Malware Activity: Key Statistics
Quarter over Quarter comparison: April 1,2023 - June 30,2023

Each reporting period, we analyze URLs, domain names, and IP addresses reported for serving up or distributing malware. We use these and other metadata — domain and IP address registration data, ICANN registry and registrar monthly reports, routing data, attack type, and other indicators — to report key statistics for each reporting period.

We compare number of domains reported for hosting malware in TLDs for two consecutive quarters in the table below.

Complete lists of Top-level Domains, gTLD registrars and hosting networks (ASNs) where malware was reported for the quarter can be downloaded in CSV format from the Records page.

Measurement January to March 2023 April to June 2023 Change
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Total number of malware reports collected from feeds (per quarter) 2,026,863 1,568,471 -458,392
Total number of malware records produced from malware reports 1,169,853 1,037,292 -132,561
Endpoint malware (targets user-attended devices) 68,473 76,558 8,085
Internet of Things (IoT) malware (targets sensors, wearables, appliances...) 82,440 56,738 -25,702
Malicious IP address malware records (Traffic Injectors and Attackware) 420,977 311,514 -109,463
Uncategorized malware (Verified as malware but not classified) 597,963 592,482 -5,481
Unique domain names reported for serving up malware 32,606 34,271 1,665
Top-level Domains (TLDs) where we observed malware hosting 362 347 -15
Registrars that had gTLD domains under management reported for serving malware 369 298 -71
Hosting Networks (ASNs) where we observed malware hosting or distribution 17,529 15,568 -1,961
Unique IPv4 addresses reported as serving or distributing malware 980,457 879,941 -100,516

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