Stats panel
The Stats panel shows statistical analysis of your result sets, displaying the distribution of values across fields. Use Stats to identify patterns, outliers, and connections within your search results.
What’s included
Section titled “What’s included”The Stats panel displays:
- Value distribution: Count of occurrences for each value
- Visual charts: Pie charts for most data types, map for IP country
- Tabular data: Sortable tables with counts
- Guided pivot indicators: Highlighting for pivotable values
How Stats works
Section titled “How Stats works”Stats aggregates data for the first 2,500 records in your result set. For each data type, it shows:
- Number of occurrences
- Percentage of total
- Visual representation
- Guided pivot status (if applicable)
Supported data types
Section titled “Supported data types”Stats analyzes these fields from your Pivot Engine results:
- IP Country: Geographic distribution (displayed as map)
- Email addresses: Contact email distribution
- Registrars: Domain registrar distribution
- Name servers: DNS provider distribution
- IP addresses: Hosting distribution
- ASN: Autonomous system distribution
- Tags: Domain tag distribution
- Risk scores: Risk score ranges
- Create dates: Registration date ranges
- And more: Most Pivot Engine fields
Configure Stats
Section titled “Configure Stats”Sort order
Section titled “Sort order”Configure how Stats displays data:
- Select the settings icon in the Stats panel.
- Navigate to Sorting.
- Choose sorting preference:
- By count: Most common values first (default)
- Alphabetically: Sort by value name
- Guided pivots first: Prioritize pivotable values
Field selection
Section titled “Field selection”Control which fields appear in Stats:
- Select the settings icon.
- Choose which data types to display.
- Reorder fields as needed.
Use Stats
Section titled “Use Stats”Identify patterns
Section titled “Identify patterns”Look for patterns in your results:
- Clustering: Many domains sharing specific values
- Outliers: Unusual or unique values
- Distribution: How values spread across results
- Guided pivots: Highlighted values worth investigating
Pivot from Stats
Section titled “Pivot from Stats”Stats integrates with guided pivots:
- Locate highlighted values (guided pivots).
- Note the domain count.
- Select the value to pivot.
- Create a new search or filter.
Visualize data
Section titled “Visualize data”Stats provides visual representations:
- Pie charts: Show proportional distribution
- Geographic map: Display IP country distribution
- Tables: Sortable data with counts
- Color coding: Highlight important values
Use cases
Section titled “Use cases”Campaign analysis
Section titled “Campaign analysis”Identify campaign characteristics:
- Shared infrastructure (IPs, name servers)
- Common registrars or registrants
- Geographic patterns
- Risk score distribution
Threat hunting
Section titled “Threat hunting”Find suspicious patterns:
- Unusual hosting providers
- Unexpected geographic locations
- Shared email addresses
- Risk score clustering
Infrastructure mapping
Section titled “Infrastructure mapping”Understand domain relationships:
- Hosting patterns
- DNS provider usage
- Certificate sharing
- Network distribution
Best practices
Section titled “Best practices”Efficient analysis
Section titled “Efficient analysis”- Start with guided pivots: Focus on highlighted values.
- Look for clusters: Identify shared attributes.
- Check distributions: Understand value spread.
- Cross-reference: Compare with other panels.
Investigation workflow
Section titled “Investigation workflow”- Execute search: Populate Pivot Engine.
- Open Stats: Review statistical distribution.
- Identify patterns: Note interesting clusters.
- Pivot on values: Investigate connections.
- Document findings: Capture insights.
What to look for
Section titled “What to look for”Interesting patterns:
- Small clusters (2-10 domains) sharing specific values
- Unusual geographic distributions
- Shared infrastructure across high-risk domains
- Consistent registrar or email patterns
Red flags:
- Many domains on single IP
- Bulletproof hosting providers
- Privacy-protected WHOIS patterns
- High-risk score clustering
Limitations
Section titled “Limitations”- Stats aggregates only the first 2,500 records
- Large result sets may not be fully represented
- Some fields may not be available for all domains
- Visual charts work best with moderate value counts
Export Stats
Section titled “Export Stats”Stats data is included in investigation reports:
- Ensure Stats panel is visible.
- Generate investigation report from Product Menu.
- Stats visualizations appear in the PDF.
For more details, see Generate Investigation Reports.
See also
Section titled “See also”- Visualization Panel: Graph-based relationship view
- Guided Pivots: Understanding guided pivots
- Investigation Reports: Export Stats data