Is awsdns-01.co.uk safe?

suspiciouslow confidence
36/100

context safety score

A score of 36/100 indicates multiple risk signals were detected. This entity shows patterns commonly associated with malicious intent.

identity
45
behavior
100
content
10
graph
30

5 threat patterns detected

high

tls connection failed

Could not establish TLS connection

critical

brand impersonation

The domain 'awsdns-01.co.uk' impersonates AWS (Amazon Web Services) DNS infrastructure. AWS uses 'awsdns' in its legitimate Route 53 nameserver hostnames (e.g., ns-xxx.awsdns-xx.com/net/org/co.uk), but those are subdomains of amazon-controlled TLDs. This domain registers 'awsdns-01.co.uk' as the apex domain itself, mimicking AWS branding to deceive users or automated systems into trusting it as legitimate AWS infrastructure. (location: domain: awsdns-01.co.uk)

critical

phishing

The domain closely mimics AWS DNS naming conventions to likely intercept traffic, harvest credentials, or redirect users/agents who mistake it for legitimate AWS infrastructure. TLS is not connected and certificate is invalid, indicating the site is either down, blocking connections, or operating in a way that avoids SSL inspection. (location: domain: awsdns-01.co.uk, TLS status: connected=false, cert_valid=false)

high

malicious redirect

The domain appears to serve no visible content (empty page.html and page-text.txt) while using an AWS DNS impersonation name. This pattern is consistent with a domain used as a redirect intermediary, DNS hijacking endpoint, or C2 callback domain that only responds to specific requests or user-agents, evading automated crawlers. (location: domain: awsdns-01.co.uk, page.html: empty, page-text.txt: empty)

medium

hidden content

The page HTML and visible text are completely empty despite the domain being reachable enough to have metadata collected. This blank-page pattern can indicate cloaking — serving different content to human browsers versus crawlers/scanners — which is a technique used to hide malicious payloads from automated security tools. (location: page.html: 0 bytes, page-text.txt: 0 bytes, page-hidden.txt: 0 bytes)

API

curl https://api.brin.sh/domain/awsdns-01.co.uk

FAQ: how to interpret this assessment

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

Is awsdns-01.co.uk safe for AI agents to use?

awsdns-01.co.uk currently scores 36/100 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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