I saw the Domain Name News article about Sedo and the apparent malware warning some users are encountering when they visit the site, and I want to reiterate that you should use caution if you need to visit Sedo’s website today until it’s cleared up.

I am not sure what the issue is, but there is an error message in Google results when you search for Sedo that says “This site may harm your computer.”

I reached out to several people at Sedo a moment ago, and I will provide an update as soon as I have one. For now, I’d avoid visiting the website until you get the all clear. Hopefully the issue is resolved ASAP.

*** UPDATED – 8/24/12 – 12:52PM EDT ***

Sedo just issued a statement:

“Sedo has been made aware that visitors attempting to access the Sedo.com or Sedo.co.uk websites using either the Firefox or Chrome web browsers have been receiving security alerts preventing entry. While the Sedo website is still accessible without warning on both Internet Explorer and Safari, we immediately began investigating the root cause of these warnings to ensure there was in fact no risk to our users or visitors to the site. At this time we can report that no threats have been detected and our technical teams are currently working with Google and others to ensure these false warnings are immediately removed.“

Sedo’s second quarter market report was published today, and the company is reporting that $17.5 million in sales were consummated on its platform with 9,049 domain transactions. From my recollection, there weren’t very many blockbuster sales in the quarter, so it’s a solid number.  In the first quarter, Sedo reported 10,133 transactions closed, with a total sales value of over $19 million.

Year over year, sales numbers are a bit down. According to the 2011 second quarter market report, “In Q2, Sedo’s Domain Marketplace saw close to $25,000,000 in global sales.” However, the second quarter saw the $2.5 million sale of Gambling.com, so that is one reason for the higher sales figure.

In this year’s quarterly market report, Sedo reported that the popularity of Buy It Now sales rose to an all-time high of 42% in Q2, up from 39% in Q1. The company continues to push for BIN pricing, which is more helpful for negotiations and MLS sales listings.

Not only is this sales information interesting, but it also provides some insight for an article I wrote a couple of weeks ago asking about the total  annual sales volume for the domain industry.

Sedo shared four highlights from the market report: