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# Remediation and Auto-Remediation

# Remediation and Auto-Remediation


**Category: Features & Tools**


## Manual Remediation


For each exposure, Malanta provides:
* **Step-by-step remediation instructions** - Specific actions to fix the vulnerability
* **Code snippets** - Exact commands or configuration changes where applicable
* **Connection details** - Which systems need updating and how


## Auto-Remediation for Subdomain Takeovers


For **Subdomain Takeover** exposures, Malanta offers automatic remediation:


### Available Actions
1. **Update** - Automatically update the dangling CNAME record to point to the top-level domain (requires DNS integration)
2. **Delete** - Automatically delete the dangling CNAME record (requires DNS integration)
3. **Consent** - Allow Malanta to take temporary ownership of the abandoned resource while you work on resolving it, preventing attackers from claiming it


### How It Works
1. Click "Prevent" on a subdomain takeover exposure
2. Review the remediation steps
3. Select your preferred option
4. Optionally check "Automatically remediate all similar instances"
5. Submit


### Safety Features
* Full audit logs for all remediation actions
* Ability to restore previous configurations
* All actions require explicit consent
* Remediation is scoped and controlled


## Prevented Threats


Once remediated, an exposure's status changes to **Prevented** (green) and moves to the Prevented Threats page with a timestamp recorded.