Malware Activity: Key Statistics
Quarter over Quarter comparison: July 1,2022 - September 30,2022

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 April to June 2022 July to September 2022 Change
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Total number of malware reports collected from feeds (per quarter) 1,340,348 1,236,748 -103,600
Total number of malware records produced from malware reports 1,036,060 1,067,309 31,249
Endpoint malware (targets user-attended devices) 52,511 87,845 35,334
Internet of Things (IoT) malware (targets sensors, wearables, appliances...) 133,947 51,086 -82,861
Malicious IP address malware records (Traffic Injectors and Attackware) 787,963 885,854 97,891
Uncategorized malware (Verified as malware but not classified) 61,639 42,524 -19,115
Unique domain names reported for serving up malware 29,956 23,814 -6,142
Top-level Domains (TLDs) where we observed malware hosting 352 294 -58
Registrars that had gTLD domains under management reported for serving malware 334 321 -13
Hosting Networks (ASNs) where we observed malware hosting or distribution 18,441 16,272 -2,169
Unique IPv4 addresses reported as serving or distributing malware 858,167 923,428 65,261

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