Malware Activity: Domain Registrars
Quarter over Quarter Comparison
April 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

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.

In the table below, we compare the number of reported malware domains under management at domain registrars for the two consecutive quarters.

Comparisons of:

Key Statistics

Activity in TLDs

Activity in Domain Registrars

Activity in Hosting Networks (ASNs)