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IT threat evolution in Q2 2026. Non-mobile statistics

IT threat evolution in Q2 2026. Non-mobile statistics
IT threat evolution in Q2 2026. Mobile statistics

The statistics in this report are based on detection verdicts returned by Kaspersky products unless otherwise stated. The information was provided by Kaspersky users who consented to sharing statistical data.

Quarterly figures

In Q2 2026:

  • Kaspersky products blocked nearly 400 million attacks that originated with various online resources.
  • Web Anti-Virus responded to 52 million unique links.
  • File Anti-Virus blocked more than 16 million malicious and potentially unwanted objects.
  • There were 2538 new ransomware variants discovered.
  • More than 71,000 users experienced ransomware attacks.
  • 15% of all ransomware victims whose data was published on threat actors’ data leak sites (DLS) were attacked by Qilin.
  • More than 213,000 users were targeted by miners.

Ransomware

Quarterly trends and highlights

Threat actor disruption

Microsoft has dismantled an illicit malware-signing service used by ransomware operators. Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has shut down a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation run by the threat group Fox Tempest. The illicit service abused the Microsoft Artifact Signing platform to generate digital signature certificates for malicious software. Malware signed by these certificates was observed in campaigns conducted by such ransomware groups as Rhysida, Akira, INC, Qilin, and BlackByte. The service was also leveraged by operators of the Oyster loader as well as the Lumma and Vidar infostealers. To disrupt the operation, Microsoft seized the domain used by the MSaaS platform, revoked all associated certificates, and disabled the related accounts. Additionally, the company filed a lawsuit against Fox Tempest.

Vulnerabilities and attacks

CISA has confirmed that a Windows vulnerability known as BlueHammer is actively being exploited in ransomware attacks. On April 22, the agency updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog to note the ongoing ransomware exploitation of CVE-2026-33825. The local privilege escalation flaw in Microsoft Defender was originally disclosed earlier in April. Although Microsoft released a fix on April 14, unpatched systems remain vulnerable. CISA did not disclose further details or attribute the attacks to specific threat groups.

Check Point has linked zero-day exploitation of CVE-2026-50751 to the Qilin ransomware group. The critical vulnerability affects Check Point Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access. Attackers began exploiting the flaw as a zero-day on May 7, with activity spiking sharply in early June. While several dozen organizations have been targeted, at least one incident has been definitively tied to Qilin. Check Point also disclosed a related certificate validation flaw (CVE-2026-50752) that affects site-to-site VPN connections relying on the legacy IKEv1 key exchange protocol.

Researchers assess with high confidence that the PayoutsKing group is leveraging the legitimate QEMU emulator to deploy hidden, Alpine Linux-based virtual machines on compromised hosts. Because security solutions often lack visibility inside virtualized environments, the threat actors use this technique to evade detection. Inside the VM image, the operators deploy various tools — such as credential theft software — and configure the virtual machine as a backdoor managed via a reverse SSH tunnel to their command-and-control infrastructure. While the technique is not new, and we’ve detailed it before, it remains relatively rare in ransomware attacks.

The most prolific groups

This section highlights the most prolific ransomware gangs by number of victims added to each group’s DLS. Qilin reclaimed the top spot (accounting for 14.57% of total listings) after placing second last quarter. It is followed by the Akira ransomware (7.80%) and the DragonForce RaaS group (6.88%).

Number of each group’s victims according to its DLS as a percentage of all groups’ victims published on all the DLSs under review during the reporting period (download)

Number of new ransomware variants

In Q2, Kaspersky solutions detected four new ransomware families and 2538 new modifications. This signals a continued stabilization following spikes seen in Q1 and Q4 of last year.

Number of new ransomware modifications, Q2 2025 — Q2 2026 (download)

Number of users attacked by ransomware Trojans

Our solutions protected a total of 71,860 unique users from ransomware during Q2. Ransomware activity peaked in April, with 31,206 targeted users recorded during that month.

Number of unique users attacked by ransomware Trojans, Q2 2026 (download)

TOP 10 countries and territories attacked by ransomware Trojans

Country/territory* %**
1 South Korea 0.87
2 Pakistan 0.76
3 China 0.71
4 Libya 0.49
5 Tajikistan 0.46
6 Turkmenistan 0.38
7 Cameroon 0.38
8 Indonesia 0.36
9 Bangladesh 0.36
10 Mozambique 0.34

* Excluded are countries and territories with relatively few (under 50,000) Kaspersky users.
** Unique users whose computers were attacked by ransomware Trojans as a percentage of all unique users of Kaspersky products in the country/territory.

TOP 10 most common families of ransomware Trojans

Name Verdict %*
1 (generic verdict) Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Gen 28.02
2 WannaCry Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Wanna 7.14
3 (generic verdict) Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Crypren 6.27
4 (generic verdict) Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Agent 4.89
5 (generic verdict) Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Encoder 4.65
6 (generic verdict) Trojan-Ransom.Python.Agent 3.07
7 (generic verdict) Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Crypmod 2.70
8 (generic verdict) Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Agent 2.45
9 PolyRansom/VirLock Virus.Win32.PolyRansom / Trojan-Ransom.Win32.PolyRansom 2.31
10 (generic verdict) Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Phny 2.12

* Unique Kaspersky users attacked by the specific ransomware Trojan family as a percentage of all unique users attacked by this type of threat.

Miners

Number of new miner variants

In Q2 2026, Kaspersky solutions detected 6067 new miner variants, almost twice the number for the previous reporting period.

Number of new miner modifications, Q2 2026 (download)

Number of users attacked by miners

In Q2, we detected attacks using miner programs on the computers of 213,003 unique Kaspersky users worldwide.

Number of unique users attacked by miners, Q2 2026 (download)

TOP 10 countries and territories attacked by miners

Country/territory* %**
1 Mali 1.56
2 Senegal 1.54
3 Tanzania 1.32
4 Panama 1.04
5 Bangladesh 1.03
6 Ethiopia 0.87
7 Costa Rica 0.67
8 Bolivia 0.67
9 Côte d’Ivoire 0.65
10 Kazakhstan 0.62

* Excluded are countries and territories with relatively few (under 50,000) Kaspersky users.
** Unique users whose computers were attacked by miners as a percentage of all unique users of Kaspersky products in the country/territory.

Attacks on macOS

Quarterly highlights

In April, Aikido researchers reported a new attack by the GlassWorm stealer, which was distributed via malicious IDE extensions on the Open VSX Registry. The payload operated by installing a secondary malicious extension across all installed IDE environments on the host machine. Ultimately, this second-stage implant exfiltrated crypto wallet data, environment variables, and other secrets. It also installed a RAT on the infected device.

In May, Socket researchers uncovered a supply chain compromise involving the popular npm package art-template. As a result of the breach, the weaponized package injected the Coruna exploit kit into web applications it was used to build. Coruna targets iOS devices.

In June, Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 discovered FlutterShell, a new backdoor family that targets macOS devices. Developed with the Flutter framework, the malware leverages the WebView engine to load web pages that contain malicious JavaScript. On the client side, the backdoor registers bridge functions invoked by the loaded JavaScript that allow threat actors to execute arbitrary payloads on the victim’s device. Notably, the malicious applications successfully passed Apple notarization. Although the specific samples analyzed functioned primarily as adware, the underlying architecture permits the delivery of far more sophisticated malicious payloads.

TOP 20 threats to macOS

* Unique users who encountered this malware as a percentage of all attacked users of Kaspersky security solutions for macOS (download)

* Data for the previous quarter may differ slightly from previously published data due to some verdicts being retrospectively revised.

Detections of PasivRobber spyware continued their downward trend. Meanwhile, adware and traffic-routing utilities (categorized as NetTool) rose to the top of the rankings. Additionally, Q2 saw a noticeable spike in detections for the DirtyCow exploit frequently leveraged for iPhone jailbreaking.

TOP 10 countries and territories by share of attacked users

Country/territory %* Q1 2026 %* Q2 2026
Brazil 1.13 1.13
China 1.04 1.28
Hong Kong 0.92 0.49
Singapore 0.85 0.19
France 0.62 1.18
Mexico 0.43 0.72
India 0.41 0.42
Thailand 0.40 0.24
Germany 0.33 0.71
The Netherlands 0.31 0.62

* Unique users who encountered threats to macOS as a percentage of all unique Kaspersky users in the country/territory.

IoT threat statistics

This section presents statistics on attacks targeting Kaspersky IoT honeypots. The geographic data on attack sources is based on the IP addresses of attacking devices.

In Q2 2026, the breakdown of attacking devices and sessions that targeted Kaspersky honeypots by protocol was as follows:

Distribution of attacked services by number of unique IP addresses of attacking devices (download)

The share of SSH attacks saw a slight uptick compared to the previous quarter.

Distribution of cybercriminal sessions in Kaspersky honeypots (download)

TOP 10 threats delivered to IoT devices

Share of each threat delivered to an infected device as a result of a successful attack, out of the total number of threats delivered (download)

As is typically the case, Mirai botnet variants continue to dominate the IoT threat landscape. Activity of another prominent botnet, Prometei, also saw an increase.

Attacks on IoT honeypots

the Netherlands, Germany, and The United States accounted for the highest proportions of SSH-based attacks during this period. While the top three countries remained the same as last quarter, their relative rankings shifted.

Country/territory Q1 2026 Q2 2026
The Netherlands 17.57% 21.18%
Germany 10.34% 16.73%
United States 23.74% 6.76%
Bulgaria 1.10% 5.50%
Sweden 2.09% 4.93%
Panama 6.34% 4.67%
Luxembourg 0.16% 4.62%
Romania 5.82% 4.06%
Vietnam 3.50% 3.91%
India 6.05% 2.78%

The percentage of Telnet-based attacks originating from Pakistan continued to climb, knocking China down to second place.

Country/territory Q1 2026 Q2 2026
Pakistan 27.31% 36.60%
China 39.54% 35.62%
Russian Federation 8.25% 8.75%
India 4.66% 4.19%
Brazil 3.30% 3.34%
United States 0.45% 3.03%
Indonesia 6.71% 1.52%
Philippines 0.36% 0.95%
France 0.17% 0.84%
Thailand 0.55% 0.66%

Attacks via web resources

The statistics in this section are based on detection verdicts by Web Anti-Virus, which protects users when suspicious objects are downloaded from malicious or infected web pages. These malicious pages are purposefully created by cybercriminals. Websites that host user-generated content, such as message boards, as well as compromised legitimate sites, can become infected.

TOP 10 countries and territories that served as sources of web-based attacks

The following statistics show the distribution by country/territory of the sources of internet attacks blocked by Kaspersky products on user computers (web pages redirecting to exploits, sites containing exploits and other malware, botnet C&C centers, and so on). One or more web-based attacks could originate from each unique host.

To determine the geographic source of web attacks, we matched the domain name with the real IP address where the domain is hosted, then identified the geographic location of that IP address (GeoIP).

In Q2 2026, Kaspersky solutions blocked 399,312,961 attacks launched from internet resources worldwide. Web Anti-Virus was triggered by 52,850,592 unique URLs.

Web-based attacks by country/territory, Q1 2026 (download)

Countries and territories where users faced the greatest risk of online infection

To assess the risk of malware infection via the internet for users’ computers in different countries and territories, we calculated the share of Kaspersky users in each location on whose computers Web Anti-Virus was triggered during the reporting period. The resulting data provides an indication of the aggressiveness of the environment in which computers operate in different countries and territories.

This ranked list includes only attacks by malicious objects classified as Malware. Our calculations leave out Web Anti-Virus detections of potentially dangerous or unwanted programs, such as RiskTool or adware.

Country/territory* %**
1 Bangladesh 11.71
2 India 7.40
3 Tajikistan 7.13
4 Venezuela 7.05
5 New Zealand 6.58
6 Vietnam 6.34
7 Taiwan 6.28
8 Belgium 6.24
9 France 5.97
10 Hungary 5.92
11 Nepal 5.91
12 Portugal 5.86
13 Italy 5.77
14 Costa Rica 5.72
15 Canada 5.65
16 Qatar 5.61
17 Dominican Republic 5.52
18 Palestine 5.48
19 Greece 5.47
20 UAE 5.43

* Excluded are countries and territories with relatively few (under 10,000) Kaspersky product users.
** Unique users targeted by web-based Malware attacks as a percentage of all unique users of Kaspersky products in the country/territory.

On average during the quarter, 4.54% of users’ computers worldwide were subjected to at least one Malware web attack.

Local threats

Statistics on local infections of user computers are an important indicator. They include objects that penetrated the target computer by infecting files or removable media, or initially made their way onto the computer in non-open form. Examples of the latter are programs in complex installers and encrypted files.

Data in this section is based on analyzing statistics produced by anti-virus scans of files on the hard drive at the moment they were created or accessed, and the results of scanning removable storage media. The statistics are based on detection verdicts from the On-Access Scan (OAS) and On-Demand Scan (ODS) modules of File Anti-Virus and include detections of malicious programs located on user computers or removable media connected to the computers, such as flash drives, camera memory cards, phones, or external hard drives.

In Q2 2026, our File Anti-Virus detected 16,986,351 malicious and potentially unwanted objects.

Countries and territories where users faced the highest risk of local infection

For each country and territory, we calculated the percentage of Kaspersky users whose computers had the File Anti-Virus triggered at least once during the reporting period. These statistics reflect the level of personal computer infection in different countries.

Note that this ranked list includes only attacks by malicious objects classified as Malware. Our calculations leave out File Anti-Virus detections of potentially dangerous or unwanted programs, such as RiskTool or adware.

Country/territory* %**
1 Turkmenistan 46.38
2 Cuba 29.70
3 Tajikistan 28.46
4 Afghanistan 28.19
5 Yemen 27.85
6 Burundi 26.82
7 Mozambique 25.01
8 Republic of the Congo 24.88
9 Syria 23.17
10 Uzbekistan 22.49
11 China 21.92
12 Nicaragua 21.60
13 Cameroon 21.47
14 Bangladesh 20.43
15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 20.25
16 Algeria 19.78
17 Uganda 19.48
18 Ethiopia 18.57
19 Tanzania 18.54
20 Mali 18.53

* Excluded are countries and territories with relatively few (under 10,000) Kaspersky users.
** Unique users on whose computers Malware local threats were blocked, as a percentage of all unique users of Kaspersky products in the country/territory.

On average worldwide, Malware local threats were detected at least once on 10.93% of users’ computers during Q2.

Russia scored 10.78% in these rankings.

Mobile malware evolution in 2025

Starting from the third quarter of 2025, we have updated our statistical methodology based on the Kaspersky Security Network. These changes affect all sections of the report except for the installation package statistics, which remain unchanged.

To illustrate trends between reporting periods, we have recalculated the previous year’s data; consequently, these figures may differ significantly from previously published numbers. All subsequent reports will be generated using this new methodology, ensuring accurate data comparisons with the findings presented in this article.

Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) is a global network for analyzing anonymized threat intelligence, voluntarily shared by Kaspersky users. The statistics in this report are based on KSN data unless explicitly stated otherwise.

The year in figures

According to Kaspersky Security Network, in 2025:

  • Over 14 million attacks involving malware, adware or unwanted mobile software were blocked.
  • Adware remained the most prevalent mobile threat, accounting for 62% of all detections.
  • Over 815 thousand malicious installation packages were detected, including 255 thousand mobile banking Trojans.

The year’s highlights

In 2025, cybercriminals launched an average of approximately 1.17 million attacks per month against mobile devices using malicious, advertising, or unwanted software. In total, Kaspersky solutions blocked 14,059,465 attacks throughout the year.

Attacks on Kaspersky mobile users in 2025 (download)

Beyond the malware mentioned in previous quarterly reports, 2025 saw the discovery of several other notable Trojans. Among these, in Q4 we uncovered the Keenadu preinstalled backdoor. This malware is integrated into device firmware during the manufacturing stage. The malicious code is injected into libandroid_runtime.so – a core library for the Android Java runtime environment – allowing a copy of the backdoor to enter the address space of every app running on the device. Depending on the specific app, the malware can then perform actions such as inflating ad views, displaying banners on behalf of other apps, or hijacking search queries. The functionality of Keenadu is virtually unlimited, as its malicious modules are downloaded dynamically and can be updated remotely.

Cybersecurity researchers also identified the Kimwolf IoT botnet, which specifically targets Android TV boxes. Infected devices are capable of launching DDoS attacks, operating as reverse proxies, and executing malicious commands via a reverse shell. Subsequent analysis revealed that Kimwolf’s reverse proxy functionality was being leveraged by proxy providers to use compromised home devices as residential proxies.

Another notable discovery in 2025 was the LunaSpy Trojan.

LunaSpy Trojan, distributed under the guise of an antivirus app

LunaSpy Trojan, distributed under the guise of an antivirus app

Disguised as antivirus software, this spyware exfiltrates browser passwords, messaging app credentials, SMS messages, and call logs. Furthermore, it is capable of recording audio via the device’s microphone and capturing video through the camera. This threat primarily targeted users in Russia.

Mobile threat statistics

815,735 new unique installation packages were observed in 2025, showing a decrease compared to the previous year. While the decline in 2024 was less pronounced, this past year saw the figure drop by nearly one-third.

Detected Android-specific malware and unwanted software installation packages in 2022–2025 (download)

The overall decrease in detected packages is primarily due to a reduction in apps categorized as not-a-virus. Conversely, the number of Trojans has increased significantly, a trend clearly reflected in the distribution data below.

Detected packages by type

Distribution* of detected mobile software by type, 2024–2025 (download)

* The data for the previous year may differ from previously published data due to some verdicts being retrospectively revised.

A significant increase in Trojan-Banker and Trojan-Spy apps was accompanied by a decline in AdWare and RiskTool files. The most prevalent banking Trojans were Mamont (accounting for 49.8% of apps) and Creduz (22.5%). Leading the persistent adware category were MobiDash (39%), Adlo (27%), and HiddenAd (20%).

Share* of users attacked by each type of malware or unwanted software out of all users of Kaspersky mobile solutions attacked in 2024–2025 (download)

* The total may exceed 100% if the same users encountered multiple attack types.

Trojan-Banker malware saw a significant surge in 2025, not only in terms of unique file counts but also in the total number of attacks. Nevertheless, this category ranked fourth overall, trailing far behind the Trojan file category, which was dominated by various modifications of Triada and Fakemoney.

TOP 20 types of mobile malware

Note that the malware rankings below exclude riskware and potentially unwanted apps, such as RiskTool and adware.

Verdict % 2024* % 2025* Difference in p.p. Change in ranking
Trojan.AndroidOS.Triada.fe 0.04 9.84 +9.80
Trojan.AndroidOS.Triada.gn 2.94 8.14 +5.21 +6
Trojan.AndroidOS.Fakemoney.v 7.46 7.97 +0.51 +1
DangerousObject.Multi.Generic 7.73 5.83 –1.91 –2
Trojan.AndroidOS.Triada.ii 0.00 5.25 +5.25
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Mamont.da 0.10 4.12 +4.02
Trojan.AndroidOS.Triada.ga 10.56 3.75 –6.81 –6
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Mamont.db 0.01 3.53 +3.51
Backdoor.AndroidOS.Triada.z 0.00 2.79 +2.79
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Coper.c 0.81 2.54 +1.72 +35
Trojan-Clicker.AndroidOS.Agent.bh 0.34 2.48 +2.14 +74
Trojan-Dropper.Linux.Agent.gen 1.82 2.37 +0.55 +4
Trojan.AndroidOS.Boogr.gsh 5.41 2.06 –3.35 –8
DangerousObject.AndroidOS.GenericML 2.42 1.97 –0.45 –3
Trojan.AndroidOS.Triada.gs 3.69 1.93 –1.76 –9
Trojan-Downloader.AndroidOS.Agent.no 0.00 1.87 +1.87
Trojan.AndroidOS.Triada.hf 0.00 1.75 +1.75
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Mamont.bc 1.13 1.65 +0.51 +8
Trojan.AndroidOS.Generic. 2.13 1.47 –0.66 –6
Trojan.AndroidOS.Triada.hy 0.00 1.44 +1.44

* Unique users who encountered this malware as a percentage of all attacked users of Kaspersky mobile solutions.

The list is largely dominated by the Triada family, which is distributed via malicious modifications of popular messaging apps. Another infection vector involves tricking victims into installing an official messaging app within a “customized virtual environment” that supposedly offers enhanced configuration options. Fakemoney scam applications, which promise fraudulent investment opportunities or fake payouts, continue to target users frequently, ranking third in our statistics. Meanwhile, the Mamont banking Trojan variants occupy the 6th, 8th, and 18th positions by number of attacks. The Triada backdoor preinstalled in the firmware of certain devices reached the 9th spot.

Region-specific malware

This section describes malware families whose attack campaigns are concentrated within specific countries.

Verdict Country* %**
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Coper.a Türkiye 95.74
Trojan-Dropper.AndroidOS.Hqwar.bj Türkiye 94.96
Trojan.AndroidOS.Thamera.bb India 94.71
Trojan-Proxy.AndroidOS.Agent.q Germany 93.70
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Coper.c Türkiye 93.42
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Rewardsteal.lv India 92.44
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Rewardsteal.jp India 92.31
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Rewardsteal.ib India 91.91
Trojan-Dropper.AndroidOS.Rewardsteal.h India 91.45
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Rewardsteal.nk India 90.98
Trojan-Dropper.AndroidOS.Agent.sm Türkiye 90.34
Trojan-Dropper.AndroidOS.Rewardsteal.ac India 89.38
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Rewardsteal.oa India 89.18
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Rewardsteal.ma India 88.58
Trojan-Spy.AndroidOS.SmForw.ko India 88.48
Trojan-Dropper.AndroidOS.Pylcasa.c Brazil 88.25
Trojan-Dropper.AndroidOS.Hqwar.bf Türkiye 88.15
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Agent.pp India 87.85

* Country where the malware was most active.
** Unique users who encountered the malware in the indicated country as a percentage of all users of Kaspersky mobile solutions who were attacked by the same malware.

Türkiye saw the highest concentration of attacks from Coper banking Trojans and their associated Hqwar droppers. In India, Rewardsteal Trojans continued to proliferate, exfiltrating victims’ payment data under the guise of monetary giveaways. Additionally, India saw a resurgence of the Thamera Trojan, which we previously observed frequently attacking users in 2023. This malware hijacks the victim’s device to illicitly register social media accounts.

The Trojan-Proxy.AndroidOS.Agent.q campaign, concentrated in Germany, utilized a compromised third-party application designed for tracking discounts at a major German retail chain. Attackers monetized these infections through unauthorized use of the victims’ devices as residential proxies.

In Brazil, 2025 saw a concentration of Pylcasa Trojan attacks. This malware is primarily used to redirect users to phishing pages or illicit online casino sites.

Mobile banking Trojans

The number of new banking Trojan installation packages surged to 255,090, representing a several-fold increase over previous years.

Mobile banking Trojan installation packages detected by Kaspersky in 2022–2025 (download)

Notably, the total number of attacks involving bankers grew by 1.5 times, maintaining the same growth rate seen in the previous year. Given the sharp spike in the number of unique malicious packages, we can conclude that these attacks yield significant profit for cybercriminals. This is further evidenced by the fact that threat actors continue to diversify their delivery channels and accelerate the production of new variants in an effort to evade detection by security solutions.

TOP 10 mobile bankers

Verdict % 2024* % 2025* Difference in p.p. Change in ranking
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Mamont.da 0.86 15.65 +14.79 +28
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Mamont.db 0.12 13.41 +13.29
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Coper.c 7.19 9.65 +2.46 +2
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Mamont.bc 10.03 6.26 –3.77 –3
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Mamont.ev 0.00 4.10 +4.10
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Coper.a 9.04 4.00 –5.04 –4
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Mamont.ek 0.00 3.73 +3.73
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Mamont.cb 0.64 3.04 +2.40 +26
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Faketoken.pac 2.17 2.95 +0.77 +5
Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Mamont.hi 0.00 2.75 +2.75

* Unique users who encountered this malware as a percentage of all users of Kaspersky mobile solutions who encountered banking threats.

In 2025, we observed a massive surge in activity from Mamont banking Trojans. They accounted for approximately half of all new apps in their category and also were utilized in half of all banking Trojan attacks.

Conclusion

The year 2025 saw a continuing trend toward a decline in total unique unwanted software installation packages. However, we noted a significant year-over-year increase in specific threats – most notably mobile banking Trojans and spyware – even though adware remained the most frequently detected threat overall.

Among the mobile threats detected, we have seen an increased prevalence of preinstalled backdoors, such as Triada and Keenadu. Consistent with last year’s findings, certain mobile malware families continue to proliferate via official app stores. Finally, we have observed a growing interest among threat actors in leveraging compromised devices as proxies.

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