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Android was the target of virtually all developers of mobile malware. (Image Source: Playback / Mashable)

Kaspersky Lab released a report on its monitoring of threats from the virtual world. Among the data, a surprising number is the share of total mobile malware which are designed to attack Android smartphones. Are about 99% of all viruses detected by the company made for smartphones and tablets.

data refer only to the first quarter of the year and all that could change with the launch of new products in the market or the discovery of security holes in certain operating systems. Still, it becomes clear that using a smartphone antivirus is also necessary.

Among the malware found by the company, 63% of them try to break into the SMS system of devices to try to confirm subscriptions and divert money from clients without the operator suspicious.

addition to counting, Kaspersky Lab also traced the origin of these threats. 25% of them came to the internet through the territory of the USA, 19% from Russia and 14% in the Netherlands.