Is coursera.org safe?

Very Likely Safe

No major red flags found. This looks like a legitimate, established website.

Checked Nov 13, 2026

Trust score

Why: Main reasons: domain registered 15+ years ago; not flagged by Google Safe Browsing; no impersonation patterns detected. Minor issues: no privacy policy found; no terms of service found.

Identity & Age100/100

Impersonation Risk100/100

Red Flags100/100

Transparency39/100

Security97/100

Email100/100

Positive highlights

Domain registered 15+ years agoLong-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
Not flagged by Google Safe BrowsingNo malware, phishing, or unwanted-software match in Google's live threat database.
HTTPS is enforcedAll redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.
Site responded with 200Final URL: https://www.coursera.org/. Response time 494ms.
HTTPS works with a valid certificateA secure connection was made on port 443. Certificate log details were unavailable at scan time.
No impersonation patterns detectedDomain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.
Not listed on URLhaus malware blocklist
Not present in PhishStats phishing feed
HSTS is setTells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.
DMARC published (reject)

Negative highlights

No privacy policy foundLegally required in most jurisdictions. Its absence is a real red flag.
Missing Content Security PolicyRestricts which scripts and resources the page can load.
No terms of service foundReputable sites usually publish a terms of service.
No contact page foundReputable sites usually publish a contact page.
Page has no <title>Well-maintained sites always set a page title.
Large response served uncompressedEnable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.

Note: 8465+ URLs indexed. A large sitemap suggests an established, content-rich site.

Note: Registered via GoDaddy.com, LLC.

Note: 4 technologies detected. Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Google Analytics, Cloudflare

Key facts about coursera.org

Website: coursera.org
Popularity: Not checked
Domain created: Jan 12, 2012 (14.8 years old)
Domain expires: Jan 12, 2027
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Owner details: Public in WHOIS
IP address: 3.160.22.26
Hosting / CDN: Cloudflare
SSL certificate: HTTPS works (certificate details unavailable)
Email security: SPF ✓ · DMARC ✓ (reject)
Threat blocklists: Not listed (clean)
Technology: Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Google Analytics, Cloudflare

Summary

89/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (14.8 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns.

No malware/phishing on feedsGood reputationHTTPS enabled

Full technical report

Domain Information

Registration timeline, age calculation, registrar details, and ICANN status.

Verified

Registrar Name: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Creation Date: January 12, 2012 (14.8 years ago)
Last Updated: August 12, 2026
Registry Expiry Date: January 12, 2027
WHOIS Privacy Protection: Publicly Visible
Domain Status Codes: client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited

ICANN Status Badges

client delete prohibitedclient renew prohibitedclient transfer prohibitedclient update prohibited

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Domain registered 15+ years ago

Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.

+15

Registered via GoDaddy.com, LLC

Owner information disclosed

The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.

HTTP Headers & Security

Full HTTP response headers, HSTS, Content Security Policy (CSP), and security baselines.

Warning

Security Header Baseline

Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing

Content-Security-PolicyMissing

X-Frame-Options Present

X-Content-Type-Options Present

Referrer-PolicyMissing

Permissions-PolicyMissing

Recommended Missing Headers

missing: Content Security Policymissing: Referrer Policymissing: Permissions Policy

All Response Headers (28)

cache-control: private, no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate, max-age=0
cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC
cf-ray: a59edfa7afddb86e-CMH
connection: close
content-type: text/html
date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:40:13 GMT
etag: W/"c328a-1eTgIdIgUbbQ/3bpNynfyEym2gw"
server: cloudflare
set-cookie: __204u=4411645353-1794584413399; Max-Age=31536000; Expires=Sat, 13 Nov 2027 15:40:13 GMT; Path=/; Domain=.coursera.org
strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload
traceresponse: 00-333631d7d7e9f10ee615c4c3b6af973d-14cc2be452749b34-00
transfer-encoding: chunked
vary: Accept-Encoding
via: 1.1 d2443244f47a8abd5e3553ee1e29d0a8.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)
x-amz-cf-id: 9TAO2KKjYJhODbVwMlb7KhdACICsEZf395rP8C7T8Z5VTCQoSeNcow==
x-amz-cf-pop: CMH68-P3
x-cache: Miss from cloudfront
x-content-type-options: nosniff
x-coursera-appname: front-page
x-coursera-render-mode: html
x-coursera-render-version: v2
x-coursera-request-id: hE4n9d94EfGiYw7_2Kc_aw
x-coursera-trace-id-hex: d3b088caeb62a17f
x-envoy-decorator-operation: egress
x-envoy-upstream-service-time: 271
x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN
x-powered-by: Express
x-xss-protection: 1; mode=block

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HSTS is set

Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.

Missing Content Security Policy

Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.

-4

X-Frame-Options is set

Prevents clickjacking by disallowing framing.

X-Content-Type-Options is set

Blocks MIME-sniffing browser attacks.

Missing Referrer Policy

Controls what referrer information is sent with requests.

-2

Missing Permissions Policy

Restricts access to powerful browser features (camera, mic, etc.).

-2

DNS Records

Encrypted DoH resolution: A, AAAA, MX mail servers, authoritative NS, and TXT verification.

Resolved

IPv4 Addresses (A): 3.160.22.26, 3.160.22.71, 3.160.22.88, 3.160.22.25
IPv6 Addresses (AAAA): None
Mail Servers (MX): aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 10), alt1.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 20), alt2.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 20), aspmx2.googlemail.com (Priority: 30), aspmx3.googlemail.com (Priority: 30), aspmx4.googlemail.com (Priority: 30), aspmx5.googlemail.com (Priority: 30)
Authoritative Nameservers (NS): ns-1481.awsdns-57.org, ns-1590.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-258.awsdns-32.com, ns-688.awsdns-22.net
TXT Records Found: 46 TXT verification records

A Records (IPv4)

3.160.22.263.160.22.713.160.22.883.160.22.25

TXT Verification Records

376174617-10056694

BthfBdp8W7Bqmm87eNGy

MS=ms91657421

anthropic-domain-verification-r913z0=qHfIpP1D8b5nWxj2rpstnqRZ1

apple-domain-verification=8gxy28dzSlSOYkUI

atlassian-domain-verification=iztR9OQCHGIVBm5w5PmFPf1nTaqiOROSuNTF9Kv0idnfzCBmAsbfwGEF2aOK+yo4

atlassian-domain-verification=pwnyCbGEmC6E08lYJGO/SYkQvbjFS+OXy03eVMG75U52Edj0vbZGBjdaorxh+PUE

calendly-site-verification=64omHfDAglvn8DMNiDkbUUpJZfQEhGB5EFKA1sQYc

canva-site-verification=m3eGQL4tz88BqXJO92JRpw

cisco-ci-domain-verification=5b418d2526e560d4ec96988886c86e7930c6936b68215183295356a4e4bf36d7

cursor-domain-verification-kg2va5=P61NAJ77jH4Kuavd9jaD3I4Bw

docker-verification=6792a290-383f-4d78-9f9b-71f46df7b6b2

docusign=05d7ee1b-a029-4b94-912a-25bb3c4a2bed

elevenlabs=iuq-HrTSPpSbgooOeznbfY9bR-awTAYggzjFxD0Q6Rw

facebook-domain-verification=46dep9ql4m6it0wahwkhiou7xit57h

google-site-verification=61uiBFuqY-MYJHWt_8qbU00Rsn7Nq_njU5eMUG0NlrY

google-site-verification=874wxzrE4FAJO81XTCXyH6WYnWZAMdlbMRXI3lfI0bw

google-site-verification=BbSjFsQN-aTkQDOiar6q3O4fPzSlgepoOdM3fMuCXFA

google-site-verification=H2oN7Mv4QCzOClwXz1j30f-4544byEDxyEk0o3eluE0

google-site-verification=L8lg2XWlLydULXIxANaXcbkcCg3UGYGMRp8y0wi8aXs

google-site-verification=PDgfi1HUgagq2NZOh86B3PpGnjDyNXdUr9iyWzDjONM

google-site-verification=UGpuPtZLCcMKFmgAeN4q6EbvxJn56A8Jz0sgW3yVKmA

google-site-verification=fFsckLsIOub_171zkeWLBQ72SvjwGSPsz209wwTtmX4

google-site-verification=l-IugqqOHDGlHpUHfv3e6z8J1koLgfGSem04lqBA_B8

google-site-verification=nLfEbuY6OaO0lfas7ywHqpPnOMnobNONSJ0hnbJO9co

google-site-verification=tbpsWy5oBEvo-Kod36Lqsb3qRK0h_divcCGAeUdVZlk

hubspot-domain-verification=ZTM1ZDk4NGEtNWU5Ny00NDJiLWIwNTQtZTA1NGJhZmU3MzZh

jamf-site-verification=AmVhIhwqDzkoVxg_B0K81w

jamf-site-verification=Q2xELHJlL4PRcETKdUHldQ

loom-site-verification=7b75ba5c84f6455bb4fccb7932970dfa

lovable_verification=01oL6h2mkM0xtkXhCoKq

miro-verification=d5e807f40d602cde4051496eaaa95234e158ada0

onetrust-domain-verification=bc353cda9f49402e8b2ac8a3b3e86286

openai-domain-verification=dv-ykQklEbL6szace8vG1l7ejkQ

paloaltonetworks-site-verification=3d8b8eeec8974a6c2b181f7decddc8a96d9cbdcb8f39e4923c53d477a96f6d37

pendo-domain-verification=DpOM71tEW5wvfAFVYp_NjcxZgX4

pinterest-site-verification=de56615624ae5add3887913c5230901c

rzp-site-verification=0e1f055c2e81430150efedded50e7992

spf2.0/pra include:amazonses.com include:sendgrid.net include:_spf.google.com include:spf.mtasv.net -all

stripe-verification=0f6967e13ea84d76953d1c3f2dc9eb80e82f090fff99161cd2fa957f55a71d60

stripe-verification=34fd6b74183c244d59d572c162e5b77fe6eed5e5205296151f49dda7b68670eb

stripe-verification=95449f6ae01b02ef7f65b59ee2f3ed14bac52c49aaa1519e57b864b70baede3a

v=spf1 include:sendgrid.net ip4:24.6.102.21 ip4:50.16.53.44 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:spf.mtasv.net include:_spf.salesforce.com -all

verification_token=4bnhAHNQ6tp5smO0Uk18PM7Vf

yandex-verification: 7472d03e746e191a

zoom-domain-verification=6fb6c268-238e-477b-ba40-2f0164695cd7

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4 address record(s) resolved

4 authoritative nameservers

WHOIS & Identity Lookup

Domain ownership status, registry lifecycle, nameservers, and privacy redaction.

Found

Registrable Domain: coursera.org
Registrar Organization: GoDaddy.com, LLC
WHOIS Privacy Status: Public Registration Data
Registry Status Codes: client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Delegated Authoritative Nameservers: ns-1481.awsdns-57.org, ns-1590.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-258.awsdns-32.com, ns-688.awsdns-22.net
Registration Lifecycle: Registered: 2012 → Expires: 2027

Nameservers (NS)

ns-1481.awsdns-57.orgns-1590.awsdns-06.co.ukns-258.awsdns-32.comns-688.awsdns-22.net

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Domain registered 15+ years ago

Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.

+15

Registered via GoDaddy.com, LLC

Owner information disclosed

The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.

Email Security & Deliverability

SPF record validation, DMARC policy enforcement, DKIM selectors, and MX reputation.

Protected

SPF Record: v=spf1 include:sendgrid.net ip4:24.6.102.21 ip4:50.16.53.44 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:spf.mtasv.net include:_spf.salesforce.com -all
DMARC Policy Mode: Policy: REJECT
DMARC Raw Record: v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:dmarc-reports@coursera.org; ruf=mailto:dmarc-reports@coursera.org; fo=0; pct=100
DKIM Selectors Detected: google, s1, s2

Email Protection Summary: This domain has strong email authentication configured to prevent spammers from sending emails impersonating this brand.

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SPF record published

DMARC published (reject)

DKIM configured (google, s1, s2)

Threat Intelligence & Blocklists

Multi-source malware feeds (URLhaus), phishing checks (PhishStats, Safe Browsing), and typosquats.

Clean

URLhaus Malware

Clean / Not Listed

PhishStats Feed

Clean / Not Listed

Google Safe Browsing

Clean / Verified

Root Domain Label: coursera
Top-Level Domain (TLD): .org (Standard TLD)
Punycode Obfuscation: No (Standard ASCII)
Homoglyph / Lookalike Script: No mixed scripts
Brand Match Analysis: No recognized brand impersonation
Typosquatting Risk: Clean

No impersonation patterns detected

Domain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.

Technology Stack & Metadata

Detected CMS, JavaScript frameworks, analytics tags, CDN providers, and page metadata.

Detected

Detected Technologies by Category

Svelte

css

Tailwind CSS

analytics

Google Analytics

cdn

Cloudflare

Page Metadata & Fingerprint

HTML Title: —
Meta Description: Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Google, Meta, Anthropic, DeepLearning.AI, Stanford, and more. Start learning today.
Document Language: en
Character Encoding: utf-8
Viewport Setting: width=device-width, initial-scale=1
Generator Software: —

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4 technologies detected

Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Google Analytics, Cloudflare

Mobile viewport configured

Page has no <title>

Well-maintained sites always set a page title.

-3

Page Performance & Compression

Server response time, content payload size, Brotli/Gzip compression, and caching rules.

494ms

Items to Fix & Optimize

Text compression (Brotli/Gzip)

MUCH NEEDEDEnable on server or CDN

Modern image formats (WebP/AVIF/SVG)

OPTIONALConvert heavy images to WebP/AVIF

Protocol

HTTP/2

Binary framing, multiplexed

Compression

NONE

No compression detected

Optimization Signals (From Detectable Headers & Assets)

Image Formats

Legacy / Unchecked

Transfer

Uncompressed

Transport

HTTP/2

These are server-side signals. Actual Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) require real-user measurement via PageSpeed Insights.

Detected Asset & Image Formats

WebPAVIFSVGJPEGPNG

HTTP Response Time: 494 ms
Payload Body Size: 780.6 KB
Compression Status: Uncompressed
Cache Directives: private, no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate, max-age=0

Large response served uncompressed

Enable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.

-3

AI Content Safety & Red Flags

High-pressure language, payment gateway safety, disposable domain analysis, and deceptive tactics.

Safe

AI Content Evaluation

89/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (14.8 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Main reasons: domain registered 15+ years ago; not flagged by Google Safe Browsing; no impersonation patterns detected. Minor issues: no privacy policy found; no terms of service found.

Payment Red Flags: None (No suspicious payment requests)
High-Pressure Language: None (No artificial urgency detected)
Disposable Domain Risk: No (Established infrastructure)
Text Scanned Depth: 1,900 characters verified

No scam-correlated language found on the home page

No crypto-only / gift-card / wire-only payment demands, and no obvious urgency tactics.

Server & Hosting Infrastructure

Primary IP address, web server software, CDN edge network, and redirect hop chain.

cloudflare

Primary Web Server: cloudflare
CDN / Cloud Provider: Cloudflare
Primary IP Address: 3.160.22.26
HTTP Status Code: 200 OK
Final Landing Destination: https://www.coursera.org/
Redirect Hop Count: 1 hop

Redirect Hop Chain

1.https://coursera.org/ → https://www.coursera.org/

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Site responded with 200

Final URL: https://www.coursera.org/. Response time 494ms.

HTTPS is enforced

All redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.

+10

Served through Cloudflare

Sites behind a major CDN benefit from DDoS protection and edge caching.

SSL / TLS Certificate

Active Certificate Authority, Common Name, validity period, expiration countdown, and SANs.

Secure

Certificate Authority (Issuer): Not available (certificate logs did not respond)
Subject Common Name (CN): —
Validity Period: Not available
Subject Alternative Names (SANs): 1 domain protected
Certificates Logged (CT): Verified in live TLS

Subject Alternative Names (Sample)

coursera.org

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HTTPS works with a valid certificate

A secure connection was made on port 443. Certificate log details were unavailable at scan time.

Content & Transparency Policies

Linked privacy policy, terms of service, about page, social channels, and published contacts.

Warning

Key Legal & Transparency Pages

privacy PageNot linked

terms PageNot linked

contact PageNot linked

about PageNot linked

refund PageNot linked

shipping PageNot linked

cookies PageNot linked

Published Phone Numbers: 727836538, 823425307723964, 736535961, +0490-0491, +0370-0377, +0102-0103

No privacy policy found

Legally required in most jurisdictions. Its absence is a real red flag.

-4

No terms of service found

Reputable sites usually publish a terms of service.

-4

No contact page found

Reputable sites usually publish a contact page.

-4

No about page found

Reputable sites usually publish a about page.

-3

No refund/return policy found

Reputable sites usually publish a refund/return policy.

-3

No cookie policy found

Reputable sites usually publish a cookie policy.

-2

Phone number published

Robots.txt & Sitemap Discoverability

Search engine crawler directives, indexability, and declared XML sitemaps.

Present

Robots.txt Directives: Present & Configured
Sitemaps Declared: https://www.coursera.org/sitemap.xml
Disallow Rules Count: 102 rules

View Raw robots.txt

User-agent: *
Allow: /api/utilities/v1/imageproxy
Allow: /llms.txt
Disallow: /maestro/api/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /maestro/
Disallow: /ui/
Disallow: /signature/voucher/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /acclaimbadge/
Disallow: /voucher/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /ent-website/
Disallow: /learn-perf/
Disallow: /specializations-perf/
Disallow: /professional-certificates-perf/
Disallow: /learn-noperf/
Disallow: /specializations-noperf/
Disallow: /professional-certificates-noperf/
Disallow: /business/xmlrpc.php
Disallow: /business/wp-content/uploads/
Disallow: /business/search
Disallow: /business/teams/search
Disallow: /organizations/
Disallow: /programs/
Disallow: /5JKLVK/

# /courses pagination: block all, allow pages 1-5
Disallow: /courses?page=
Disallow: /courses?*&page=
Allow: /courses?page=1$
Allow: /courses?page=1&
Allow: /courses?page=2$
Allow: /courses?page=2&
Allow: /courses?page=3$
Allow: /courses?page=3&
Allow: /courses?page=4$
Allow: /courses?page=4&
Allow: /courses?page=5$
Allow: /courses?page=5&
Allow: /courses?*&page=1$
Allow: /courses?*&page=1&
Allow: /courses?*&page=2$
Allow: /courses?*&page=2&
Allow: /courses?*&page=3$
Allow: /courses?*&page=3&
Allow: /courses?*&page=4$
Allow: /courses?*&page=4&
Allow: /courses?*&page=5$
Allow: /courses?*&page=5&


User-agent: AdsBot-Google
Allow: /


User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: MistralAI-User
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /api/utilities/v1/imageproxy
Allow: /llms.txt
Disallow: /lecture/
Disallow: /maestro/api/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /maestro/
Disallow: /ui/
Disallow: /signature/voucher/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /acclaimbadge/
Disallow: /voucher/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /ent-website/
Disallow: /learn-perf/
Disallow: /specializations-perf/
Disallow: /professional-certificates-perf/
Disallow: /learn-noperf/
Disallow: /specializations-noperf/
Disallow: /professional-certificates-noperf/
Disallow: /business/xmlrpc.php
Disallow: /business/wp-content/uploads/
Disallow: /business/search
Disallow: /business/teams/search
Disallow: /organizations/
Disallow: /programs/
Disallow: /5JKLVK/
Disallow: /courses?page=
Disallow: /courses?*&page=
Allow: /courses?page=1$
Allow: /courses?page=1&
Allow: /courses?page=2$
Allow: /courses?page=2&
Allow: /courses?page=3$
Allow: /courses?page=3&
Allow: /courses?page=4$
Allow: /courses?page=4&
Allow: /courses?page=5$
Allow: /courses?page=5&
Allow: /courses?*&page=1$
Allow: /courses?*&page=1&
Allow: /courses?*&page=2$
Allow: /courses?*&page=2&
Allow: /courses?*&page=3$
Allow: /courses?*&page=3&
Allow: /courses?*&page=4$
Allow: /courses?*&page=4&
Allow: /courses?*&page=5$
Allow: /courses?*&page=5&


User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /api/utilities/v1/imageproxy
Allow: /llms.txt
Disallow: /maestro/api/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /maestro/
Disallow: /ui/
Disallow: /signature/voucher/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /acclaimbadge/
Disallow: /voucher/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /ent-website/
Disallow: /learn-perf/
Disallow: /specializations-perf/
Disallow: /professional-certificates-perf/
Disallow: /learn-noperf/
Disallow: /specializations-noperf/
Disallow: /professional-certificates-noperf/
Disallow: /business/xmlrpc.php
Disallow: /business/wp-content/uploads/
Disallow: /business/search
Disallow: /business/teams/search
Disallow: /organizations/
Disallow: /programs/
Disallow: /5JKLVK/
Disallow: /courses?page=
Disallow: /courses?*&page=
Allow: /courses?page=1$
Allow: /courses?page=1&
Allow: /courses?page=2$
Allow: /courses?page=2&
Allow: /courses?page=3$
Allow: /courses?page=3&
Allow: /courses?page=4$
Allow: /courses?page=4&
Allow: /courses?page=5$
Allow: /courses?page=5&
Allow: /courses?*&page=1$
Allow: /courses?*&page=1&
Allow: /courses?*&page=2$
Allow: /courses?*&page=2&
Allow: /courses?*&page=3$
Allow: /courses?*&page=3&
Allow: /courses?*&page=4$
Allow: /courses?*&page=4&
Allow: /courses?*&page=5$
Allow: /courses?*&page=5&


User-agent: LinkedInBot
Use

robots.txt published

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Scan Engine Performance

Automated multi-signal inspection pipeline

v5.1.0 Engine

Signals Analyzed

This scan

Sources Checked

Live security feeds

Scan Duration

2.52s

Fast scan

Last Scan

11/13/2026

Live timestamp

Overall Risk

Low Risk

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