In 2022, SMSreg packages were the most common type of potentially malicious applications detected in mobile apps, with approximately 37 percent of unwanted applications falling under this category. Dnotua ranked second, with approximately 26 percent of unwanted applications detected in the last measured year belonging to this type of potential malware.
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