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Out of the more than 206 000 mobile malware attacks blocked by Kaspersky<\/a>\u00a0solutions for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region in just 6-months measured, between January to June 2021, over 30\u00a0000 of these attacks combined originated from Nigeria (14\u00a0071), Kenya (10\u00a0697), and South Africa (5\u00a0499).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Significantly, for African countries monitored, Nigeria only trails Egypt (19 466) by the number of attacks blocked, pointing to how prevalent mobile threats have become in this highly connected country. In fact, Kaspersky\u2019s latest research (https:\/\/bit.ly\/3oR80X5<\/a>) shows that when looking at the top ten countries by share of users attacked by mobile malware Nigeria places eighth (at 11.76%). Even though Kenya and South Africa might not feature as prominently, the mobile malware threat is still a concern, along with the shift to more targeted based attacks these countries are seeing.<\/p>\n

The top three most prevalent malware behaviours that Kaspersky has seen in Kenya and Nigeria are Trojans, Trojan-Downloaders; and Trojan-Droppers. In South Africa, these are Trojans, Trojan-Proxy; and Trojan-Downloaders.<\/p>\n

A Trojan is a type of malware that is often disguised as legitimate software which attackers can use to try and gain access to user systems. As the name suggests, Trojan-Downloaders download and install new versions of malicious programmes, including Trojans and Adware on victim computers.<\/p>\n

Kaspersky Blocks 30000 Malware Attacks In Nigeria, Others<\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, Trojan-Droppers usually save a range of files containing malicious programmes to the victim\u2019s drive. Once installed, a Trojan-Proxy allows an attacker to use the infected device as a proxy to connect to the Internet.<\/p>\n

\u201cMobile malware remains a significant threat for corporate and personal users across Africa. These attacks are usually very diverse with hackers leveraging a range of methodologies and technologies to compromise victim\u2019s devices. Trojan-Downloaders and Trojan-Droppers are especially dangerous given their potential to contain significantly damaging payloads,\u201d says Bethwel Opil, Enterprise Sales Manager at Kaspersky in Africa.<\/p>\n

In addition to installing cybersecurity solutions on their mobile devices, like Kaspersky Total Security<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, here are a few additional ways users can enhance their security:<\/p>\n