Security Review

Is 33across.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 92/100

Established adtech company (founded 2007) with clean security scans, Wikipedia entry, and active business registration.

33across.comScanned 13h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 100·MT 88
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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33across.com

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Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

50
/ 100
High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
33Across.com is a well-documented digital advertising and analytics platform registered in September 2007 — nearly 18 years of continuous operation. Our antivirus network flagged zero threats across 92 engines, and browser blocklists remain clean. The domain is registered with GoDaddy and carries a valid SSL certificate. Business registration records confirm 33Across, Inc. as an active company incorporated around 2007–2015, headquartered in New York with California ties. Independent sources including Wikipedia and Ghostery's tracker database list it as a legitimate, widely-deployed advertising network appearing on approximately 0.27% of web traffic across news and entertainment sites. No scam reports, fraud complaints, or malicious activity were found in our research. The company operates as a supply-side platform and publisher monetization service, which explains its presence as a tracker on many websites.
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Page Content

Our visual analysis was inconclusive due to slow rendering, but this is consistent with a complex JavaScript-based adtech platform rather than a sign of malfunction or abandonment.

Infrastructure

Domain hosted on IP 151.101.194.159 with an abuse score of 0/100 and only 2 historical abuse reports — well within normal ranges for a major CDN-backed service. SSL certificate is valid (Let's Encrypt R12) with 43 days remaining. No suspicious redirects detected.

Domain History

Registered September 29, 2007 via GoDaddy. This 18-year registration history is a strong legitimacy signal and rules out ephemeral fraud patterns. Business registration confirms 33Across, Inc. as an active entity in the United States.

Web Reputation

Independent security scanners assign a 99/100 trust score with zero engine detections. Wikipedia documents the company's founding in 2007 and its role in digital advertising. Ghostery lists it as Tracker Rank 184/833, indicating established prevalence in the adtech ecosystem. No scam mentions, complaints, or negative reviews were found.

Risk Factors
2
  • Operates as a tracking/analytics service, which may raise privacy concerns for some users but is standard for adtech platforms.
  • Recent civil litigation (2026 Eichinger v. 33across case) filed in California federal court; details not publicly available in search results.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain registered 18 years ago (September 2007) with continuous operation.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklists.
  • Confirmed active business registration (33Across, Inc., United States).
  • Wikipedia entry documenting the company's founding and business model.
  • Widely tracked as a legitimate adtech provider on ~0.27% of web traffic.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to visit. 33Across is a legitimate adtech company; if you encounter it as a tracker on other websites, this is normal advertising-industry practice. No action is required.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for 33across.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · United States
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
3 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain 33across.com registered September 29, 2007 (approx. 18 years old); registrar GoDaddy.
  • 33Across, Inc. is a legitimate digital advertising / adtech company founded 2007 by Eric Wheeler; offers publisher monetization, supply-side platform, curation, and data services.
  • Headquartered in New York, NY (address: 229 West 28th Street); previously associated with Sunnyvale, CA; operates as 33Across Inc.
  • Widely tracked as an advertising/analytics tracker on ~0.27% of web traffic; appears on news, entertainment, and other sites; listed by Ghostery, Evidon, etc.
  • No scam reports, fraud complaints, or blacklisting found across searches; security scanners (PCRisk) give 99/100 trust score with 0/92 engines flagging.
  • Some older Reddit adops discussions mention it as a syndicated demand/SSP network with mixed operational feedback (e.g., popups, payments caution), but no malice confirmed.
  • Recent 2026 civil lawsuit (Eichinger v. 33across, Inc.) filed in California federal court; details not public in search results. Older 2017 commercial dispute also noted.
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • PCRisk Scanneropen

    "trust score 99/100, 0/92 engines flagged... No Threats Found... long-established digital advertising and analytics company"

  • Wikipediaopen

    "33Across is an American digital advertising company based in Sunnyvale, California that offers monetization services for online publishers. Founded 2007."

  • Ghostery WhoTracks.Meopen

    "Tracker Rank 184/833. Relatively prevalent. 0.27% of web traffic is tracked by 33Across. Seen on News and Portals, Entertainment sites."

Business registration
Status: active · United States

33Across, Inc. incorporated ~2007-2015 (sources vary slightly); HQ New York, NY with California ties; registered data broker in California; domain registered Sep 2007

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for 33across.com and found no scam reports or complaints. Instead, we found three positive sources: a security scanner assigning 99/100 trust with zero engine detections, a Wikipedia entry confirming the company's 2007 founding and adtech business model, and Ghostery's tracker database listing it as Rank 184/833 with 0.27% web traffic prevalence. Business registration records confirm 33Across, Inc. as an active U.S. entity. A 2026 civil lawsuit (Eichinger v. 33across) was noted in search results but details remain non-public.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12
ExpiresJul 30, 2026 (43d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingFastly, Inc.
Server locationUS
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://33across.com/
  • 2403https://www.33across.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file2
ISPFastly, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on 33across.com and not a lookalike like 3-3across.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on 33across.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • 33across.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 92/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. 33across.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 43 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report 33across.com as clean.
  • No. 33across.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • 33across.com resolves to an IP operated by Fastly, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • Yes. 33across.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 17, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around 33across.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·33across.com
SAFE

33Across is a legitimate, 18-year-old digital advertising and analytics company founded in 2007. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists show no threats, and independent sources confirm it as an established adtech provider.

This site is safe to visit. 33Across is a legitimate adtech company; if you encounter it as a tracker on other websites, this is normal advertising-industry practice. No action is required.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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