Does the website that is on the current domain name have malware associated with it? Malware should not be associated with the domain name. Is there a history of the domain name hosting malware in the past? DNProtect believes that malware is certainly a problem and can have a negative effect and cause website visitors issues if the domain name contains malware. DNProtect may assign negative points to the DNP Scoring system for the domain name if it ever hosted malware in the past or if the domain name currently contains malware.