Scam Lookup
Automated Website Trust & Risk Intelligence Report
https://scamlookup.net/website/forbes
Generated: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:54:17 GMT
Target Website: forbes.com
Overall Trust Score: 98/100 (Trusted)
forbes.com
Trusted
Scanned: Sep 5, 10:54 AMTRUST SCORE
98
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
98/100
TRUST SCORE
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
SAFETY
100/100
100/100
TRANSPARENCY
95/100
95/100
DOMAIN RISK
LowLow Tier
LowRisk
SSL SECURITY
100/100
100/100
PAYMENT RISK
NoNo Risk
NoRisk
VERDICT
Trusted
Trusted
AI Security Summary
98/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (33.2 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: page has no <title>; large response served uncompressed — worth extra caution before trusting.
No malware/phishing on feedsGood reputationHTTPS enabled
HTTPS & SSL
SecureSecure
Standard Trusted CA
Threat Status
CleanClean
No blacklists or malware
Domain Age
33.2 years33.2 years
Registered 6/17/1993
Reputation
High TrustHigh Trust
Based on 65+ verified signals
IP & Server
151.101.130.49151.101.130.49
cloudflare
Email Security
ProtectedProtected
SPF, DMARC, MX active
Performance
89 / 10089 / 100
Fast response time
Redirects
1 Hop1 Hop
Redirect chain analyzed
Top Priority RecommendationAction Needed
Page has no <title>
Well-maintained sites always set a page title.
Why it matters
Addressing this signal prevents trust downgrades and potential security risks.
View Glossary GuidePositive Signals
- Site responded with 200
- HTTPS is enforced
- Fast response (155ms)
- Served through Cloudflare
- 4 address record(s) resolved
- 4 authoritative nameservers
- Domain registered 33+ years ago
- Owner information disclosed
Warnings
- Page has no <title>
- Large response served uncompressed
Critical Issues
No critical issues found
Domain passes all high-risk checks
- Registrar Name
- MarkMonitor Inc.
- Creation Date
- June 17, 1993 (33.2 years ago)
- Last Updated
- May 15, 2026
- Registry Expiry Date
- June 16, 2027
- WHOIS Privacy Protection
- Publicly Visible
- Domain Status Codes
- client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
ICANN Status Badges
client delete prohibitedclient transfer prohibitedclient update prohibited
Domain registered 33+ years ago
Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
+15
Registered via MarkMonitor Inc.
Owner information disclosed
The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.
+2
Security Header Baseline
Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing
Content-Security-PolicyMissing
X-Frame-Options Present
X-Content-Type-OptionsMissing
Referrer-PolicyMissing
Permissions-PolicyMissing
Recommended Missing Headers
missing: X-Content-Type-Options
All Response Headers (41)
HSTS is set
Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.
+6
Content Security Policy is set
Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.
+5
X-Frame-Options is set
Prevents clickjacking by disallowing framing.
+3
Missing X-Content-Type-Options
Blocks MIME-sniffing browser attacks.
-2
Referrer Policy is set
Controls what referrer information is sent with requests.
+2
Permissions Policy is set
Restricts access to powerful browser features (camera, mic, etc.).
+2
- IPv4 Addresses (A)
- 151.101.130.49, 151.101.2.49, 151.101.66.49, 151.101.194.49
- IPv6 Addresses (AAAA)
- None
- Mail Servers (MX)
- us-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com (Priority: 10), us-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com (Priority: 10)
- Authoritative Nameservers (NS)
- ns-1028.awsdns-00.org, ns-1637.awsdns-12.co.uk, ns-217.awsdns-27.com, ns-979.awsdns-58.net
- TXT Records Found
- 57 TXT verification records
A Records (IPv4)
151.101.130.49151.101.2.49151.101.66.49151.101.194.49
TXT Verification Records
00DA0000000H8gQ=1TBUs0000000B8L
1password-site-verification=VJAHF3DA3ZEJ7J26NH4WJ4QDYI
AiAIjH5HOXMx5tZiyBtD0B/u8mG9qKWaux3SehpuJOv0F+5AvjwJTKsIeI7HR3DR0QDYmJthhZvN8ScuEO9LqA==
MS=ms55849810
SFMC-bcDxiJPY-jXu5QtysqxbFjCPLBjk3BSojw81lQrU
_globalsign-domain-verification=OYfE_CcZQWFlEEOrR5yVCfCtmiQrm0bBdyUAJyg3qE
_globalsign-domain-verification=f-B_7ErtvSe_2e1SkhSsTab6DQA-AVd2vcvY3gqskQ
_globalsign-domain-verification=neaEg6fJBhW6Tg3gVqQJIn6pLyiBwIiDdxJ88CLzP6
_globalsign-domain-verification=uJqsSX1GhpaZSFMhWB8VnlSbH-6c3GbKG4zsuqlwcx
_globalsign-domain-verification=yMOGr8PalNMtvZPeSrDGFdvgJfngIvOKMbvhlujB3j
activeprospect-domain-verification=qp+SZ6XBnvREh9uEL2xQLA==
activeprospect-domain-verification=ua2Bpiq7hQeM3lYKH8kgnQ==
adobe-idp-site-verification=a6de0a21210eae1c4187cfe64dfb37d7920d64e696bdfb0cad32d55ca6878c06
anthropic-domain-verification-09rb60=Yuv8hcWdMxtF6VbmFFZFQNzTn
apple-domain-verification=daIrUUF2LjNKeFrq
atlassian-domain-verification=+tjT1PDHq7a3IkqoEdD/cr2krJeRPoT5b6MzfYBKGS4UnVXhIHyuSJjSIxijiVSQ
box-domain-verification=a168e4b0fb547cea9aad102fd5b98ad61fc358ddd6ab17b084a1defac10e562a
canva-site-verification=0wNoieRvIbw1yAsgkfgEFg
datadome-domain-verify=gH4f7bbJndRTMUSvjv8PAP8SOlVa8wKW
detectify-verification=5f8e1d4a06c492a8ba7c03abd2c0ef89
docusign=d1893713-45af-4fd3-8a65-3ea6d0805b8d
google-site-verification=2LeumZRvIXuK3YrTI2IsISp06lXZpHCY1ql9Hdnm7ok
google-site-verification=4RdeC2A3Yjqca3_jGnjXGOYJFTVOzhMDw1SoOO7b6Dw
google-site-verification=Cv7OXjshytFn0TpR1rgKpHjEY_fROROE67OtoFceBqo
google-site-verification=DN-rZTjK3vdARCxismMt2SJDfV2969vhf1paBECwEMM
google-site-verification=Q0R44HZFT_-piE4edEVS_jGwyMFoOX4OZ9TGe6zTdys
google-site-verification=Xn4XFgtsz0Vg597dd8D8rO4jI6vC9pB7yseCSveG3h8
google-site-verification=Y4n4S0k7HGrE1sAHYlupK4YAjw4d_oSAeoGy6mLe8Mw
google-site-verification=cXpgpgls018QgvO6u7ZwfMVCNWo_woBz1bvNa4UoBEQ
google-site-verification=lYYbu_dzlcI_soF2GSXrdoAGm2XDbIAjDZyu0vhKwxc
google-site-verification=nPz5kafgk6DGWCT24sR_kxBZ6HdDWmVEPcT67LVTDi4
google-site-verification=xE03wJxteQXWM1cwqmiAVTgaQ3StFNRzuCXOobAACEs
google-site-verification=yZQq_-7hQQZvLkdcyiFtwW6OR3Z622l79OSUvBRsqNc
jamf-site-verification=yHj9RKO_tLsE0_uN0pJFnA
klaviyo-site-verification=UeguZL
klaviyo-site-verification=UkVi3K
loom-site-verification=2203b12049644a5f96f8b3027d420d7f
mandrill_verify.3ujpkQolFHR740mhYiRgYw
mgverify=735062366c4a3c7a10b6c50bcba26706a11ad9fc277ff9b88f65478b3517f0a1
monday-com-verification=ndOawG8XV4mwyFS7aJZKgKvfWc_nN6gc6_5rUrvAS7A
openai-domain-verification=dv-w07b4qQxAzb1Klu9YesisWnX
pardot1025723=b54db22127fb6a86162b160a380d9c5c2c50bcb8cb300ab427037bbc1b85407c
pardot1032633=53abf112b6eecacc916172589fb4d4bd8c30db4bd1b5330035aa2b700d3ed6b0
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shopify-verification-code=ylk8pVI1nugZQA5xPbN6LkHm7sD6CK
smartsheet-site-validation=cK_DmMDOyw92iKzuKOQwA0xEgc1QbECt
stripe-verification=0d973d45747a457f5e2624c6116631d31e007d32d42654cca280f9b38da539f3
teamviewer-sso-verification=27c248ca0d8b4160ae3d1de1a514f350
teamviewer-sso-verification=d48556548a9646a3af6d65f6f2da0bff
tollbit-domain-verification=f8c8756d26a28b62f839818a4beacd34fb4032d5c5dad7f2bea69856cf265082
v=spf1 redirect=b45gkw7f._spf._d.mim.ec
4 address record(s) resolved
+4
4 authoritative nameservers
+2
- Registrable Domain
- forbes.com
- Registrar Organization
- MarkMonitor Inc.
- WHOIS Privacy Status
- Public Registration Data
- Registry Status Codes
- client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
- Delegated Authoritative Nameservers
- ns-1028.awsdns-00.org, ns-1637.awsdns-12.co.uk, ns-217.awsdns-27.com, ns-979.awsdns-58.net
- Registration Lifecycle
- Registered: 1993 → Expires: 2027
Nameservers (NS)
ns-1028.awsdns-00.orgns-1637.awsdns-12.co.ukns-217.awsdns-27.comns-979.awsdns-58.net
Domain registered 33+ years ago
Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
+15
Registered via MarkMonitor Inc.
Owner information disclosed
The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.
+2
- SPF Record
- v=spf1 redirect=b45gkw7f._spf._d.mim.ec
- DMARC Policy Mode
- Policy: REJECT
- DMARC Raw Record
- v=DMARC1; p=reject; pct=100; rua=mailto:dmarcreports@forbes.com,mailto:69955ab810e8779@rep.dmarcanalyzer.com; ruf=mailto:69955ab810e8779@for.dmarcanalyzer.com; fo=1;
- DKIM Selectors Detected
- google, selector2, s1, s2
Email Protection Summary: This domain has strong email authentication configured to prevent spammers from sending emails impersonating this brand.
SPF record published
+5
DMARC published (reject)
+6
DKIM configured (google, selector2, s1, s2)
+3
URLhaus Malware
Clean / Not Listed
PhishStats Feed
Clean / Not Listed
Google Safe Browsing
Not checked
- Root Domain Label
- forbes
- Top-Level Domain (TLD)
- .com (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.
+8
Detected Technologies by Category
framework
Next.js
js
Svelte
analytics
Google Analytics
cdn
Cloudflare
Page Metadata & Fingerprint
- HTML Title
- —
- Meta Description
- Forbes is a global media company, focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle.
- Document Language
- en
- Character Encoding
- utf-8
- Viewport Setting
- width=device-width,initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=5,minimum-scale=1,user-scalable=yes
- Generator Software
- —
4 technologies detected
Next.js, Svelte, Google Analytics, Cloudflare
Built on a modern framework
+3
Mobile viewport configured
+2
Page has no <title>
Well-maintained sites always set a page title.
-3
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/3
QUIC-based, multiplexed
Compression
NONE
No compression detected
Optimization Signals (From Detectable Headers & Assets)
Image Formats
Legacy / Unchecked
Transfer
Uncompressed
Transport
QUIC/H3
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
- 155 ms
- Payload Body Size
- 803.1 KB
- Compression Status
- Uncompressed
- Cache Directives
- public, max-age=300
Large response served uncompressed
Enable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.
-3
Response is cache-friendly
public, max-age=300
+2
AI Content Evaluation
98/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (33.2 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: page has no <title>; large response served uncompressed — worth extra caution before trusting.
- 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
- 16,542 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.
+6
- Primary Web Server
- cloudflare
- CDN / Cloud Provider
- Cloudflare
- Primary IP Address
- 151.101.130.49
- HTTP Status Code
- 200 OK
- Final Landing Destination
- https://www.forbes.com/
- Redirect Hop Count
- 1 hop
Redirect Hop Chain
- 1.https://forbes.com/ → https://www.forbes.com/
Site responded with 200
Final URL: https://www.forbes.com/. Response time 155ms.
+8
HTTPS is enforced
All redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.
+10
Fast response (155ms)
+6
Served through Cloudflare
Sites behind a major CDN benefit from DDoS protection and edge caching.
+4
- Certificate Authority (Issuer)
- Standard Trusted CA
- Subject Common Name (CN)
- forbes.com
- Validity Period
- 60 days remaining (Expires: 2026-11-04T10:54:21.323Z)
- Subject Alternative Names (SANs)
- 1 domain protected
- Certificates Logged (CT)
- 1 certs recorded
Subject Alternative Names (Sample)
forbes.com
HTTPS encryption active & verified
Live TLS connection established successfully on port 443 with valid cipher suites.
+8
Key Legal & Transparency Pages
- Published Contact Emails
- feedback@forbes.com, corrections@forbes.com
- Published Phone Numbers
- 123694841080850, 64458907081, 2011-2016, 82828233 8, 82828233 33, 207829752
Privacy policy linked from home page
+6
Terms of service linked from home page
+5
Contact page linked from home page
+5
About page linked from home 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
5 social profile(s) linked
twitter, facebook, instagram, linkedin, github
+3
Contact email published
+2
Phone number published
+2
Physical address published
499 Washington Blvd
+3
- Robots.txt Directives
- Present & Configured
- Sitemaps Declared
- https://www.forbes.com/news_sitemap.xml, https://www.forbes.com/video_sitemap.xml, https://www.forbes.com/companies_sitemap.xml, https://www.forbes.com/health/sitemap.xml, https://www.forbes.com/connect/events-sitemap.xml, https://www.forbes.com/advisor/sitemap.xml, https://www.forbes.com/home-improvement/sitemap.xml, https://www.forbes.com/digital-assets/sitemap.xml
- Disallow Rules Count
- 1052 rules
View Raw robots.txt
User-agent: * Allow: /ajax/follow_info* Allow: /ajax/getUniregUserData* Disallow: /following/ Disallow: /search/ Disallow: /follow/ Disallow: /ajax/ Disallow: /author/following/ Disallow: /blog/following/ Disallow: /json/ Disallow: /header/channels/ Disallow: /find-more/ Disallow: /preview/ Disallow: *wp-admin* Disallow: /typeahead/ Disallow: /pepe/ Disallow: /media-manager/ Disallow: /coupons/visit/* Disallow: /test/ Disallow: /advisor/*zx1fa* Disallow: /advisor/journey/ Disallow: /wui/ Disallow: /research-survey User-agent: googlebot-news Disallow: /sites/adobe/ Disallow: /sites/arizonacommerce/ Disallow: /sites/bmoharrisbank/ Disallow: /sites/businessaviation/ Disallow: /sites/capitalonespark/ Disallow: /sites/cdw/ Disallow: /sites/centurylink/ Disallow: /sites/dell/ Disallow: /sites/emc/ Disallow: /sites/ey/ Disallow: /sites/fedex/ Disallow: /sites/fidelity/ Disallow: /sites/gyro/ Disallow: /sites/hsbc/ Disallow: /sites/houlihanlawrence/ Disallow: /sites/hiscox/ Disallow: /sites/ibm/ Disallow: /sites/infosys/ Disallow: /sites/mdanderson/ Disallow: /sites/medidata/ Disallow: /sites/microsoft/ Disallow: /sites/microsoftdynamics/ Disallow: /sites/netapp/ Disallow: /sites/northwesternmutual/ Disallow: /sites/oppenheimerfunds/ Disallow: /sites/oracle/ Disallow: /sites/pace/ Disallow: /sites/raymondjames/ Disallow: /sites/sage/ Disallow: /sites/samsung/ Disallow: /sites/sap/ Disallow: /sites/sungardas/ Disallow: /sites/taboola/ Disallow: /sites/ups/ Disallow: /sites/delta/ Disallow: /sites/airbus/ Disallow: /sites/symantec/ Disallow: /sites/paypal/ Disallow: /sites/olddominion/ Disallow: /sites/salesforce/ Disallow: /sites/gapinternational/ Disallow: /sites/sprintbusiness/ Disallow: /sites/transamerica/ Disallow: /sites/constantcontact/ Disallow: /sites/robertocoin/ Disallow: /sites/canon/ Disallow: /sites/samsungbusiness/ Disallow: /sites/att/ Disallow: /sites/lasvegas/ Disallow: /sites/iowa/ Disallow: /sites/teradata/ Disallow: /sites/thehartford/ Disallow: /sites/statoil/ Disallow: /sites/cit/ Disallow: /sites/deloitte/ Disallow: /sites/huawei/ Disallow: /sites/relateiq/ Disallow: /sites/cftc/ Disallow: /sites/celebritycruises/ Disallow: /sites/universityofcalifornia/ Disallow: /sites/coxbusiness/ Disallow: /sites/pega/ Disallow: /sites/athenahealth/ Disallow: /sites/etrade/ Disallow: /sites/comcastbusiness/ Disallow: /sites/optum/ Disallow: /sites/seagate/ Disallow: /sites/rbcwealthmanagement/ Disallow: /sites/avigilon/ Disallow: /sites/citi/ Disallow: /sites/castlight/ Disallow: /sites/hyatt/ Disallow: /sites/johnhancock/ Disallow: /sites/koreanair/ Disallow: /sites/merrilllynch/ Disallow: /sites/ptc/ Disallow: /sites/toyota/ Disallow: /sites/unify/ Disallow: /sites/xerox/ Disallow: /sites/united/ Disallow: /sites/zenithwatches/ Disallow: /sites/jpmorganchase/ Disallow: /sites/ramcommercial/ Disallow: /sites/puremichigan/ Disallow: /sites/tmfgroup/ Disallow: /sites/usaa/ Disallow: /sites/emerson/ Disallow: /sites/aberdeen/ Disallow: /sites/kellogg/ Disallow: /sites/zurich/ Disallow: /sites/freeenterprise/ Disallow: /sites/allclearid/ Disallow: /sites/accenture/ Disallow: /sites/mercedesbenz/ Disallow: /sites/nice/ Disallow: /sites/riverbed/ Disallow: /sites/pimco/ Disallow: /sites/netjets/ Disallow: /sites/vmware/ Disallow: /sites/visa/ Disallow: /sites/statefarm/ Disallow: /sites/philips/ Disallow: /sites/adp/ Disallow: /sites/zenithwatches/ Disallow: /sites/citrix/ Disallow: /sites/gwcic/ Disallow: /sites/cargill/ Disallow: /sites/bankofsingapore/ Disallow: /sites/dbsbank/ Disallow: /sites/gradsoflife/ Disallow: /sites/internationaliotcouncil/ Disallow: /pega/customers-for-life Disallow: /celebritycruises/guide-to-the-globe Disallow: /sites/disneyinstitute/ Disallow: /sites/concertocloud/ Disallow: /sites/capitalonefutureedge/ Disallow: /sites/mahindracomviva/ Disallow: /sites/workday/ Disallow: /sites/colorado/ Disallow: /sites/charlesschwab/ Disallow: /sites/chicagobooth/ Disallow: /sites/morganstanley/ Disallow: /s
robots.txt published
+2
Export & Share Intelligence
Download the complete official PDF verification report (all sections and technical signals expanded), or export raw JSON telemetry.
Scan Engine Performance
Automated multi-signal inspection pipeline
Signals Analyzed
42
This scan
Sources Checked
18
Live security feeds
Scan Duration
3.60s
Ultra-fast
Last Scan
9/5/2026
Live timestamp
Overall Risk
Low Risk