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Long-Lived Active Domain

These refer to domains that have consistently resolved through DNS over a long period. Long-lived DNS activity often indicates legitimate, mature, and stable infrastructure, since malicious domains typically have short lifespans due to rapid detection and takedowns.

Also surfaces as:
Well-Established Active DomainStable IP-Bound DomainPersistent IP-Bound Domain
Analyst Q&A

What this signal answers

The questions every analyst asks before acting on this signal.

What it detects01

What does 'Long-Lived Active Domain' or 'Well-Established Active Domain' mean in DNS-layer analysis?

These refer to domains that have consistently resolved through DNS over a long period. Long-lived DNS activity often indicates legitimate, mature, and stable infrastructure, since malicious domains typically have short lifespans due to rapid detection and takedowns.

Why it matters02

What does 'Stable IP-Bound Domain' or 'Persistent IP-Bound Domain' mean?

It means the domain has continuously resolved to the same IP address for an extended duration. Such stability is typical of corporate or cloud-based infrastructure, whereas malicious domains frequently change IPs to evade detection, a technique known as 'fast-flux'.

How analysts use it03

How are the 'Long-Lived' and 'Well-Established' thresholds defined in DNS-layer monitoring?

Thresholds vary depending on data telemetry and observation periods. Typically, domains active for over 6, 12 months are considered 'Long-Lived', while those continuously resolving for more than 1 year are deemed 'Well-Established'. These metrics help analysts assess domain trustworthiness over time.

Evidence shape

What Long-Lived Active Domain looks like in the response

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.

json
{
  "slug": "ip_long_time_up_and_running",
  "name": "Long-Lived Active Domain",
  "group": "dns_history",
  "subgroup": "ip_stability_retention",
  "direction": "safe",
  "evidence": {
    "current_ip_lifespan_days": 612,
    "median_ip_lifespan_days": 540,
    "ip_churn_30d": 1,
    "last_ip_change_days_ago": 612
  }
}
See in API reference
Siblings

Peers in IP Stability & Retention

8 other signals share the same subgroup. They detect related behaviors and often co-fire on the same IOC.

Long IP Lifespan

It indicates that the domain has maintained the same IP address or hosting infrastructure for an extended period, weeks,…

SafeCore
Newly-Activated Domain

It indicates that the domain has recently become active and started responding to DNS queries after a period of inactivi…

Malicious
Short IP Lifespan

It indicates that the domain remains associated with an IP address for only a short duration, typically a few hours or d…

Malicious
Dedicated Hosting Detected

It means the domain operates on an IP address that is not shared with any other unrelated domains. This indicates a dedi…

SafeCore
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