Is .link Safe? High Risk Domain Extension (7.22x)

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Is .link safe?

Security analysis based on 1,851 .link domains

Risk Assessment

High Risk

7.22x risk multiplier

Risk Multiplier

7.22x

This TLD has significantly higher malware rates than average.

.link domains are 7.22 times more likely to be malicious than the average domain (0.26% baseline rate).

TLD Statistics

Total Domains Analyzed

1,851

Malicious Rate

1.89%

Malicious Domains

Benign Domains

1,816

Baseline Comparison

The average malicious rate across all TLDs is 0.26%. .link's rate of 1.89% is higher than average.

Sample .link Domains

Example domains with this TLD (sorted by risk)

bafybeid2c2mdeiiysuldtcrlma2oaydsigt4ev55cttcb53zk6ldw7cozy.ipfs.dweb.link

https://bafybeid2c2mdeiiysuldtcrlma2oaydsigt4ev55cttcb53zk6ldw7cozy.ipfs.dweb.link/

Malicious

bafybeihc74glgbx6mfibmqolz253ajpbhbrjhlalpe4uzmsejhy6qox5ni.ipfs.dweb.link

https://bafybeihc74glgbx6mfibmqolz253ajpbhbrjhlalpe4uzmsejhy6qox5ni.ipfs.dweb.link/

Malicious

bafkreict7yexsy4ro2mcvlzbmmtw7mghbeatczsttuydvoabaqeyer27ga.ipfs.dweb.link

https://bafkreict7yexsy4ro2mcvlzbmmtw7mghbeatczsttuydvoabaqeyer27ga.ipfs.dweb.link/

Malicious

bafybeibmm4ghylaai5owzomcqf5kw6g73xfku4cfahidoicvsr326xxhre.ipfs.dweb.link

https://bafybeibmm4ghylaai5owzomcqf5kw6g73xfku4cfahidoicvsr326xxhre.ipfs.dweb.link/

Malicious

bafybeihfcxunwgln23t6g2f357wdkqalsh7miscw5lx22oi7pmv2b5ffxy.ipfs.dweb.link

https://bafybeihfcxunwgln23t6g2f357wdkqalsh7miscw5lx22oi7pmv2b5ffxy.ipfs.dweb.link/

Malicious

bafybeif6snm2gcdrlz4dvkiygb2m54amranmk3z5n6e5ruhgta6u2hwjc4.ipfs.dweb.link

https://bafybeif6snm2gcdrlz4dvkiygb2m54amranmk3z5n6e5ruhgta6u2hwjc4.ipfs.dweb.link/

Malicious

bafybeies7xib7l4rhm5n2akpndt5hmzhnaxo4tgihcxwbw5rcjba3vky6y.ipfs.dweb.link

http://bafybeies7xib7l4rhm5n2akpndt5hmzhnaxo4tgihcxwbw5rcjba3vky6y.ipfs.dweb.link/

Malicious

bafybeig52q4g2vlur5lmls6ik7noubn5u3muncupb3zmzy5zqcvll4ywse.ipfs.dweb.link

https://bafybeig52q4g2vlur5lmls6ik7noubn5u3muncupb3zmzy5zqcvll4ywse.ipfs.dweb.link/

Malicious

bafybeiffrkkiphoo3heptq3mc3bmbpx5xx7odgf2cxjh4fi2hgi5iidqme.ipfs.dweb.link

https://bafybeiffrkkiphoo3heptq3mc3bmbpx5xx7odgf2cxjh4fi2hgi5iidqme.ipfs.dweb.link/

Malicious

bafkreiez5fruf76wbn4zuz2mrdg5rbop7ws5qj5zv47vf4325scrvya6by.ipfs.dweb.link

https://bafkreiez5fruf76wbn4zuz2mrdg5rbop7ws5qj5zv47vf4325scrvya6by.ipfs.dweb.link/

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 7.22x means:

.link domains are 7.22 times more likely to be malicious
Exercise extra caution with .link websites
Verify site legitimacy before trusting

About .link Domains

.link is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System. Our analysis is based on 1,851 .link 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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