Dot .CN tops the #SpamHaus list of most abused #ccTLDs

Posted by DomainGang on April 3, 2024, at 10:00 am

SpamHaus is a global keeper of domain and IP violations that maintains a list of abusive behavior originating from a large variety of gTLDs, ccTLDs, and TLDs. Exactly how does SpamHaus measure this type of negative performance among domain extensions? The abusive behavior “score” of domain TLDs is calculated as the ratio of abusive domains […]

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#Spamhaus launches new IP and #domain reputation checker

Posted by DomainGang on March 5, 2021, at 12:16 pm

Spamhaus, the quintessential sentry of malicious IPs and rogue networks, has released a major update of its online tool. IP and Domain Reputation Checker is the full name of the new tool by Spamhaus, replacing its old Blocklist Removal Center. According to Spamhaus, the same form field can be used to check an email, IP […]

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Dot .fail tops the #SpamHaus list of most abused #TLDs

Posted by DomainGang on February 23, 2021, at 3:39 pm

SpamHaus is a global keeper of domain and IP violations that maintains a list of abusive behavior originating from a large variety of gTLDs and TLDs. Exactly how does SpamHaus measure that type of negative performance among domain extensions? The abusive behavior “score” of domain TLDs is calculated as the ratio of abusive domains that […]

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Dot .rest #domains top #SpamHaus list of most abused #TLDs

Posted by DomainGang on November 22, 2020, at 6:57 pm

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Dot .tk #domains top #SpamHaus list of most abused #TLDs

Posted by DomainGang on June 22, 2020, at 11:31 am

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#Namecheap and the #EFF get bad rep in new #CircleID article

Posted by DomainGang on March 13, 2020, at 11:00 am

Namecheap and the EFF are apparently interlinked, and not in a good way. That’s the focus of an article posted on CircleID, “the world’s leading platform for Internet developments.” The article expands on the Facebook lawsuit filed against Namecheap, to uncover the registrants of domains serving malware or pretending to offer services endorsed by the […]

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Dot .TOP #domains top #SpamHaus list of most abused #TLDs

Posted by DomainGang on December 30, 2019, at 4:43 pm

SpamHaus, a global keeper of domain and IP violations, maintains a list of abusive behavior originating from a large variety of gTLDs and TLDs. How does SpamHaus measure that type of negative performance among domain extensions? The abusive behavior of domain TLDs is calculated as the ratio of abusive domains that exist in a given […]

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#Spamhaus March 2019 update : The 10 most abused #TLDs

Posted by DomainGang on March 1, 2019, at 2:36 pm

Every month, SpamHaus releases a list of the most abused TLDs. It then calculates an index, based on the percentage of abusive domains in a given TLD, ccTLD or gTLD. In other words, it’s not the absolute number of “bad domains” but the ratio that determines how bad a TLD is. How does SpamHaus calculate […]

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#SpamHaus and #domains : October 2018 report of most abused #TLDs

Posted by DomainGang on October 14, 2018, at 9:27 pm

Malware activity monitor, SpamHaus, keeps track of the number of bad domains spewing out spam, for every TLD, ccTLD and gTLD. In other words, it’s not the absolute number of “bad domains” but the ratio that determines how bad a TLD, gTLD or ccTLD is. How does SpamHaus calculate that domain badness? The abusive behavior […]

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#SpamHaus and #domains : April 2018 report of most abused #TLDs

Posted by DomainGang on April 9, 2018, at 9:34 pm

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#SpamHaus and #domains : February 2018 report of most abused #TLDs

Posted by DomainGang on February 27, 2018, at 1:13 pm

SpamHaus operates a publicly available index of domain name and IP violations, and maintains a list of abusive behavior originating from a large variety of gTLDs and TLDs. How does SpamHaus calculate that? The abusive behavior of domain TLDs is measured as the ratio of abusive domains that exist in a given TLD, to its […]

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Naughty, not nice : #Spamhaus list of “Top 10” most abused #TLDs for December 2017

Posted by DomainGang on December 15, 2017, at 2:37 pm

SpamHaus, a keeper of domain and IP violations globally, maintains a list of abusive behavior that originates from a large variety of gTLDs and TLDs. The abusive behavior of domain TLDs is measured by the ratio of abusive domains existing in a given TLD, to its total number of active domains. We often share the […]

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