Malware Activity: Key Statistics
Quarter over Quarter comparison: April 1, 2022 – June 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 January to March 2022 April to June 2022 Change
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Total number of malware reports collected from feeds (per quarter) 2,824,937 1,340,348 -1,484,589
Total number of malware records produced from malware reports 599,379 1,036,060 436,681
Endpoint malware (targets user-attended devices) 193,703 52,511 -141,192
Internet of Things (IoT) malware (targets sensors, wearables, appliances...) 232,355 133,947 -98,408
Malicious IP address malware records (Traffic Injectors and Attackware) 0 787,963 787,963
Uncategorized malware (Verified as malware but not classified) 173,321 61,639 -111,682
Unique domain names reported for serving up malware 48,176 29,956 -18,220
Top-level Domains (TLDs) where we observed malware hosting 387 352 -35
Registrars that had gTLD domains under management reported for serving malware 1,080 334 -746
Hosting Networks (ASNs) where we observed malware hosting or distribution 5,144 18,441 13,297
Unique IPv4 addresses reported as serving or distributing malware 135,517 858,167 722,650

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