Is quora.com 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 27+ years ago; not flagged by Google Safe Browsing; no impersonation patterns detected. Minor issues: site returned HTTP 403; missing HSTS.

Identity & Age100/100

Impersonation Risk100/100

Red Flags100/100

Transparency70/100

Security100/100

Email100/100

Positive highlights

Domain registered 27+ 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.
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
Fast response (18ms)
Not present in PhishStats phishing feed
DMARC published (reject)
No scam-correlated language found on the home pageNo crypto-only / gift-card / wire-only payment demands, and no obvious urgency tactics.

Negative highlights

Site returned HTTP 403The server is reachable but did not return a success status.
Missing HSTSTells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.

Note: Registered via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc..

Note: 1 technologies detected. Cloudflare

Note: Policy pages could not be checked. The site showed our scanner a bot-check or short page, so privacy, terms and contact pages were not verified. This is common for large sites and is not counted against them.

Key facts about quora.com

Website: quora.com
Popularity: Not checked
Domain created: Mar 29, 2000 (26.6 years old)
Domain expires: Mar 29, 2027
Registrar: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Owner details: Public in WHOIS
IP address: 162.159.152.17
Hosting / CDN: Cloudflare
SSL certificate: HTTPS works (certificate details unavailable)
Email security: SPF ✓ · DMARC ✓ (reject)
Threat blocklists: Not listed (clean)
Technology: Cloudflare

Summary

94/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (26.6 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: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Creation Date: March 29, 2000 (26.6 years ago)
Last Updated: March 25, 2026
Registry Expiry Date: March 29, 2027
WHOIS Privacy Protection: Publicly Visible
Domain Status Codes: client transfer prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited

ICANN Status Badges

client transfer prohibitedserver delete prohibitedserver transfer prohibitedserver update prohibited

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Domain registered 27+ years ago

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

+15

Registered via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

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.

Good

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: HSTS

All Response Headers (19)

accept-ch: Sec-CH-UA-Bitness, Sec-CH-UA-Arch, Sec-CH-UA-Full-Version, Sec-CH-UA-Mobile, Sec-CH-UA-Model, Sec-CH-UA-Platform-Version, Sec-CH-UA-Full-Version-List, Sec-CH-UA-Platform, Sec-CH-UA, UA-Bitness, UA-Arch, UA-Full-Version, UA-Mobile, UA-Model, UA-Platform-Version, UA-Platform, UA
cf-mitigated: challenge
cf-ray: a59ed8c80d87b86e-CMH
connection: close
content-length: 5602
content-security-policy: default-src 'none'; script-src 'nonce-3pZNbodInqX64tQ6PqjXnW' 'unsafe-eval' https://challenges.cloudflare.com; script-src-attr 'none'; style-src 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' https://challenges.cloudflare.com; connect-src 'self' https://challenges.cloudflare.com; frame-src 'self' https://challenges.cloudflare.com blob:; child-src 'self' https://challenges.cloudflare.com blob:; worker-src blob:; form-action http: https:; base-uri 'self'
content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
critical-ch: Sec-CH-UA-Bitness, Sec-CH-UA-Arch, Sec-CH-UA-Full-Version, Sec-CH-UA-Mobile, Sec-CH-UA-Model, Sec-CH-UA-Platform-Version, Sec-CH-UA-Full-Version-List, Sec-CH-UA-Platform, Sec-CH-UA, UA-Bitness, UA-Arch, UA-Full-Version, UA-Mobile, UA-Model, UA-Platform-Version, UA-Platform, UA
cross-origin-embedder-policy: require-corp
cross-origin-opener-policy: same-origin
cross-origin-resource-policy: same-origin
date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:35:31 GMT
origin-agent-cluster: ?1
permissions-policy: accelerometer=(),camera=(),clipboard-read=(),clipboard-write=(),geolocation=(),gyroscope=(),hid=(),magnetometer=(),microphone=(),payment=(),publickey-credentials-get=(),screen-wake-lock=(),serial=(),sync-xhr=(),usb=(),xr-spatial-tracking=*
referrer-policy: same-origin
server: cloudflare
server-timing: chlray;desc="a59ed8c80d87b86e"
x-content-type-options: nosniff
x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN

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Missing HSTS

Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.

-4

Content Security Policy is set

Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.

X-Frame-Options is set

Prevents clickjacking by disallowing framing.

X-Content-Type-Options is set

Blocks MIME-sniffing browser attacks.

Referrer Policy is set

Controls what referrer information is sent with requests.

Permissions Policy is set

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

DNS Records

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

Resolved

IPv4 Addresses (A): 162.159.152.17, 162.159.153.247
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)
Authoritative Nameservers (NS): ns-1143.awsdns-14.org, ns-1573.awsdns-04.co.uk, ns-344.awsdns-43.com, ns-673.awsdns-20.net
TXT Records Found: 22 TXT verification records

A Records (IPv4)

162.159.152.17162.159.153.247

TXT Verification Records

MS=ms41108016

_globalsign-domain-verification=EGXYWFCTQynvOf5IBle5NjMEbKo9PBQaeH9mnr_Faj

anthropic-domain-verification-ff87rw=roOVmHA9vsF5YBzqavhqZRnUp

anthropic-domain-verification-q9zk8w=qQTJ0XHnIN5d01dwaT5JiUjqD

d3o4sganq6g12y.cloudfront.net

docusign=ed3b177c-9f9e-46b8-822f-378104f0e937

globalsign-domain-verification=EnPHtt5EmnAS8ylIFlfJ0gcCPsrQy7SBNgoFOAHsIG

globalsign-domain-verification=FnXWfFjPqReOGiIH8ITAbUasqKxnix6ftvTUzPOKHF

google-site-verification=Ds6XsFtKHEpL7_tJLe9dGv1H8-fOa8Uql7lXZdlTIOg

google-site-verification=G3Xtneu_M6gnP9CFQgSCarSMCLhl2F1v1erLvqD_DTU

google-site-verification=YHVWrk9up0QuAIkeCEeZ6J7ty5jDoKwX1yNW_GST5Zg

google-site-verification=ZJilmJEnKdQ0PZQCWgmvTVHKvWcFPfI61-5J4aoYiBM

google-site-verification=clhTdgpCJ96li3EYCyeaXOrE4iREb4h0qAKpZCiRhjA

google-site-verification=dPlPDM4NC9Cbm9HYrvs78idrWsw7ImV_1dPbLoYQmyY

google-site-verification=tJbVk5zKwtko2UmH7oTIh6K_gk5PDHa6yMr33yhC23s

google-site-verification=zFnSLKb0PqvlMBreKFyJ9xq2RXL3UuhATVjFpoUSpvc

jamf-site-verification=NG_yXXzmIUuroRjFeEjK-A

loom-site-verification=fbb3540487864ef086ceb33d6e93dc1b

notion-domain-verification=XZ50Z8vAqIAKtBJKdHc2vNjkyEDlfL8zQVdTrl5rAsw

openai-domain-verification=dv-PBdVIYKdEhZODJLXNZPwlxrS

turbopuffer-domain-verification-dbezx6=X1B8vvtffA2f2IlvINwKRjYd8

v=spf1 include:_spf1.quora.com include:_spf2.quora.com include:_spf.google.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:mailsenders.netsuite.com include:mktomail.com include:_spf.salesforce.com ~all

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2 address record(s) resolved

4 authoritative nameservers

WHOIS & Identity Lookup

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

Found

Registrable Domain: quora.com
Registrar Organization: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
WHOIS Privacy Status: Public Registration Data
Registry Status Codes: client transfer prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited
Delegated Authoritative Nameservers: ns-1143.awsdns-14.org, ns-1573.awsdns-04.co.uk, ns-344.awsdns-43.com, ns-673.awsdns-20.net
Registration Lifecycle: Registered: 2000 → Expires: 2027

Nameservers (NS)

ns-1143.awsdns-14.orgns-1573.awsdns-04.co.ukns-344.awsdns-43.comns-673.awsdns-20.net

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Domain registered 27+ years ago

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

+15

Registered via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

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:_spf1.quora.com include:_spf2.quora.com include:_spf.google.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:mailsenders.netsuite.com include:mktomail.com include:_spf.salesforce.com ~all
DMARC Policy Mode: Policy: REJECT
DMARC Raw Record: v=DMARC1; p=reject;rua=mailto:dmarc+rua@quora.com;
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: quora
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.

Technology Stack & Metadata

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

Detected

Detected Technologies by Category

cdn

Cloudflare

Page Metadata & Fingerprint

HTML Title: Just a moment...
Meta Description: —
Document Language: en-US
Character Encoding: UTF-8
Viewport Setting: width=device-width,initial-scale=1
Generator Software: —

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1 technologies detected

Cloudflare

Mobile viewport configured

Page Performance & Compression

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

18ms

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: 18 ms
Payload Body Size: 5.5 KB
Compression Status: Uncompressed
Cache Directives: Standard caching rules

No findings.

AI Content Safety & Red Flags

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

Safe

AI Content Evaluation

94/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (26.6 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Main reasons: domain registered 27+ years ago; not flagged by Google Safe Browsing; no impersonation patterns detected. Minor issues: site returned HTTP 403; missing HSTS.

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: 60 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: 162.159.152.17
HTTP Status Code: 403 OK
Final Landing Destination: https://quora.com/
Redirect Hop Count: 0 hops

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Site returned HTTP 403

The server is reachable but did not return a success status.

-6

HTTPS is enforced

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

+10

Fast response (18ms)

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)

quora.com

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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: 1794584131-1.2.1.1, 1794584131, 4-1794584131-1.0.1.1

Policy pages could not be checked

The site showed our scanner a bot-check or short page, so privacy, terms and contact pages were not verified. This is common for large sites and is not counted against them.

Robots.txt & Sitemap Discoverability

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

Present

Robots.txt Directives: Present & Configured
Sitemaps Declared: None in robots.txt
Disallow Rules Count: 704 rules

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# NOTICE: All crawlers and bots, regardless of whether or not they are
# specified below, are strictly prohibited from using Quora platform content 
# for the purposes of training AI models or similar machine learning systems, 
# except where explicit prior permission has been granted by Quora through a
# contractual licensing agreement. Any use of Quora platform content for such 
# purposes without our explicit contractual permission is a violation of our 
# terms of service and intellectual property rights.

# If you operate a search engine and would like to crawl Quora,
# you can email robotstxt@quora.com. Thanks.

User-agent: AASA-Bot
Disallow: /ajax/
Disallow: /*_POST$
Disallow: /*_POST/
Disallow: /@async
Disallow: /*/@async
Disallow: /log/
Disallow: /*/log
Disallow: /*/about
Disallow: /*/action
Disallow: /*/activity
Disallow: /*/all_questions
Disallow: /*/all_posts$
Disallow: /*/all_posts/
Disallow: /*/blogs$
Disallow: /*/blogs/
Disallow: /*/followers
Disallow: /*/following
Disallow: /*/link/
Disallow: /*/manage
Disallow: /*/mentions
Disallow: /*/merged
Disallow: /*/open_questions
Disallow: /*/posts$
Disallow: /*/posts/
Disallow: /*/questions
Disallow: /*/related
Disallow: /*/reviews$
Disallow: /*/reviews/
Disallow: /*/share
Disallow: /*/top_questions
Disallow: /*/topic-bio
Disallow: /*/topic_bio
Disallow: /*/topics
Disallow: /*/comment
Disallow: /comment/
Disallow: /*/comments
Disallow: /*/all_comments
Disallow: /*/answer_comments
Disallow: /*/mobile_collapsed
Disallow: /*/mobile_expanded_voter_list
Disallow: /home/global_feed
Disallow: /search?q=
Disallow: /search/?q=
Disallow: /digest/
Disallow: /email_optout/
Disallow: /qemail/
Disallow: /invite/
Disallow: /widgets/content_iframe/
Disallow: /widgets/content_js/
Disallow: /_/
Disallow: /webnode2/
Disallow: /anonymous/
Disallow: /q/*/admin_log
Disallow: /q/*/stats
Disallow: /q/*/settings
Disallow: /q/*/queue
Disallow: /q/*/suggestions
Disallow: /q/*/submissions
Disallow: /q/*/quality
Disallow: /q/*/earnings
Disallow: /profile/*/Rss
Disallow: /topic/*/Rss

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /ajax/
Disallow: /*_POST$
Disallow: /*_POST/
Disallow: /@async
Disallow: /*/@async
Disallow: /log/
Disallow: /*/log
Disallow: /*/about
Disallow: /*/action
Disallow: /*/activity
Disallow: /*/all_questions
Disallow: /*/all_posts$
Disallow: /*/all_posts/
Disallow: /*/blogs$
Disallow: /*/blogs/
Disallow: /*/followers
Disallow: /*/following
Disallow: /*/link/
Disallow: /*/manage
Disallow: /*/mentions
Disallow: /*/merged
Disallow: /*/open_questions
Disallow: /*/posts$
Disallow: /*/posts/
Disallow: /*/questions
Disallow: /*/related
Disallow: /*/reviews$
Disallow: /*/reviews/
Disallow: /*/share
Disallow: /*/top_questions
Disallow: /*/topic-bio
Disallow: /*/topic_bio
Disallow: /*/topics
Disallow: /*/comment
Disallow: /comment/
Disallow: /*/comments
Disallow: /*/all_comments
Disallow: /*/answer_comments
Disallow: /*/mobile_collapsed
Disallow: /*/mobile_expanded_voter_list
Disallow: /home/global_feed
Disallow: /search?q=
Disallow: /search/?q=
Disallow: /digest/
Disallow: /email_optout/
Disallow: /qemail/
Disallow: /invite/
Disallow: /widgets/content_iframe/
Disallow: /widgets/content_js/
Disallow: /_/
Disallow: /webnode2/
Disallow: /anonymous/
Disallow: /q/*/admin_log
Disallow: /q/*/stats
Disallow: /q/*/settings
Disallow: /q/*/queue
Disallow: /q/*/suggestions
Disallow: /q/*/submissions
Disallow: /q/*/quality
Disallow: /q/*/earnings
Disallow: /profile/*/Rss
Disallow: /topic/*/Rss

User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: */answer/ix_/
Allow: /sitemap/collections/answer/
Disallow: /ajax/
Disallow: /*_POST$
Disallow: /*_POST/
Disallow: /@async
Disallow: /*/@async
Disallow: /log/
Disallow: /*/log
Disallow: /*/about
Disallow: /*/action
Disallow: /*/activity
Disallow: /*/all_questions
Disallow: /*/all_posts$
Disallow: /*/all_posts/
Disallow: /*/blogs$
Disallow: /*/blogs/
Disallow: /*/followers
Disallow: /*/following
Disallow: /*/link/
Disallow: /*/manage
Disallow: /*/mentions
Disallow: /*/merged
Disallow: /*/open_q

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

3.34s

Full live scan

Last Scan

11/13/2026

Live timestamp

Overall Risk

Low Risk

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