It’s important to keep in mind that the nearly one billion malware infections were detected by one company over a six-month period. The total number of global malware infections for the year is likely to be at least an order of magnitude larger. Malware is an enormous problem.
The one thing that can be counted on for 2018 is that the problem is going to get worse. New ransomware variants, more sophisticated phishing techniques, and more dangerous exploit kit delivery systems will almost certainly appear as will new threat vectors that are not covered in the Malwarebytes report. The days of protecting your system with an anti-virus program are long over. The good news is that almost every consumer and corporation can do more than they’re already doing to increase their level of internet security.
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