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title: Types of malicious detections · Cloudflare Email security (formerly Area
  1) docs
description: Types of malicious detections shows you information related to the
  number and types of malicious detections made on your account.
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To review the number and type of malicious detections made on your account:

1. Log in to the [Email security dashboard](https://horizon.area1security.com/users/login).
2. Select the **Email** tab.
3. The **Overview** section will show you graphs with the total number of emails processed, as well as how many of those pertain to different threat categories - such as Malicious or Spam, among others. Refer to [Dispositions and attributes](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-security/reference/dispositions-and-attributes/) for more information. Select **View Details**.
4. You will open the **Detections** page. This page breaks down the information regarding the various types of threats detected. You have access to:

| Field | Description |
| - | - |
| **Attachments** | * How many of the malicious emails received have an attachment.
* Of these, what are the top types of malicious files received (for example, PDF files). |
| **Senders** | - Total number of malicious senders, as well as a graph showing how they are distributed throughout the month.
- Top malicious domains. |
| **Targets** | Top email targets on the [BEC feature](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-security/email-configuration/enhanced-detections/business-email-compromise/). |
| **New domains** | * Total number of malicious domains registered in the past month.
* Most common top level malicious domains. |
| **Links** | - Total number of malicious links and their distribution throughout the month.
- Top threat types (for example, credential harvester). |
| **Threat types** | Top malicious threat types, and their percentage relatively to the total amount of threats received. |
| **Threat origins** | A graph representing where in the world are your top threat origins. |
