What is Abusix Mail Intelligence?
Abusix Mail Intelligence is a commercial blocklist service that aggregates threat data from multiple sources to provide comprehensive IP, domain, and hash-based blocking. Their combined zone (combined.mail.abusix.zone) is increasingly adopted by enterprise gateways and hosting providers.
Impact Level: Medium. Growing adoption, particularly among hosting providers and enterprises using modern email security stacks.
Abusix zones:
- combined.mail.abusix.zone - Combined blocklist (most commonly queried)
- black.mail.abusix.zone - Known bad actors
- exploit.mail.abusix.zone - Compromised/exploited systems
- dblack.mail.abusix.zone - Domain blocklist
What triggers listing:
- Spam hitting Abusix trap network and partner feeds
- Compromised systems sending **malware** or spam
- Patterns matching known spam infrastructure
- Correlation with other threat intelligence sources
How to check: Use the lookup tool at lookup.abusix.com
Delisting: Submit a removal request at abusix.ai/contact. They tend to respond promptly but require evidence that the issue is resolved.
Abusix represents the newer generation of blocklists - aggregating intelligence from multiple sources rather than relying solely on their own traps.
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