Android Malware Trends on a Global Scale
summary
Avast analyzes tens of millions of users and uses unique detection-user pairs as the metric, finding a 4–5% infection rate overall. Downloaders are the single largest category, aggressive ads and lockers are rising globally, and bankers triple or grow fivefold in some regions. Rooters decline. Classifiers rely on a machine‑learning backend that flags permissions and behaviors like draw over other apps and device admin privileges, SMS broadcast interception, external code loading and unusual background installs.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:05Data
- 6:43New Emerging Threats
- 8:13Australia
- 9:57Europe
- 11:56Trends
- 13:17Aggressive Ads
- 14:55Hidden Ads
- 17:24Lockers
- 20:41Ransomware Masking
- 22:05Africa and Asia
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