adform.net
DNC Holdings, Inc.
unsigned
No
Adform.net appears to be a domain associated with Adform, a digital advertising technology company. It's been registered since 2007 and is likely a legitimate domain, but its DNSSEC status being unsigned might raise some security concerns.
Data on this page is collected by cside's crawler, which monitors third-party scripts across the public web.
Adform
Category: advertising
Description
Adform is a global, independent, and fully integrated advertising platform that provides a Demand Side Platform (DSP) and Ad Server technology for programmatic media buying and digital advertising campaigns. The platform, Adform FLOW, offers tools for campaign planning, creation, measurement, and serving.
AI Review
The scripts from adform.com and adform.net focus heavily on user interaction tracking and advertising analytics, capturing detailed behavioral data such as page visits, interaction metrics, user demographics, and geolocation. These scripts employ tracking pixels and dynamically load additional resources, allowing for ad conversion measurement and retargeting, although they utilize obfuscation techniques that obscure their implementation details, raising transparency and trustworthiness concerns. The data collection scope is substantial, with scripts operational during sensitive payment interactions, leading to potential privacy issues related to GDPR and CCPA due to overlapping functionalities designed for both user analytics and advertising performance enhancement. While no security alerts have triggered recently, the nature of these scripts introduces risk signals related to ad fraud and potential misuse. The multi-source data collection and third-party API integrations heighten the overall dependency surface, which in turn increases the exposure to supply chain vulnerabilities that could compromise data integrity. Organizations must ensure that data collected is minimized and controlled, particularly during sensitive transactions, to adhere to compliance frameworks and maintain user privacy in light of the extensive behavioral data tracking capabilities.
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adform.net is one of thousands of third-party scripts on the web.
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| Hostname | Type | TTL | Priority | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adform.net | NS | 334 | a20-66.akam.net. | |
| adform.net | NS | 334 | a14-65.akam.net. | |
| adform.net | NS | 334 | a11-67.akam.net. | |
| adform.net | NS | 334 | a13-64.akam.net. | |
| adform.net | NS | 334 | a1-125.akam.net. | |
| adform.net | NS | 334 | a10-66.akam.net. | |
| adform.net | A | 91 | 37.157.2.235 | |
| adform.net | A | 91 | 37.157.2.14 | |
| adform.net | A | 91 | 37.157.5.49 | |
| adform.net | A | 91 | 37.157.5.86 | |
| adform.net | A | 91 | 37.157.6.246 | |
| adform.net | A | 91 | 37.157.6.230 | |
| adform.net | MX | 600 | 10 | adform-net.mail.protection.outlook.com. |
| adform.net | TXT | 3600 | "_uytaba95lgpv7hlfegsowro22dl7ez4" | |
| adform.net | TXT | 3600 | "_cxay520pniupqgyoudz24sv3fvaw7ii" | |
| adform.net | TXT | 3600 | "v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all" | |
| adform.net | TXT | 3600 | "MS=ms59916130" | |
| adform.net | TXT | 3600 | "_2afkppikl7wuvu8qkks6yikmi5abnvk" | |
| adform.net | TXT | 3600 | "MS=ms20614669" | |
| adform.net | SOA | 300 | a10-66.akam.net. sysadmin.adform.net. 2016102432 3600 600 604800 60 |
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
This domain is analyzed as part of cside's domain directory to identify third-party scripts and their purposes. The summary provides information about what services, tools, or scripts this domain hosts, helping website owners understand which third-party services are being loaded on their sites.
The risk score is calculated based on multiple security factors including SSL certificate validity, DNSSEC status, domain registration details, and historical security data. A higher score indicates lower risk, while a lower score suggests potential security concerns that should be investigated.
The SSL certificate information shows whether the domain uses HTTPS encryption, when the certificate was issued, when it expires, and who issued it. This helps verify the domain's security posture and identify potential certificate-related vulnerabilities that could affect your website's security.
Third-party script domains can be compromised or used maliciously. By monitoring domain information like registration details, SSL certificates, and DNS records, you can identify suspicious changes, expired certificates, or domains that may pose security risks to your website and users.
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If you identify a high-risk domain loading scripts on your website, you should investigate why it's being used, verify its legitimacy, and consider removing or replacing it if it's not essential. Use cside's platform to monitor and block suspicious third-party scripts to protect your users from potential security threats.
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