Malware Activity in Top-level Domains (TLDs) January 1,2026 - March 31,2026

We analyzed the domains reported as serving up malware to see how they were distributed across the top-level domains. For our analysis, we extract the Top-level Domain (e.g., com, xyz, uk) from the hostnames we found in malware reports.

In the table below, we present the twenty TLDs that had the highest number of domains reported as serving up malware. A complete list of TLDs where malware was reported for the quarter can be downloaded in CSV format from the Records page.

Ranking of TLDs by Malware Domains (January to March 2026)

TLDs with a minimum of 30,000 domains and 25 malware domains

Rank TLD Total Malware Domains ▼
1 com 26,548
2 ru 977
3 xyz 957
4 net 610
5 casino 560
6 org 498
7 cc 415
8 br 337
9 lol 329
10 win 269
11 top 267
12 digital 214
13 de 194
14 sbs 194
15 shop 186
16 cn 166
17 cfd 143
18 info 141
19 in 128
20 online 118

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