Among the key findings of the study are:
" Some Web activities, like registering at a site or downloading
a file, are significantly more risky when done at certain domains.
For example, giving an e-mail address to a random .info domain results
in a stunning 73.2 percent chance of receiving spam e-mail.
" The most risky large country domains are Romania (.ro, 5.6
percent risky sites) and Russia (.ru, 4.5 percent risky sites).
These country domains are also the most likely to host exploit or
"drive-by-download" sites.
" .info is the riskiest generic domain, with 7.5 percent of
its sites rated as risky. .com is the second most risky generic
domain, with 5.5 percent of sites rated as risky.
" Three of the five least risky country domains are Nordic
countries -- Finland (0.10 percent), Norway (.no, 0.16 percent)
and Sweden (.se, 0.21 percent). Iceland (.is, 0.19 percent) and
Ireland (.ie, 0.11 percent) round out the top five least risky country
domains.
" .gov is the only frequently tested domain for which McAfee
has found no risky sites. .gov is only available to United States
government agencies.
" Even though the .com domain is only the 5th most risky domain
by rank, its huge popularity magnifies its impact on search and
browsing risk dramatically.
" Even though the Netherlands (.nl), Germany (.de) and the
United Kingdom (.uk) are all relatively safe country domains, ranking
31st, 33rd and 51st most risky respectively, each of their country
domains account for more than 2 million clicks to risky sites every
month. Likewise Japan (.jp) is ranked 57th most risky and yet risky
rated .jp sites receive an estimated 1.6 million clicks each month.
Low or no cost domain registration and minimal domain oversight
appear to drive at least some of the higher levels of risk found
at some top-level domains. For example, one reason the .biz domain
may be preferred by spammers is because .biz domains are available
for immediate use, rather than after a typical 24 hour waiting period
-- a critical advantage in beating anti-spam services and blacklists.
"For administrators of top-level domains, this study should
serve as a wake-up call. Clearly, some countries are getting it
right. And the more risky top level domains now have the role models
they need to improve," added Maxwell. "For consumers,
this study is a stark reminder that they need help navigating the
Web safely."
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