the number of malware attacks occurring over the last five years reported by AV-Test.

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https://www.avira.com/en/blog/your-malwa...protection      What are the most common types of malware?

The most common types of malware include:

    Spyware
    Ransomware
    Rootkit
    Adware
    Virus
    Trojan Horse
    Worm          How common is malware?

While we wish we could report that malware attacks are decreasing, the opposite is true. Take a look at the number of malware attacks occurring over the last five years reported by AV-Test.

    2015 — 470.01 million
    2016 — 597.49 million
    2017 — 719.15 million
    2018 — 856.62 million
    2019 — 975.79 million (projected)