{"id":4981,"date":"2024-01-30T13:03:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/?p=4981"},"modified":"2025-09-26T23:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:40:02","slug":"what-are-newly-registered-domain-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/what-are-newly-registered-domain-names\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Newly Registered Domain Names?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On any given day, thousands of domain names are registered on a daily basis on the Internet. Newly Registered domain names (NRD) are used by enterprises and individuals for legitimate purposes and by threat actors for malicious purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-newly-registered-domain-names\"><strong>What are newly registered domain names?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By definition, a <strong>newly registered domain name(NRD)<\/strong> is one which has just been registered. They are also referred as recently registered domain names. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enterprises register new domain names for products and new businesses and individuals for personal websites, blogs, hobby projects, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Threat actors also register new domain names for malicious activity such as phishing, malware, spam campaigns, etc. Because domain names are cheap, threat actors often register new domain names using stolen credit cards etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shreshta<\/a>, we detect and curate <a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/newly-registered-domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three NRD feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NRD-1D &#8211; The domain names registered in the last 24 hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NRD-1w &#8211; The domain names registered in the past week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NRD-1m &#8211; The domain names registered in the past month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-threat-actors-use-nrds\"><strong>How threat actors use NRDs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While a recently registered domain name does not imply it&#8217;s malicious, there has been sufficient evidence to point out that the threat actors use a significant percentage of newly registered domain names for malicious purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A report shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmagazine.com\/news\/vast-majority-of-newly-registered-domains-are-malicious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SC Magazine<\/a> points out that 70% of the NRDs are malicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Threat actors register domain names and use them for,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phishing Campaigns<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Domain names are registered for phishing attacks. Threat actors register look-alike (Typo-squatting) domain names to lure users.&nbsp;Our recent detection and analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/hdfc-bank-customers-targeted-by-a-sophisticated-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HDFC Bank phishing campaign<\/a> is a good example. <br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;<strong>Malware Command &amp; Control (C2) communication<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Most malware communicates with a C2 server that uses a domain name, exfiltrating data and waiting for commands.&nbsp;<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;Distribution of malware<\/strong> &#8211; Threat actors register domain names, impersonate various software and brands and distribute malware instead of legitimate software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-monitoring-dns-traffic-to-newly-registered-domain-names-is-critical\"><strong>Why monitoring DNS traffic to newly registered domain names is critical<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Newly registered domains can be a potential security risk for organisations. They are often used to host phishing, malware, and other malicious content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent deployment of our <a href=\"https:\/\/dnsshield.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Protective DNS<\/a> product in a network of over 50,000+ endpoints makes the case for monitoring DNS traffic to newly registered domain names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.49.13\u202fPM-1024x667.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.49.13\u202fPM-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.49.13\u202fPM-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.49.13\u202fPM-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.49.13\u202fPM-1536x1000.png 1536w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.49.13\u202fPM.png 1646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 1 &#8211; Bar graph of DNS traffic by threat intelligence category and NRD-1w, NRD-1m<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.51.30\u202fPM-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.51.30\u202fPM-1024x616.png 1024w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.51.30\u202fPM-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.51.30\u202fPM-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.51.30\u202fPM-1536x924.png 1536w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12.51.30\u202fPM.png 1722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 2 &#8211;  Pie graph displaying distribution of DNS traffic by threat intelligence category and NRD-1w, NRD-1m<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-6.30.22\u202fPM-1024x674.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-6.30.22\u202fPM-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-6.30.22\u202fPM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-6.30.22\u202fPM-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-30-at-6.30.22\u202fPM.png 1452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 3 &#8211;  Pie graph displaying distribution of DNS traffic by threat intelligence category and NRD-1w, NRD-1m<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of the total DNS traffic, 56% was to domain names that had been registered in the past week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-community-access-to-nrd-feeds\">Community access to NRD feeds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For enterprises, it is extremely critical to detect DNS traffic to NRDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/newly-registered-domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NRD dataset<\/a> can be easily ingested by any SIEM or Protective DNS product in the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By monitoring or blocking NRDs, enterprises can eliminate the risk of cyber threats posed by NRDs. OEMs can also easily integrate our NRD datasets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 1st February 2024, we have released two <a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/recently-registered-domains-download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community NRD feeds<\/a> which you can get access to for no-cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-access-to-the-full-nrd-feeds\">Access to the full NRD feeds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Get comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/newly-registered-domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">newly registered domain names intelligence<\/a> today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On any given day, thousands of domain names are registered on a daily basis on the Internet. 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