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Malware & Phishing

Whether the site appears on common malware and phishing lists

What it is

Checks the domain against public malware and phishing feeds, currently URLHaus and PhishTank, both community-reported and updated continuously.

Why it matters

A listing is strong evidence. An absence is weak evidence, since these feeds only know what somebody has reported. Freshly registered phishing domains routinely appear on no list at all for their first few days, which is exactly when they do their work.

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