What are some examples of violating content eligible for takedown?

Some common examples of violating content that are eligible for takedown with most reputable hosts and network providers include phishing and malware hosting domains, impersonating social media accounts, spoofed domains that infringe on copyrights and trademarks, fraud and scams, threats of violence, harassment and abuse, and rogue mobile apps.

Why does having proven takedown capabilities protect your organization?

Takedowns are one of the most effective actions security organizations have against external threats. Having an effective takedown strategy and leveraging the expertise and automation of ZeroFox can help you to effectively remediate a detected threat and disrupt the effectiveness of wide-scale attack campaigns across channels.

CAN I MANUALLY SUBMIT A TAKEDOWN TO ZEROFOX?

Yes. Manual takedown submissions are fast and easy. Our takedown submission tool is available in-platform on both the Dashboard and Disruption pages, or by hovering over the Alerts tab. An intuitive tool prompts customers to enter one or more legitimate link(s) to malicious content, select the reason(s) why the content needs to be taken down, choose the asset impacted by the takedown, and upload all supporting evidence that will help expedite the takedown process.

HOW DOES ZEROFOX DO TAKEDOWNS DIFFERENTLY?

ZeroFox combines automated takedown request processing and an industry-leading managed service, composed of experienced disruption analysts who work directly with the world’s top networks, to quickly take down large volumes of violating content on your behalf.

Will ZeroFox integrate with my organization’s cybersecurity strategies?

Yes, ZeroFox’s takedown services are meant to act as an extension of your security team. ZeroFox platform users can easily request takedowns with just a few simple clicks from an alert and rely on the expertise of our own analysts to process, submit, and pursue the request with the provider. And because we manage this all in-house, we have the unique advantage of having the most expertise, efficiency, and transparency over the entire process.

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What are takedowns?

Takedowns are the formal process of removing sites, profiles, and content that violate a network provider’s terms of service. Takedowns are often considered a security organization’s most effective weapon against fraud and scams, spoofing and impersonations, and other forms of brand and IP abuse. ZeroFox combines efficient platform automation with the expertise of in-house takedown analysts to process, pursue, and remove malicious, violating, and infringing content, such as malicious domains, fake social media profiles, fraudulent marketplace listings, and rogue mobile apps.

Why takedowns matter

As phishing, impersonations, and social engineering continue to target businesses of all sizes, security teams must be able to rapidly take down content that harms their brands and executives, while having complete visibility throughout the entire takedown process. Offering automated request processing and complete visibility and transparency every step of the way, ZeroFox provides the comprehensiveness, speed, and scale to fight back against malicious content of all types — which is why Forrester named ZeroFox best-in-class for takedowns.

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Why the world’s best brands trust ZeroFox for takedowns

million+

successful takedowns executed yearly

success rate for Exec/VIP, brand, and domain takedowns

patents held, enabling a world class takedown experience

How ZeroFox rapidly takes down threats at scale

ZeroFox takes down attacker infrastructure and in-motion attacks with machine-speed at global scale. We natively cover the most comprehensive set of takedown threat scenarios, including social media posts, malicious domains, fake mobile apps, marketplace listings, leaked IP, and more. We’ve also built a proprietary Global Disruption Network with more than 50 partners, including Google Cloud, enabling the blocking of phishing and malware-related content across billions of devices in as little as 15 minutes.

TAKEDOWN REQUESTS SUBMITTED TO ZEROFOX

Malicious domains and URLs
Impersonating social media accounts
Fraudulent mobile apps and marketplace listings
Infringing content and more

ZEROFOX RESPONDS RAPIDLY

Submissions automatically tagged for disruption and takedown and sent to partners when appropriate
Automated, proactive blocking actions
Distribution of threat intel to common security black lists

THREATS RESOLVED

Removal of attacker infrastructure
Total dashboard visibility over the entire takedown process
Transparent reporting, tracking, and status updates

Social Media Takedowns

Detect and remove brand, executive, and customer threats

Quickly identify and take down social media threats, such as impersonating accounts, fraud, scams, infringing content, harassment, and more

Stop the Proliferation of Phishing

Monitor and remove accounts posting phishing URLs to disrupt wide-scale attack campaigns to keep customers safe.

Gain wide depth and breadth of network coverage

Automate requests and pursue takedowns of violating content across the most widely used global social media networks such as X (Twitter), Meta,, YouTube, LinkedIn, Telegram, TikTok, and more.

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Domain Takedowns

Alert on domain threats and quickly take down malicious domains engaging in phishing, malware, and trademark abuse and stop instances of typosquatting and homoglyph tactics.

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Take Action Against Domain Squatters with ZeroFox’s UDRP Solution.

Have a domain dispute that is not takedown eligible but clearly infringes on your brand’s owned trademarks? ZeroFox maintains a 100% success rate working with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on your behalf to assess and file Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) complaints so you can effectively claim ownership and/or remove cybersquat domains.

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Comprehensive takedown use cases

Threat Type	Use Case
Social Media	Social Media
Brand Impersonations & Misuse of IP	Accounts/pages that misappropriate protected brand names Misappropriating brand logos/Images
Executive/VIP Impersonations	Accounts/pages that use impersonating names and pictures relating to an executive/VIP No clear disclosure that it's not a fan or parody account/page
Counterfeiting & Piracy	Accounts/posts sharing images, names, or calls to action for unauthorized sale of counterfeit goods Accounts/posts illegally hosting or distributing copyrighted digital content
Fraud & Scams	Accounts/posts targeting employees and/or customers with fraudulent information or calls to action with the intent to defraud, deceive or cause harm to users Examples include: money flipping, fake coupons, etc.
Violence, Harassment Misinformation	Accounts/posts with targeted abuse or threats of harm toward an individual, brand, or public figure
Web Domains	Web Domains
Phishing Domains	Live, hosting malicious content Impersonating domain or subdomain of a legitimate name Using branded content (ie. logos, website code, etc.) Often includes form or call to action
Phishing Email Addresses	Email addresses used to send phishing emails May be private domain or public ISP
IP Infringement	Live, hosting content that abuses IP or copyrighted material Impersonating protected domain name/ branded content

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Why timely takedowns are your most important weapon.

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Frequently asked questions

A takedown is the process of removing sites, files and content that violates a host or network’s terms of service (TOS). This is typically achieved when a complainant reports the violation with evidence to the host or network (such as a social media provider or domain registrar) and formally requests its removal or suspension. Every takedown request must adhere to specific guidelines and processes that are unique to the network provider’s own policies. Once a takedown request has been reviewed and accepted by the network provider, the violating content is removed from the internet.