根据SpyHunter 5反恶意软件软件制造商EnigmaSoft今天发布的数据，美国主要城市上半年恶意软件感染率最高的是亚特兰大 奥兰多和丹佛。EnigmaSoft研究团队在2018年的前六个月查看了美国SpyHunter的感染数据。他们的汇编数据显示，亚特兰大，奥兰多和丹佛的电脑最容易感染。
EnigmaSoft还研究了各州的感染情况。这些结果表明，受感染最多的州是科罗拉多州，新罕布什尔州和弗吉尼亚州。研究人员表示，很难确切地说为什么一个城市或州的感染率高于其他城市和州。名单上有各种各样的城市。较大的城市，较小的城市和每个地理区域的城市。受感染最少的地区来说，第一是纽约，第二是旧金山。
还研究了2018年上半年受感染最多的一周。星期三感染率最高，星期日感染率最低。在美国电脑上检测到的感染范围包括EnigmaSoft识别为可能不需要的程序或滋扰软件，一直到勒索软件，这可能会删除有价值的文件，除非受害者支付赎金。
EnigmaSoft表示，用户需要定期备份数据。理想情况下，用户应该拥有物理备份（连接到计算机的外部驱动器）和基于云的备份。无论哪种方式，请将电脑设置为自动且频繁地备份文件。
Lists of the Top Days of the Week, Cities, and States and their Corresponding Infection Data
Days of the Week Ranked from Most Infections to Least
| 1 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Friday |
| 3 | Thursday |
| 4 | Monday |
| 5 | Tuesday |
| 6 | Saturday |
| 7 | Sunday |
U.S. Cities with the Highest Malware Infection Rates
Rank |
City |
% Over Average |
1 |
Atlanta |
1035.45% |
2 |
Orlando |
985.90% |
3 |
Denver |
953.04% |
4 |
St. Louis |
822.90% |
5 |
Tampa |
750.30% |
6 |
Newark |
603.15% |
7 |
Washington |
541.89% |
8 |
Cleveland |
490.62% |
9 |
Madison |
458.22% |
10 |
Cincinnati |
422.84% |
11 |
Raleigh |
312.84% |
12 |
Dallas |
276.37% |
13 |
Irvine |
270.31% |
14 |
Minneapolis |
267.69% |
15 |
Buffalo |
244.84% |
16 |
Boise |
236.93% |
17 |
Boston |
216.03% |
18 |
Miami |
214.62% |
19 |
Greensboro |
194.55% |
20 |
Pittsburgh |
191.79% |
21 |
Milwaukee |
184.29% |
22 |
Las Vagas |
166.87% |
23 |
Kansas City |
166.46% |
24 |
Phoenix |
153.93% |
25 |
Seattle |
153.64% |
26 |
Columbus |
132.50% |
27 |
Portland |
125.27% |
28 |
Sacramento |
98.17% |
29 |
San Jose |
92.84% |
30 |
Baton Rouge |
91.57% |
31 |
Indianapolis |
89.80% |
32 |
Honolulu |
83.12% |
33 |
Omaha |
80.13% |
34 |
Scottsdale |
78.60% |
35 |
Austin |
72.91% |
36 |
Baltimore |
71.41% |
37 |
Lincoln |
70.12% |
38 |
Colorado Springs |
63.81% |
39 |
Birmingham |
55.81% |
40 |
Tulsa |
53.55% |
41 |
Philadelphia |
52.04% |
42 |
Plano |
48.82% |
43 |
Albuquerque |
46.66% |
44 |
Charlotte |
46.47% |
45 |
Norfolk |
40.61% |
46 |
Tucson |
39.82% |
47 |
San Diego |
37.74% |
48 |
Bakersfield |
32.63% |
49 |
Louisville |
30.68% |
50 |
Wichita |
26.74% |
51 |
Anchorage |
18.07% |
U.S. States Ranked by Malware Infection Rates
Rank |
State |
% Over Average |
1 |
Colorado |
106.19% |
2 |
New Hampshire |
88.16% |
3 |
Virginia |
67.10% |
4 |
New Jersey |
47.27% |
5 |
Oregon |
28.29% |
6 |
Montana |
17.28% |
7 |
Wyoming |
16.88% |
8 |
Missouri |
15.74% |
9 |
New York |
13.40% |
10 |
Pennsylvania |
9.37% |
11 |
Maine |
6.12% |
12 |
Massachusetts |
-1.40% |
13 |
Arizona |
-2.59% |
14 |
Georgia |
-3.51% |
15 |
North Dakota |
-4.61% |
16 |
Wisconsin |
-5.88% |
17 |
Nebraska |
-5.99% |
18 |
Iowa |
-8.96% |
19 |
Maryland |
-9.38% |
20 |
Alaska |
-10.23% |
21 |
Florida |
-12.59% |
22 |
Ohio |
-13.01% |
23 |
Washington |
-14.48% |
24 |
Rhode Island |
-15.36% |
25 |
South Dakota |
-16.31% |
26 |
Texas |
-16.67% |
27 |
Kansas |
-17.14% |
28 |
Arkansas |
-18.22% |
29 |
Connecticut |
-20.65% |
30 |
New Mexico |
-20.91% |
31 |
Vermont |
-20.97% |
32 |
Utah |
-21.82% |
33 |
South Carolina |
-22.01% |
34 |
Michigan |
-23.64% |
35 |
Idaho |
-23.84% |
36 |
Nevada |
-25.18% |
37 |
Illinois |
-25.24% |
38 |
North Carolina |
-26.90% |
39 |
West Virginia |
-27.15% |
40 |
Delaware |
-28.14% |
41 |
Minnesota |
-33.04% |
42 |
Louisiana |
-34.24% |
43 |
California |
-37.72% |
44 |
Oklahoma |
-38.29% |
45 |
Indiana |
-38.56% |
46 |
Kentucky |
-40.50% |
47 |
Hawaii |
-48.88% |
48 |
Tennessee |
-55.03% |
49 |
Mississippi |
-57.17% |
50 |
Alabama |
-65.16% |
