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Is antivirus software necessary in 2020?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kermit80" data-source="post: 894298" data-attributes="member: 86690"><p>I quote that.</p><p></p><p>1 year old now but still interesting:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2019_number-of-users-hit-by-financial-malware-grew-by-seven-percent-in-h1-2019-to-reach-430000" target="_blank">https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2019_number-of-users-hit-by-financial-malware-grew-by-seven-percent-in-h1-2019-to-reach-430000</a></p><p></p><p>"[...] For private users the situation was found to be different. The list of malware that attempted to attack them is topped by Zbot malware (26%), which steals credentials with the option of remote control by threat actors, followed by RTM and Emotet (both mentioned above). Interestingly enough, in 2018 RTM was almost entirely aimed at organisations, while figures from the first half of 2019 show that this malware is now reaching a significant share of ordinary, domestic users. "</p><p></p><p>Mobile threats are also on the rise. </p><p>And then there is the compromising of supply chains (remember ccleaner?).</p><p>Unfortunately private users, while not targeted as much as companies, need protection as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kermit80, post: 894298, member: 86690"] I quote that. 1 year old now but still interesting: [URL]https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2019_number-of-users-hit-by-financial-malware-grew-by-seven-percent-in-h1-2019-to-reach-430000[/URL] "[...] For private users the situation was found to be different. The list of malware that attempted to attack them is topped by Zbot malware (26%), which steals credentials with the option of remote control by threat actors, followed by RTM and Emotet (both mentioned above). Interestingly enough, in 2018 RTM was almost entirely aimed at organisations, while figures from the first half of 2019 show that this malware is now reaching a significant share of ordinary, domestic users. " Mobile threats are also on the rise. And then there is the compromising of supply chains (remember ccleaner?). Unfortunately private users, while not targeted as much as companies, need protection as well. [/QUOTE]
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