Is .io Safe? High Risk Domain Extension (2.61x)

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Is .io safe?

Security analysis based on 34,589 .io domains

Risk Assessment

High Risk

2.61x risk multiplier

Risk Multiplier

2.61x

This TLD has significantly higher malware rates than average.

.io domains are 2.61 times more likely to be malicious than the average domain (0.26% baseline rate).

TLD Statistics

Total Domains Analyzed

34,589

Malicious Rate

0.68%

Malicious Domains

236

Benign Domains

34,353

Baseline Comparison

The average malicious rate across all TLDs is 0.26%. .io's rate of 0.68% is higher than average.

Sample .io Domains

Example domains with this TLD (sorted by risk)

microupdateportal.github.io

https://microupdateportal.github.io/

Malicious

itidekamma.github.io

https://itidekamma.github.io/

Malicious

soilet.io

http://soilet.io/

Malicious

iqrazaheerahmed.github.io

https://iqrazaheerahmed.github.io/

Malicious

kevinandel.github.io

https://kevinandel.github.io/

Malicious

dogegive.io

http://dogegive.io/

Malicious

sso--m--bybit--coms--index.webflow.io

https://sso--m--bybit--coms--index.webflow.io/

Malicious

kucoinloginin.webflow.io

https://kucoinloginin.webflow.io/

Malicious

bentencoin.io

http://bentencoin.io/

Malicious

astute01483.github.io

https://astute01483.github.io/

Malicious

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 2.61x means:

.io domains are 2.61 times more likely to be malicious
Exercise extra caution with .io websites
Verify site legitimacy before trusting

About .io Domains

.io is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System. Our analysis is based on 34,589 .io domains in our threat intelligence database.

This TLD has a high concentration of malicious domains, possibly due to low registration costs, minimal verification requirements, or lax abuse policies.

Analysis based on AllTrustie Threat Intelligence Database

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