 2020 brought back some old attack schemes, such as macro malware, but in a more elaborate form. In addition, there was also an increase in script-based attacks.
Cyberattacks decrease but become more sophisticated
In the second quarter of 2020, we saw a slight decrease in the number of attacks. However, hackers invested time in developing more elaborate attacks, focusing on script-based threats and exploiting vulnerabilities in highly popular software, such as Microsoft Office. Even though there were fewer attacks overall compared to the first quarter of the year, the spread of adware and potentially unwanted applications (PUA) has been steadily growing.
Cyberattackers have been using file infectors attached to Portable Executable (PE) file formats, such as .exe, .dll, and .scr, the executable files you need to run one to install new software. Together with trojans, file infectors were responsible for more than half of the attacks in the last quarter.
Cybersecurity threats in 2020: Insights from Avira’s Malware Threat Report | Avira Blog
Avira's Malware Threat Report for Q2 2020 reveals an increase in script malware and macro malware. Learn about the main cybersecurity threats in 2020.
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Malware Threat Report: Q2 2020 Statistics and Trends – Avira Insights
Q2 2020 Malware Threat Report highlights threat statistics and trends detected by Avira Protection Labs.
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