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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 Most common malware-infected files worldwide in 2018, by share of malware attacks
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AV-TEST. (2019). Most common malware-infected files worldwide in 2018, by share of malware attacks. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263346/leading-malware-file-extensions-worldwide/
AV-TEST. "Most Common Malware-infected Files Worldwide in 2018, by Share of Malware Attacks." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263346/leading-malware-file-extensions-worldwide/
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Most common malware-infected files worldwide in 2018, by share of malware attacks [Graph], AV-TEST, July 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263346/leading-malware-file-extensions-worldwide/