#malicious files

Over 5% more malicious files detected every day in 2020: Kaspersky

New Delhi: Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky‘s detection systems discovered an average of 3,60,000 new malicious files every day over the past 12 months, a growth of 5.2 per cent when compared to the same period previous year. The growth was driven mostly by the number of Trojans — malicious files capable of a range of actions, including deleting data and spying — and backdoors, a specific type…

According to Kaspersky Lab data, the percentage of spam in email traffic was down 4.5 percentage points from September and averaged 68% - the lowest level it has been all year. The danger posed by spam, however, remains high: malicious files were found in 3.25% of all emails, a mere 0.15 percentage points less compared to the previous month....