Malicious PDF documents were the third most popular threat file type isolated by HP Sure Click in Q4 2024

In Q4 2024, archives were the second most popular malware delivery file type with 32% of threats

The popularity of executables and scripts as a malware delivery type saw a 3% point rise over Q3 2024

11% of email threats evaded gateway security in Q4 2024

Threats delivered in PDF documents accounted for 10% in Q4 2024

In Q4 2024, executables and scripts retained first place as the most popular malware delivery type with 43% of threats caught by HP Sure Click

In Q4 2024, HP threat researchers saw a growth in social engineering campaigns that rely on fake CAPTCHA challenges to infect users with malware

8% of threats relied on documents such as Microsoft Word formats (e.g. DOC, DOCX) in Q4 2024

Malicious spreadsheets (e.g. XLS, XLSX) totalled 3% of threats in Q4 2024

10% of threats were PDF files in Q4 2024