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The Dossier Summary report provides a comprehensive overview of threat indicator information, including DNS records, domain/subdomain count, URL count, and IP count.

  • The Summary report displays a representative screenshot of queried domains.
  • Infoblox Intelligence section includes Web Category, TLD Score, and Nameserver Reputation.
  • The report also contains features like Categorizations and Lookalike Detection.
  • It provides links to generated summary detail reports resulting from conducting a Dossier search.
  • Sensitive content is blurred with categories such as Terrorism and Pornography.

Reported Threat Classes and Properties

For information on the threat classes and properties reported, see the Infoblox Threat Classification Guide located at Infoblox Platform > MonitorResearch > Resources Classification Guide. To view the full guide without logging into the Infoblox Portal, see Infoblox Threat Classification Guide. 

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Image: An example Dossier Summary report Report page. 


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Image RemovedSummary Detail Reports: The links to the generated summary detail reports resulting from conducting a Dossier search are displayed here. Do note that not every Dossier search results in generating all summary setails reports. Only the summary detail reports applicalbe to the Dossier search are returned; these are indicated by a light-blue colored hyperlink. Unavailable reports are indicated in light gray. The following detail reports are available (the quantity and types of available reports are dependent on the threat indicator being searched). 

  • Impacted Devices
  • Current DNS
  • Related Domains
  • Related URLs
  • Related IPs
  • Related File Samples
  • Related Contacts
  • Reports
  • Timeline
  • Threat Actor
  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • WHOIS Record
  • Raw Whois

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Dossier SummaryThe Summary report displays a representative screenshot of queried domains. Although a screenshot is a cropped version of a website's index page, clicking the Full Image link (located below the screenshot) will call up a screenshot of the entire index page, including the date on which the screenshot was captured and the page's title. Because a screenshot is a cached version of a website's index page, the current index page might or might not reflect what is currently published on the live website's index page.

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  • DNS Record Count: The number of DNS records associated with the queried threat indicator. 
  • Domain/Subdomain CountThe number of doamins and/or subdomains associated with the queried threat indicator. 
  • URL CountThe number of URLs associated with the queried threat indicator. 
  • IP CountThe number of IP addresses associated with the queried threat indicator. 

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Image RemovedInfoblox IntelligenceThe Infoblox intelligence section of the report includes information acquired by Infoblox during the course of investigation of the threat indicator. For additional information, the individual information panes of the intelligence section can be expanded by clicking Image Removedthe down-pointing arrow icon. Similarly, the individual information panes for each section can be minimized by clickingImage Removedclickingthe up-pointing arrow icon.

Information reported in the Infoblox Intelligence section includes the following:

  • Web Category: The web category the indicator is a member.
  • Info: Information about the threat indicator. 
  • TLD Score: The risk score for the TLD calculated from the TLD's confidence, rarity, and popularity scores.  
  • Nameserver Reputation: Displays information on the domains associated with the nameserver, along with information on the nameserver's confidence, rarity, and popularity. The reputation of the nameserver is established based on the nameserver's confidence, rarity, and popularity scores. 
  • DNS Ranking: The DNS ranking as determined by Infoblox. Information on its query rank is also provided.
  • Threat Property: The threat property associated with the indicator. Information on its query rank is also provided.
  • Industry DNS Rank: A consensus rank determined by the aggragate of rankings provided by industry sources. Information on its query rank is also provided.

Dossier Search:  Copy or paste your indicator search parameters into the search field followed by clicking Search to initiate an indicator search. The Dossier search feature accomodates searches for domains, IP addresses, hostnames, URLs, email, or hash value.

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 Image RemovedTask Navigation Menu: Click on one of the icons to perform a task.


Image: The task navigation menu. 

You can do the following, by clicking on the appropriate icon:

Reload Page

Click Image RemovedClick the reolad icon to reload the Timeline Report page. 

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  1. On the Dossier Timeline report page, click Image Removedclick the add to custom list icon located at the top, right-hand side of the Action bar.
  2. On the Add to Custom List page, select what custom list or lists from among the list of available custom lists to add the domain or IP address by clicking the blue arrowassociated with the custom list. If you cannot locate the custom list you want to add the domain or IP address to, you can use the search feature to search for the custom list. Alternatively, you can clickto add the domain or IP address to all custom lists. If you inadvertently add the domain or IP address, in the Selected column of custom lists, you can click the blue arrow associated with the custom list to remove the domain or IP address from it.
  3. Once you have added the domain or IP address to your custom list or lists, you can save your configuration by clicking Add.

    Image: The Add to Cusom List pane. 

  4. You should now see the name of the custom list or lists where the domain or IP address has been added populating the Custom Lists section of the Timeline report page.

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Generate API Request

Click Image Removed the API Genrate icon to generate an API request. A pop-up window populated with the API information will be displayed.


Image: The Generate API Request window. 


Copy the information from the pop-up window. Click Full API Guide to view the Swagger Dossier API documentation. Click Close to close the window.

Feedback on Results

Click Image Removed to Click Image Removed to Click the load webform icon to load a webform where you can provide comments and feedback on results you obtained from Dossier. For details, see Dossier Threat Research Feedback.


Export

Image: The Feedback on Results pane. 

Export

Click the downloas Dossier report icon to export the Dossier Report file. You can choose to include any or all of the report sections by placing a check in the box associated with a specific section of the report. You can choose from among the following sections:

  • Summary
  • Impacted Devices
  • Current DNS
  • Related Domains
  • Related URLs
  • Related IPs
  • Related File Samples
  • Related Contacts
  • Reports
  • Timeline
  • Threat Actor
  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • WHOIS Record
  • Raw Whois

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Image: The Export Dossier Report pane. 

When you have finished selecting what sections of the report to export, click Export in the bottom right-hand corner of the dialogue box. Your report will be exported in PDF format.

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When available, the top navigation bar also displays a clickable link where you can find additional information on the indicator.  

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Image RemovedDossier Search:  Copy or paste your indicator search parameters into the search field followed by clicking Search to initiate an indicator search. The Dossier search feature accomodates searches for domains, IP addresses, hostnames, URLs, email, or hash value. 

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Image RemovedResources: Click Resources and select an option from the drop-down menu to view a Dossier resource.

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  • Dossier & TIDE Quick Start Guide
  • Dossier API Calls Reference
  • Dossier Source Descriptions
  • Dossier User Guide
  • Threat Classification Guide

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Image RemovedRegistered Owner (WHOIS):  The Registered Owner (WHOIS) record for the indicator contains information about the domain:

  • Created: the date (month/day/year) on which the domain was created
  • Updated: the date (month/day/year) on which the domain was updated most recently
  • Expires: the date (month/day/year) on which the current domain’s registration expires
  • Registrant Name: the name of the person or entity who registered the domain
  • Registrant Organization: the name of the organization associated with the domain’s registration
  • Registrant Country: the country where the domain registrant resides
  • Registrar Name: the name of the domain’s registrar where the domain was registered

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Image RemovedDNS Threat Actor: This section provides information about threat actors associated with the threat indicator. 
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SSL Certificate: The SSL Certificate section displays the data pulled from the SSL certificate associated with the queried domain name. The section contains information about the SSL certificate itself and about its issuer and domain. As in the Raw WHOIS section, the Details dropdown displays the raw data from the SSL certificate.

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Image RemovedDetection History Timeline: This is the timeline of events associated with an indicator. Timeline events are updated with the most current information.

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The custom list section displays information about the custom listswhere the indicator appears. 


Image: The Add to Custom List pane. 

You can also do the following on the page: 

  • Background TasksClick Image RemovedClick the hourglass icon to open the side panel to view a list of all running background tasks. 

  • Global Search: Click Image Removed the search icon in the Search text box, then enter your search criterion. Alternatively, select the criterion if it appears under Recent Searches, which shows tool information, console messages, and other information used in recent searches. The Cloud Services The Infoblox Portal will show all records that match the search criterion. 

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