The cybersecurity firm’s products detected nearly 3.5 million malicious installation packages on mobile devices in 2021, far less than the 5.7 million detected in the previous year. However, it’s worth noting that the number recorded in 2021 is almost exactly the same as in 2019.

A majority of these infection attempts targeted users in Asian countries, with Iran, China and Saudi Arabia accounting for the highest attack percentages.

Unsurprisingly, a majority of the packages blocked by Kaspersky delivered adware and potentially unwanted software.