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Closed Published December 7th, 2009 in Browser Security, Security
In its third annual report on the riskiest Web domains, McAfee says attackers are using Cameroon’s domain name as part of typo-squatting schemes to infect users with malware. McAfee’s list of the most dangerous Web domains has a new leader.
Africa’s Cameroon(.cm) domain has taken the top spot from Hong Kong(.hk) as the riskiest domain on the Web, according to McAfee’s third annual Mapping the Mal Web report (PDF). Japan(.jp) was found to be the safest country domain, and ranked among the top five safest domains for the second year in a row. The .com domain, which is the most heavily trafficked Web domain in the world, jumped from ninth place to second on the most dangerous list while .gov was found to be the safest non-country domain on the Web. McAfee Most Dangerous Web Domain List Topped by Cameroon – Security from eWeek
