The statistic presents the countries with the highest malware infection rates. As of the fourth quarter of 2016, 47.09 percent of computers in China were infected with malware. Turkey was ranked second with a 42.88 percent infection rate.
Countries with the highest rate of malware infected computers as of 4th quarter 2016
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APWG. (February 23, 2017). Countries with the highest rate of malware infected computers as of 4th quarter 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266169/highest-malware-infection-rate-countries/
APWG. "Countries with the highest rate of malware infected computers as of 4th quarter 2016." Chart. February 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266169/highest-malware-infection-rate-countries/
APWG. (2017). Countries with the highest rate of malware infected computers as of 4th quarter 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266169/highest-malware-infection-rate-countries/
APWG. "Countries with The Highest Rate of Malware Infected Computers as of 4th Quarter 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266169/highest-malware-infection-rate-countries/
APWG, Countries with the highest rate of malware infected computers as of 4th quarter 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266169/highest-malware-infection-rate-countries/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Countries with the highest rate of malware infected computers as of 4th quarter 2016 [Graph], APWG, February 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266169/highest-malware-infection-rate-countries/