Tier · safe
Verdict

Clean across the board

The domain appears on one or more DNS blocklists used for spam filtering.

survey@effectory.com
At a glance
DNSBL · 1 list
Risk score
9
/ 100
safe
AI analyst

MalwareTips analyst · message material

legitimate

This appears to be a legitimate internal employee survey sent via the third-party platform Effectory on behalf of IKEA.

Phishing likelihood5%
Spam likelihood10%
Red flags identified
  • The sender domain effectory.com is a known survey platform used by many organizations for employee feedback.
  • The email content aligns with standard corporate survey templates and does not request sensitive credentials or financial information.
  • The DNSBL hit on the sender infrastructure is likely a false positive common for high-volume transactional email services.
What to do

This email appears to be a legitimate internal communication. You may proceed with the survey if you are an IKEA employee.

Why this verdict

Every scoring adjustment, in dominance order. Shows exactly how we got from 100 to the final trust number.

Why this verdict

10091

The scorer starts every address at 100 trust and applies each signal below in turn. Negative deltas are penalties (red), positive deltas are bonuses (emerald). Final clamped trust: 91.

  • Listed on 1 DNSBL: URIBL.
    dnsbl_listed
    -15
  • Domain publishes strong authentication policy: DMARC p=quarantine · SPF hard-fail.
    spf_hard_fail_policy
    +11
  • AI analyst flagged 5% phishing likelihood (legitimate).
    ai_phishing_detected
    -3
  • AI analyst flagged 10% spam likelihood.
    ai_spam_detected
    -2
Sender identity

Display name, domain reputation, and authentication checks for the From address.

Display-name impersonation

NO BRAND CLAIM

The display name doesn't resemble any of the top phished brands we track — this isn't a brand-impersonation attempt.

Brand-lookalike radar

ok

No typosquat or homoglyph match against the top 50 phished brands.

Domain age

timeout

RDAP check did not run.

Infrastructure

MX records, deliverability probe, provider classification, and DNS blocklists.

Deliverability

ok
  • RFC 5322 syntax valid
  • 1 MX record published
    effectory-com.h-v1.mx.microsoft
  • SMTP probe · unknownSMTP probe disabled (set SMTP_PROBE_ENABLED=true to enable)

Provider classification

ok

Not on our disposable-provider list and not a recognised consumer freemail (Gmail / Outlook / Yahoo etc.) — likely a custom domain.

DNS blocklists

ok

Listed by 1 of 3 blocklists:

URIBL
Reputation

Breach history for this address and the structural identity of the sending domain.

Breach exposure (HIBP)

ok

HIBP_API_KEY not configured

Sender infrastructure

Domain
effectory.com
Domain age
Unknown
Provider
custom domain
MX hosts
effectory-com.h-v1.mx.microsoft
This report URL contains a SHA-256 hash, while the cached report retains normalized sender components, display name when available, and derived evidence. Raw .eml and screenshot bytes are discarded after extraction. The page is noindex, but anyone with the link may be able to view it; do not submit secrets or confidential messages. If you received this email and are worried, do not click any links and do not reply — verify the sender through a known-good channel.