Overview
adnxs.net is an Ad & Tracker Directory record associated with Microsoft Advertising (Xandr) and Xandr / AppNexus.
Primary classification: advertising. Programmatic advertising and exchange infrastructure.
Botcrawl’s recommended action is block with low breakage risk. Classification is maintained independently from the generated blocker syntax so evidence and policy can be revised without changing the canonical domain identity.
Domain identity
- External ID
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botcrawl:ad-domain:adnxs.net - Domain / Hostname
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adnxs.net - Registrable Domain
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adnxs.net - Provider
- Microsoft Advertising (Xandr)
- Service
- Xandr / AppNexus
Classification and behavior
- Primary Category
- Advertising
- Classifications
- Ad Exchange, Ad Serving, Behavioral Tracking, Retargeting
- Purpose
- Programmatic advertising and exchange infrastructure.
- Party Context
- Third party
- Ad Serving
- Yes
- Tracking
- Yes
- Analytics
- No
- Attribution
- No
- Fingerprinting
- Unknown
- CNAME Cloaking
- Unknown
Handling guidance
- Recommended Action
- Block
- Match Scope
- Hostname and subdomains
- Breakage Risk
- Low
- Blocking Notes
- Block by default when third-party. Verify site compatibility for unusually integrated deployments.
Evidence status
- Evidence Confidence
- High
- Status
- Active
- Last Verified
- 2026-09-02
Blocking rule guidance
These examples are derived from the canonical directory action and match scope. Review site compatibility before enforcement.
- Adblock / uBlock
||adnxs.net^- Hosts / DNS target
adnxs.net
Relationships
- Operator
- Microsoft Advertising (Xandr) Checked 2026-09-02
Relationships without an Evidence link are normalized from the canonical directory record. They should not be interpreted as independent proof of physical presence or request origin.
Evidence
- Domain Identity And Classification
- Microsoft Advertising (Xandr) Other reviewed source · Microsoft Advertising (Xandr) · Checked 2026-09-02 · Current evidence · High confidence
- Domain Identity And Classification
- AnudeepND Blacklist Other reviewed source · Microsoft Advertising (Xandr) · Checked 2026-09-02 · Current evidence · High confidence
- Domain Identity And Classification
- The Block List Project Other reviewed source · Microsoft Advertising (Xandr) · Checked 2026-09-02 · Current evidence · High confidence
- Domain Identity And Classification
- infinitytec blocklists Other reviewed source · Microsoft Advertising (Xandr) · Checked 2026-09-02 · Current evidence · High confidence
- Domain Identity And Classification
- adnxs.net Reliable secondary source · Microsoft Advertising (Xandr) · Checked 2026-09-02 · Current evidence · High confidence