It indicates that domains hosted under this ASN exhibit algorithmic or pseudo-random naming characteristics, a pattern strongly associated with DGA-based malware and botnet infrastructure.
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It indicates that domains hosted under this ASN exhibit algorithmic or pseudo-random naming characteristics, a pattern strongly associated with DGA-based malware and botnet infrastructure.
When multiple domains under the same ASN show high DGA scores, it suggests that the ASN may be hosting or enabling dynamically generated malicious infrastructure used for evasive command-and-control communication.
It is a meaningful malicious signal. Although a single DGA-like domain may be insufficient for attribution, repeated algorithmic naming patterns across the ASN significantly strengthen the suspicion of botnet or malware activity.
A realistic shape of the entry the engine appends to the risk_signals array when this signal fires. Evidence keys are subgroup-default; per-signal overrides documented in the API reference.
{
"slug": "asn_domain_high_dga_score",
"name": "ASN Domain Algorithmic Naming Pattern",
"group": "dns_history",
"subgroup": "asn_infrastructure_profile",
"direction": "malicious",
"evidence": {
"asn": "AS13335",
"asn_org": "Cloudflare, Inc.",
"asn_allocation_year": 2010,
"asn_geo_risk": "low",
"hosted_domain_count": 18420315
}
}13 other signals share the same subgroup. They detect related behaviors and often co-fire on the same IOC.
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