AUTOMATED THREAT DETECTION & TAKEDOWN
Domain Takedown Service
Find, prove, block, and remove phishing domains and malicious websites fast with Netcraft’s automated threat detection and takedown platform.
AUTOMATED DOMAIN TAKEDOWN
Find, Prove, Block, and Remove Threats Fast
Netcraft provides the industry’s fastest phishing takedown service, combining advanced threat detection with real-time enforcement.
Have an active phishing site or malicious domain? Talk to Netcraft about enterprise takedown support.
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How Netcraft’s Domain Takedown Service Works
1. WE FIND IT
2. WE PROVE IT
3. WE DISRUPT IT
4. WE TAKE IT DOWN
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Trusted by the World’s Most Targeted Organizations
Before Netcraft, takedowns could take days or even weeks. Now, most threats are removed within hours, which has made a significant difference for our team and leadership.
– FRAUD PREVENTION MANAGER
Enforcement-Grade Evidence That Gets Providers to Act
Netcraft does more than submit abuse reports. Our automated takedown service detects malicious infrastructure, validates each threat with enforcement-grade evidence, blocks access while takedown is underway, and works through trusted provider relationships to remove attacks fast.
Fast takedowns depend on more than speed claims. Registrars, hosts, platforms, and abuse teams need evidence they can trust. Netcraft collects and packages the technical proof required to validate malicious activity, including URLs, domains, IP addresses, screenshots, attack metadata, access restrictions, and related infrastructure.
Because Netcraft’s reports are trusted and highly actionable, providers can move faster without relying on slow manual back-and-forth.
Netcraft builds actionable takedown reports that…
Validate threats before takedown requests are sent
Capture screenshots, metadata, and infrastructure evidence
Identify cloaking, geo-fencing, and access restrictions
Reduce false positives and provider friction
Support repeatable, scalable enforcement workflows
Netcraft threat reports are 95% to 96% actionable, which is 30 points better than any other provider in the space.
– Top Cloud Hosting Provider
Unmatched Scale and Effectiveness
Consistent successful takedown discourages cyber criminals from pursuing attacks against your domain. When you fight back, you become a more expensive target — making threat actors think twice before targeting your brand.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a domain takedown service?
A domain takedown service identifies, validates, reports, and removes malicious or abusive domains used for phishing, brand impersonation, fraud, malware, or other cybercrime. Netcraft’s domain takedown service combines automated detection, enforcement-grade evidence, provider relationships, and ongoing monitoring to remove malicious infrastructure quickly and reduce the chance of attacks reappearing.
How does Netcraft take down malicious domains?
Netcraft detects malicious domains, validates the threat, collects evidence, and submits takedown requests through trusted registrar, hosting provider, platform, and infrastructure relationships. While takedown is in progress, Netcraft can also block access to confirmed threats through browser and security ecosystem protections to reduce exposure before permanent removal.
How fast can Netcraft take down phishing websites?
Our median takedown time for phishing sites is 33 minutes. Because we act as a trusted reporter for the world’s leading registrars and hosting providers, 75% of our takedowns are actioned via direct API or dedicated infrastructure points of contact, bypassing manual abuse queues.
How do you minimize the risk of false positives when automating takedowns?
Netcraft minimizes the risk of false positives by using a high-fidelity validation process that maintains a 0.02% false positive rate. Our platform analyzes more than 23 billion proprietary data points annually and validates threats against over 100 distinct attack vectors.
To ensure transparency and justify every enforcement action, Netcraft provides comprehensive evidence for each validated threat, including:
• URLs and domain names involved in the attack
• IP address (or addresses)
• Screenshots and videos of the attack
• Known access restrictions. For example, an attack may only be visible on mobile networks in the targeted country. If not provided, the provider will not be able to confirm the attack or act on the request.
How does Netcraft handle threats hidden by geo-fencing or cloaking?
Netcraft uses a network of 250+ global proxies to "unmask" these threats, ensuring we see the attack exactly as your customers do, regardless of the attacker's cloaking techniques.
Can I monitor the status of an active takedown?
Yes. Our dashboard provides real-time transparency into the entire "kill chain", from the moment of detection and browser-level blocking to final infrastructure removal. You can also download evidence logs and status reports at any time for compliance and audit purposes.
What is Netcraft Fraudcast?
Netcraft Fraudcast is an automated threat disruption system that protects victims before a permanent takedown is completed. The second a malicious site is confirmed, Fraudcast propagates that intelligence to all major web browsers and security vendors, immediately blocking access for billions of users worldwide.
By complementing this with automated takedowns, Netcraft ensures a proactive approach by promptly removing the malicious content at its source, regardless of the devices or systems in use.
