Adware
We've curated 7 cybersecurity statistics about Adware to help you understand how this intrusive software, which bombards users with unwanted advertisements and can jeopardize their privacy, is evolving in 2025.
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MobiDash (a particularly aggressive adware) detections increased by 77% from September through November 2025.
Adware levels nearly doubled from the December to May period to the June to November timeframe in 2025, with a 27% increase observed from August through November.
45% of people have been targeted by Adware.
20% of people have fallen victim to Adware.
Adware accounted for 69% of mobile threat cases, overtaking the Joker malware family, which dropped to 23% of cases.
Android adware detections jumped 160%.
The vast majority of malware discoveries were classified as trojan malware, followed by surveillanceware and adware.