Malware Activity in Top-level Domains (TLDs) July 1,2026 - September 30,2026

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 (July to September 2026)

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

Rank TLD Total Malware Domains ▼
1 com 21,285
2 ru 2,730
3 org 1,477
4 net 1,287
5 de 856
6 br 830
7 xyz 672
8 uk 640
9 it 612
10 fr 525
11 ch 481
12 info 438
13 cc 435
14 top 405
15 shop 396
16 digital 375
17 online 371
18 in 358
19 lol 351
20 pl 348

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