# \[Suggestion\] Block Newly Registered Domains

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/suggestion-block-newly-registered-domains/28406>\
**Category:** Duplicate\
**Created:** [February 18, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/suggestion-block-newly-registered-domains/28406 "2020-02-18T10:05:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![mibere](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mibere/32/18057_2.png) [@mibere](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/mibere)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/suggestion-block-newly-registered-domains/28406/2 "2020-02-18T10:14:28Z")

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Duplicate of

> [@Option to block recently created domains (DGA)](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/option-to-block-recently-created-domains-dga/20700):
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> Pi-hole is mainly for blocking ads. But it also can serve to stop malware. A fairly simple and effective way would be to use Creation Date of a domain from a simple whois lookup. If the domain was registered less than a specified period of time ago, it would be pi-holed. I think it happens rarely that you visit a newly created domain, but it should be opt in anyway. whois pi-hole.net Domain Name: PI-HOLE.NET .. Creation Date: 2015-03-20T18:00:23Z ... Related: [https://discourse.pi-ho…](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/integrated-optional-whois-lookup/3038)

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