Has found that three-quarters (74 per cent) of Internet users would download a potentially malicious file, because they lack the cyber-savviness they need to spot dangers online.

This was revealed in a global quiz released by Kerpersky, which questioned 18,000 internet users about their online habits, has raised concerns about the ability of users to recognise online threats.

The cyber-awareness of Internet users was tested during the quiz when they were asked to download the song yesterday by the Beatles.

Out of the four download options, only one was a safe wma file, intentionally named Betles.

This was chosen by just a quarter (26 per cent) of respondents, who spotted that it was a harmless file type, despite the spelling error in the file's name.