This statistic presents the most commonly detected malware file extensions worldwide between January to September 2017. According to the findings, the most commonly detected malware file extension during the recorded time period were Office-related files, accounting for 38 percent of detections.
Most commonly detected malicious file extensions worldwide from January to September 2017, by detection share
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Cisco Systems (Cisco Security Research). (February 27, 2018). Most commonly detected malicious file extensions worldwide from January to September 2017, by detection share [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/803151/most-common-detected-malware-file-extensions/
Cisco Systems (Cisco Security Research). "Most commonly detected malicious file extensions worldwide from January to September 2017, by detection share." Chart. February 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/803151/most-common-detected-malware-file-extensions/
Cisco Systems (Cisco Security Research). (2018). Most commonly detected malicious file extensions worldwide from January to September 2017, by detection share. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/803151/most-common-detected-malware-file-extensions/
Cisco Systems (Cisco Security Research). "Most Commonly Detected Malicious File Extensions Worldwide from January to September 2017, by Detection Share." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/803151/most-common-detected-malware-file-extensions/
Cisco Systems (Cisco Security Research), Most commonly detected malicious file extensions worldwide from January to September 2017, by detection share Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/803151/most-common-detected-malware-file-extensions/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Most commonly detected malicious file extensions worldwide from January to September 2017, by detection share [Graph], Cisco Systems (Cisco Security Research), February 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/803151/most-common-detected-malware-file-extensions/