Is aeon.co safe?

suspiciouslow confidence
35/100

context safety score

A score of 35/100 indicates multiple risk signals were detected. This entity shows patterns commonly associated with malicious intent.

identity
60
behavior
100
content
0
graph
30

9 threat patterns detected

medium

encoded payload

suspicious base64-like blobs detected in page content

high

js obfuscation

JavaScript uses Function constructor for runtime code generation

critical

brand impersonation

The page at aeon.co displays a 'Vercel Security Checkpoint' UI with Vercel branding, spinner, and footer. Aeon.co is a well-known editorial/media site unaffiliated with Vercel. This page is impersonating Vercel's legitimate bot-challenge infrastructure to deceive users and automated agents into believing they are interacting with an authentic Vercel security page. (location: page.html:<title>, page.html:<footer>, page-text.txt)

critical

obfuscated code

The page contains heavily obfuscated JavaScript using string-array rotation, numeric index encoding, and self-defending anti-tampering patterns (C() self-check using Function.prototype.toString and regex search). This is a hallmark of malicious or evasive client-side code designed to hide its true behavior from static analysis and security scanners. (location: page.html: <script type="module"> blocks (lines 2-3))

high

prompt injection

The page title is 'Vercel Security Checkpoint' and the visible text instructs 'Enable JavaScript to continue' and 'We're verifying your browser'. AI agents crawling or processing this page could be misled into treating this as a legitimate infrastructure gate, suppressing further analysis or altering their navigation behavior based on a fabricated authority signal. (location: page.html:<title>, page-text.txt)

high

social engineering

The page mimics a browser verification/CAPTCHA checkpoint (spinner animation, 'We're verifying your browser' message, 'Enable JavaScript to continue' fallback). This pattern is used to establish false legitimacy, lower user suspicion, and coerce interaction — a classic social engineering pretext used before credential harvesting or malware delivery steps. (location: page.html: #header-text, #header-noscript-text, spinner UI)

high

malicious redirect

The obfuscated JavaScript dynamically manipulates DOM elements and likely performs a client-side redirect after 'verification'. The script references document.getElementById, style manipulation, and element removal functions, consistent with a deceptive interstitial that redirects users to a secondary destination after the fake checkpoint resolves. (location: page.html: <script type="module"> lines 2-3 (functions b, T, P, and main execution logic))

high

phishing

The combination of Vercel brand impersonation, obfuscated JavaScript, and a fake security checkpoint on the domain aeon.co (a legitimate media brand) constitutes a phishing setup. Users who trust aeon.co may be redirected or prompted for credentials under the false pretense of a security verification flow. (location: page.html, metadata.json (domain: aeon.co))

medium

hidden content

The #root div is set to display:none in CSS and revealed only by JavaScript execution. All meaningful page content (including the real destination or credential-harvesting form) is hidden from non-JS crawlers and static scanners, surfacing only after obfuscated script execution completes. (location: page.html: #root { display: none }, CSS in <style> block)

API

curl https://api.brin.sh/domain/aeon.co

FAQ: how to interpret this assessment

Common questions teams ask before deciding whether to use this domain in agent workflows.

Is aeon.co safe for AI agents to use?

aeon.co currently scores 35/100 with a suspicious verdict and low confidence. The goal is to protect agents from high-risk context before they act on it. Treat this as a decision signal: higher scores suggest lower observed risk, while lower scores mean you should add review or block this domain.

How should I interpret the score and verdict?

Use the score as a policy threshold: 80–100 is safe, 50–79 is caution, 20–49 is suspicious, and 0–19 is dangerous. Teams often auto-allow safe, require human review for caution/suspicious, and block dangerous.

How does brin compute this domain score?

brin evaluates four dimensions: identity (source trust), behavior (runtime patterns), content (malicious instructions), and graph (relationship risk). Analysis runs in tiers: static signals, deterministic pattern checks, then AI semantic analysis when needed.

What do identity, behavior, content, and graph mean for this domain?

Identity checks source trust, behavior checks unusual runtime patterns, content checks for malicious instructions, and graph checks risky relationships to other entities. Looking at sub-scores helps you understand why an entity passed or failed.

Why does brin scan packages, repos, skills, MCP servers, pages, and commits?

brin performs risk assessments on external context before it reaches an AI agent. It scores that context for threats like prompt injection, hijacking, credential harvesting, and supply chain attacks, so teams can decide whether to block, review, or proceed safely.

Can I rely on a safe verdict as a full security guarantee?

No. A safe verdict means no significant risk signals were detected in this scan. It is not a formal guarantee; assessments are automated and point-in-time, so combine scores with your own controls and periodic re-checks.

When should I re-check before using an entity?

Re-check before high-impact actions such as installs, upgrades, connecting MCP servers, executing remote code, or granting secrets. Use the API in CI or runtime gates so decisions are based on the latest scan.

Learn more in threat detection docs, how scoring works, and the API overview.

Last Scanned

March 4, 2026

Verdict Scale

safe80–100
caution50–79
suspicious20–49
dangerous0–19

Disclaimer

Assessments are automated and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. This is a point-in-time assessment; security posture can change.

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