Safe to trust
The domain appears on one or more DNS blocklists used for spam filtering.
MalwareTips analyst · message material
legitimateThis email from a legitimate educational partner requests a registration deposit for a bootcamp program.
- The sender domain is associated with a URIBL DNSBL hit, suggesting potential reputation issues with the mail server.
- The message ID apex does not match the sender domain, which is a minor technical inconsistency.
- The email requests a financial transaction for a registration deposit, which requires careful verification of the payment link.
Verify the payment link by navigating directly to the official University of Florida or QuickStart website rather than clicking links in the email. Contact the admissions office through a verified phone number if you have concerns about the payment request.
Every scoring adjustment, in dominance order. Shows exactly how we got from 100 to the final trust number.
Why this verdict
100 → 80The 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: 80.
- Listed on 1 DNSBL: URIBL.dnsbl_listed-15
- Domain publishes strong authentication policy: DMARC p=reject · SPF hard-fail.dmarc_reject_enforced+15
- AI analyst flagged 20% phishing likelihood (legitimate).ai_phishing_detected-10
- Message-ID is stamped with "outlook.com" rather than "quickstart.com" — the message was assembled on a server that doesn't belong to the claimed sender.message_id_apex_mismatch-5
- AI analyst flagged 30% spam likelihood.ai_spam_detected-5
Display name, domain reputation, and authentication checks for the From address.
Display-name impersonation
NO BRAND CLAIMThe display name doesn't resemble any of the top phished brands we track — this isn't a brand-impersonation attempt.
Brand-lookalike radar
okNo typosquat or homoglyph match against the top 50 phished brands.
Authentication results
3/3 PASSResults extracted from the Authentication-Results header. When all three pass the message verifiably came from a server authorised to send for that domain.
Domain age
errorRDAP check did not run.
MX records, deliverability probe, provider classification, and DNS blocklists.
Deliverability
ok- RFC 5322 syntax valid
- 1 MX record publishedquickstart-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
- SMTP probe · unknown — SMTP probe disabled (set SMTP_PROBE_ENABLED=true to enable)
Provider classification
okNot on our disposable-provider list and not a recognised consumer freemail (Gmail / Outlook / Yahoo etc.) — likely a custom domain.
DNS blocklists
okListed by 1 of 3 blocklists:
Breach history for this address and the structural identity of the sending domain.
Breach exposure (HIBP)
okHIBP_API_KEY not configured