<p>Nearly one third (28.22 per cent) of PC home users in India are at high risk of cyberattacks, according to a report by digital security and privacy provider Avast.</p>.<p>Avast's latest Global PC Risk Report also looked into the possibility of users facing advanced threats -- defined as more sophisticated or threats never seen before, designed to bypass common protection technologies included in security software, such as signatures, heuristics, emulators, URL filtering, and email scanning.</p>.<p>For this type of threat, Indian home users have a 5.78 per cent risk ratio, which is higher than the global average.</p>.<p>Home users around the world have a 29.39 per cent chance of encountering any type of PC malware, which represents an increase of around 5 per cent compared to the previous year.<br />Geographies with more conflictive socio-political situations, such as the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, seem to be facing more risk in the online world as well.</p>.<p>"The risk ratio has increased worldwide for all malware attacks, and we can see that India is no exception. In the pandemic, the internet has been kind of a 'life saver' for many, empowering them to stay connected with loved ones during the lockdown, to attend virtual workout sessions, get-togethers, classes, and work remotely," said Michal Salat, Director of Threat Intelligence at Avast, in a statement.</p>.<p>"But cybercriminals have also taken notice of this, and so we have seen a variety of tailored campaigns taking advantage of increased online activities, such as Covid-19 related attacks, sextortion campaigns, spyware, and ransomware," Salat added.</p>.<p>The data included in this report is collected from Avast's threat detection network and represents a data snapshot, constructed with the threats Avast protected its PC users between March 16 and April 14, 2021.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>Nearly one third (28.22 per cent) of PC home users in India are at high risk of cyberattacks, according to a report by digital security and privacy provider Avast.</p>.<p>Avast's latest Global PC Risk Report also looked into the possibility of users facing advanced threats -- defined as more sophisticated or threats never seen before, designed to bypass common protection technologies included in security software, such as signatures, heuristics, emulators, URL filtering, and email scanning.</p>.<p>For this type of threat, Indian home users have a 5.78 per cent risk ratio, which is higher than the global average.</p>.<p>Home users around the world have a 29.39 per cent chance of encountering any type of PC malware, which represents an increase of around 5 per cent compared to the previous year.<br />Geographies with more conflictive socio-political situations, such as the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, seem to be facing more risk in the online world as well.</p>.<p>"The risk ratio has increased worldwide for all malware attacks, and we can see that India is no exception. In the pandemic, the internet has been kind of a 'life saver' for many, empowering them to stay connected with loved ones during the lockdown, to attend virtual workout sessions, get-togethers, classes, and work remotely," said Michal Salat, Director of Threat Intelligence at Avast, in a statement.</p>.<p>"But cybercriminals have also taken notice of this, and so we have seen a variety of tailored campaigns taking advantage of increased online activities, such as Covid-19 related attacks, sextortion campaigns, spyware, and ransomware," Salat added.</p>.<p>The data included in this report is collected from Avast's threat detection network and represents a data snapshot, constructed with the threats Avast protected its PC users between March 16 and April 14, 2021.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>