In 2022, the most common malware file type received worldwide via the web were Microsoft Windows exe files followed by pdf files. On the other hand, Microsoft Word doc files were the most commonly received malware file type via e-mail.
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Check Point Software Technologies. (February 8, 2023). Most common malicious file types received globally via web and e-mail in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238996/top-malware-by-file-type/
Check Point Software Technologies. "Most common malicious file types received globally via web and e-mail in 2022." Chart. February 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238996/top-malware-by-file-type/
Check Point Software Technologies. (2023). Most common malicious file types received globally via web and e-mail in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238996/top-malware-by-file-type/
Check Point Software Technologies. "Most Common Malicious File Types Received Globally via Web and E-mail in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238996/top-malware-by-file-type/
Check Point Software Technologies, Most common malicious file types received globally via web and e-mail in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238996/top-malware-by-file-type/ (last visited July 13, 2024)
Most common malicious file types received globally via web and e-mail in 2022 [Graph], Check Point Software Technologies, February 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238996/top-malware-by-file-type/