Number of malicious programs in the Kaspersky Lab collectionĭuring the period 2007-2009 the number of new threats rose significantly. In 2009, the number of malicious programs in the Kaspersky Lab collection reached 33.9 million. While Kaspersky Lab identified around 2 million unique malicious programs over a period of 15 years (between 19), in the space of a single year (2008) the company identified more than 15 million unique pieces of malware. The statistics generated by different companies differ (some companies count the number of files, some count the number of signatures, and some the number of attacks), but everyone’s statistics reflect the precipitate growth in the number of malicious programs in 2008. Chinese cybercriminals have shown themselves to be capable of creating such huge volumes of malware that over the last two years, antivirus companies have, without exception, put most of their effort into combating Chinese malware. Over the last 3-4 years, China has become the leading source of malware. The main type of malware was data-stealing Trojans, and cybercriminals paid particular attention to data belonging to online gamers – their passwords, their characters, and their in-game assets. In 2007 – 2008, the creation of non-commercial malware almost died out. This year laid the foundation of what we will see in the future.
Kaspersky Security Bulletin: Spam Evolution 2009Ģ009 was the latest milestone both in the history of malware and in the history of cybercrime, with a marked change in direction in both areas.
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