It refers to globally recognized, high-traffic domains with verified ownership and a long operational history—such as google.com or microsoft.com. These domains are continuously monitored for brand protection and rarely associated with malicious infrastructure.
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It refers to globally recognized, high-traffic domains with verified ownership and a long operational history—such as google.com or microsoft.com. These domains are continuously monitored for brand protection and rarely associated with malicious infrastructure.
It represents domains with moderate traffic or visibility levels. Such domains are often legitimate but less established than high-reputation ones. They may belong to smaller businesses, regional services, or emerging platforms, and their trustworthiness must be evaluated with additional indicators such as age, SSL validity, and hosting reputation.
Low-popularity domains usually have minimal legitimate traffic or recent registration dates. They are frequently used in phishing, malware delivery, or command-and-control operations. In SOC analysis, a 'Low-Popularity Domain' combined with short-term activity or newly registered WHOIS data is considered a strong suspicious indicator.
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{
"slug": "global_popularity",
"name": "High-Reputation Domain",
"group": "popularity_and_backlink",
"subgroup": "popularity_score",
"direction": "safe",
"evidence": {
"tranco_rank": 482103,
"tranco_rank_band": "100k-1m",
"organic_traffic_band": "low",
"regional_rank_top_country": "US"
}
}2 other signals share the same subgroup. They detect related behaviors and often co-fire on the same IOC.
It refers to a domain that holds significant reputation and visibility within a specific country or region. Such domains…
It represents a domain with limited but detectable user traffic or DNS activity. While it might belong to small legitima…
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