Is .edu Safe? Low Risk Domain Extension (0.00x)

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Is .edu safe?

Security analysis based on 4,652 .edu domains

Risk Assessment

Low Risk

0.00x risk multiplier

Risk Multiplier

0.00x

This TLD has lower malware rates than average.

.edu domains are 0.00 times more likely to be malicious than the average domain (0.26% baseline rate).

TLD Statistics

Total Domains Analyzed

4,652

Malicious Rate

0.00%

Malicious Domains

Benign Domains

4,652

Baseline Comparison

The average malicious rate across all TLDs is 0.26%. .edu's rate of 0.00% is lower than average.

Sample .edu Domains

Example domains with this TLD (sorted by risk)

wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu

http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu/

Score: 15

sacrtf2.sac.alamo.edu

http://sacrtf2.sac.alamo.edu:8000/

Score: 15

wlca-stream.lc.edu

http://wlca-stream.lc.edu:8004/

Score: 15

ebling.library.wisc.edu

http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/

Score: 15

onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/

Score: 15

dobsonserv.ca.uky.edu

http://dobsonserv.ca.uky.edu/

Score: 15

washington.edu

http://washington.edu/

Score: 15

streamer.cci.utk.edu

http://streamer.cci.utk.edu:8000/

Score: 15

wmeb-stream.maine.edu

http://wmeb-stream.maine.edu:8000/

Score: 15

file.upi.edu

http://file.upi.edu/

Score: 15

What Does This Mean?

The risk multiplier indicates how much more (or less) risky domains with this TLD are compared to the average.

A multiplier of 0.00x means:

.edu domains have below-average malware rates
This TLD appears more trustworthy than most
Still exercise normal internet safety practices

About .edu Domains

.edu is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System. Our analysis is based on 4,652 .edu domains in our threat intelligence database.

This TLD demonstrates better-than-average security, possibly due to stricter registration requirements or better abuse monitoring.

Analysis based on AllTrustie Threat Intelligence Database

Statistics updated every 24 hours