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% |