McAfee report published: the most dangerous domain zones in the world
McAfee report published: the most dangerous domain zones in the world McAfee conducted a study where they found out which top-level domains are the most dangerous (% of dangerous sites in this zone). So:
TOP5 dangerous top-level domain zones (TLD):
.COM (Commercial) 31.3%
.INFO (Information) 30.7%
.VN (Vietnam) 29.4%
.CM (Cameroon) 22.2%
.AM (Armenia) 12.1%
Top5 safe top level zones (TLD):
.TRAVEL (Travel and Tourism Industry) .02%
.EDU (Educational) .05%
.JP (Japan) .08%
.CAT (Catalan) .09%
.GG (Guernsey) .10%
Obviously, the danger zones are such because of the mass, price, attractiveness and accessibility. And for registering a domain in the .travel and .edu zones, you need to confirm your involvement in the field of activity, there are a number of restrictions for domains in .CAT, of course, such conditions reduce the risks of the appearance of dangerous sites in these zones. You can download the report from the official McAfee website ( PDF ~ 890 kb ).