In 2018, it was found that 21.1 percent of malware cases involved infected websites distributing malware code in the form of web programming language HTML. According to AV-Test, the .zip compression format was ranked second with a 2.6 percent share.
Most common malware-infected files worldwide in 2018, by share of malware attacks
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AV-TEST. (July 19, 2019). Most common malware-infected files worldwide in 2018, by share of malware attacks [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263346/leading-malware-file-extensions-worldwide/
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AV-TEST. (2019). Most common malware-infected files worldwide in 2018, by share of malware attacks. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263346/leading-malware-file-extensions-worldwide/
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