Malware Activity: Domain Registrars
Quarter over Quarter Comparison April 1,2024 - June 30,2024
For purposes of observing change over time, it is useful to compare measurements and metrics over successive reporting periods. Such comparisons illustrate whether malware activities are increasing or decreasing, and where such changes are occurring. Such comparisons can identify registrars where malware attackers flock to purchase and manage malware domains. Investigators or policy makers may focus on these for deeper analyses.
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.
In the table below, we compare the number of domains reported for hosting malware under management at domain registrars for two consecutive quarters.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malware Domains, Quarter over Quarter (April to June 2024)
Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 malware domains
Total Malware Domains | ||||||
Rank | Registrar | IANA ID | January to March 2024 | April to June 2024 ▼ | ||
1 | ▲ +44* | Stichting Registrar of Last Resort Foundation | 2482 | 300 | 8,672 | (+2,791%) |
2 | — | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 15,540 | 2,206 | (-86%) |
3 | ▲ +7 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,551 | 1,907 | (-46%) |
4 | — | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 10,356 | 1,821 | (-82%) |
5 | ▲ +18 | eNom, LLC | 48 | 864 | 1,279 | (+48%) |
6 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 6,044 | 959 | (-84%) |
7 | — | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 5,837 | 945 | (-84%) |
8 | ▲ +14 | CommuniGal Communication Ltd. | 418 | 914 | 726 | (-21%) |
9 | ▼ -4 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 7,584 | 628 | (-92%) |
10 | ▲ +33 | Spaceship, Inc. | 3862 | 316 | 434 | (+37%) |
11 | ▲ +44 | Arsys Internet, S.L. dba NICLINE.COM | 379 | 201 | 370 | (+84%) |
12 | — | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 1,922 | 364 | (-81%) |
13 | ▲ +23 | URL Solutions, Inc. | 1449 | 451 | 278 | (-38%) |
14 | ▲ +1 | Squarespace Domains II LLC | 895 | 1,374 | 246 | (-82%) |
15 | ▼ -14 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 24,726 | 228 | (-99%) |
16 | ▲ +4 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 986 | 219 | (-78%) |
17 | ▼ -3 | Network Solutions, LLC | 2 | 1,445 | 215 | (-85%) |
18 | ▼ -1 | Key-Systems GmbH | 269 | 1,247 | 203 | (-84%) |
19 | ▼ -11 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 3,898 | 171 | (-96%) |
20 | ▼ -7 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 1,588 | 169 | (-89%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
Quarterly Update: Registrars |
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