This statistic presents the most frequently seen categories of malicious apps worldwide as of 2018. During the measured period, tools accounted to 39.1 percent of malicious mobile apps. Lifestyle apps were ranked second.
Leading malicious mobile app categories worldwide in 2018
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Symantec. (February 28, 2019). Leading malicious mobile app categories worldwide in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/983064/leading-malicious-mobile-app-categories-worldwide/
Symantec. "Leading malicious mobile app categories worldwide in 2018." Chart. February 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983064/leading-malicious-mobile-app-categories-worldwide/
Symantec. (2019). Leading malicious mobile app categories worldwide in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983064/leading-malicious-mobile-app-categories-worldwide/
Symantec. "Leading Malicious Mobile App Categories Worldwide in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983064/leading-malicious-mobile-app-categories-worldwide/
Symantec, Leading malicious mobile app categories worldwide in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983064/leading-malicious-mobile-app-categories-worldwide/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Leading malicious mobile app categories worldwide in 2018 [Graph], Symantec, February 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/983064/leading-malicious-mobile-app-categories-worldwide/