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Riskiest Web Domains To Visit

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the shocking-that-the-biggest-is-the-worst dept.

wiredmikey writes "According to a report released today, .COM is the riskiest top-level domain, the riskiest country domain is Vietnam (.VN). Japan's .JP ranks as the safest country domain for the second year in a row and TRAVEL as the safest overall domain. It's interesting to note that .JP (currently $89.99 at GoDaddy) and .TRAVEL ($89.99 at Moniker) domains are also some of the most expensive domains. Are cybercriminals getting cheap with other people's credit cards? Or do the higher price make it more risky?"

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  1. Handy malware domains lists by Ponyegg · · Score: 5, Informative

    I work in online advertising, specifically I look after a major UK publisher's adservers/ad-delivery. We use the following to keep an eye on identified malware delivering domains:

    http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/mdl.php
    http://www.malwaredomains.com/
    http://www.malwareurl.com/
    http://www.anti-malvertising.com/