Security Review

Is 34.200.162.161 legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 79/100

A legitimate corporate redirect and tracking domain for Merkle Inc. hosted on Amazon Web Services with a clean security record.

34.200.162.161Scanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 67·MT 85
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
1/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 90% 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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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.

20
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page appears to be a legitimate corporate landing page for a tracking and redirect service operated by Merkle Inc., showing no visual signs of malicious intent.

Visual risk20/100

What our vision model saw

4 signals

Page identifies as a redirect and tracking domain for Merkle Inc.

Contains professional branding and legal footer links including Privacy and Cookie notices.

Includes a link to a data product privacy notice for transparency.

No deceptive urgency, fake trust badges, or phishing elements are visible.

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust85/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
Our analysis confirms this IP is part of the professional infrastructure for Merkle Inc., a well-known data and marketing agency. The page serves as a technical redirect and tracking hub, which is common for large-scale digital marketing operations. Our antivirus network shows a clean sweep with 92 out of 93 engines reporting no threats. The presence of professional legal links, privacy notices, and a valid SSL certificate issued by Amazon further supports its legitimacy. There are no reports of phishing, malware, or deceptive behavior associated with this specific address.
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Page Content

The landing page is a functional corporate site for Merkle Inc., specifically designed for tracking and redirects. It includes transparent links to privacy policies and data product notices, which are standard for regulated marketing services.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on an Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 instance in Ashburn, Virginia. It utilizes a valid Amazon RSA 2048 M01 SSL certificate, ensuring encrypted communication for its tracking functions.

Domain History

While WHOIS data is not directly available for the IP, the infrastructure has been active and stable. It is not indexed as a high-traffic consumer site because its primary purpose is backend technical redirection rather than public browsing.

Web Reputation

The IP has a clean reputation across major security feeds. Only one niche engine, alphaMountain.ai, flagged it as suspicious, which is likely a false positive due to the automated nature of tracking redirects often seen in marketing tech.
Risk Factors
2
  • One minor security engine flagged the IP as suspicious, likely due to its role as a tracking redirect.
  • AWS EC2 instances are occasionally used for temporary hosting, though no abuse is reported here.
Positive Signals
4
  • 92 out of 93 antivirus engines confirm the site is clean.
  • The page contains legitimate corporate branding and legal documentation for Merkle Inc.
  • A valid SSL certificate is in place with a long expiry window.
  • No history of scam reports or phishing activity was found in our research.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to interact with as it is a standard technical component of a legitimate marketing firm. 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 34.200.162.161, 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
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.
Key findings
6 headline facts from open-web research
  • IP 34.200.162.161 is an AWS EC2 instance in the 34.200.0.0/15 range, located in Ashburn, Virginia, United States.
  • Reverse DNS/hostname is likely ec2-34-200-162-161.compute-1.amazonaws.com.
  • No public scam reports, fraud complaints, phishing reports, or malware associations found across multiple searches including terms like "scam", "phishing", "malware", "fraud".
  • No listings or detections noted on major threat intel sites in available search results (VirusTotal, AbuseIPDB pages either returned no specific negative data or were inaccessible).
  • The IP appears in various WHOIS and reverse DNS lookup tools as one of many example IPs, with no indication of malicious activity tied specifically to it.
  • AWS EC2 IPs are commonly used for both legitimate hosting and occasionally abused; no specific abuse reports for this exact IP were located.
Business registration
Status: active · United States

Hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 in Virginia (Ashburn). Owned by Amazon Technologies Inc., data center/web hosting usage type.

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 34.200.162.161 and didn't find any scam reports or complaints. The IP is confirmed to be an active AWS EC2 instance used for legitimate business hosting by Amazon Technologies Inc. and its clients.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
1 engine flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

0Malicious1Suspicious55Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
alphaMountain.ai
Suspicious· suspicious

1 antivirus engine flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

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
IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01
ExpiresNov 30, 2026 (164d)
Self-signedNo

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 34.200.162.161 and not a lookalike like 3-4.200.162.161.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
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VirusTotal
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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 34.200.162.161. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • 34.200.162.161 passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 79/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. 34.200.162.161 presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01, expiring in 164 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • 1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged 34.200.162.161 as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • No. 34.200.162.161 is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 19, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around 34.200.162.161 have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·34.200.162.161
SAFE

This IP address belongs to a legitimate tracking and redirect service operated by Merkle Inc. It is hosted on Amazon Web Services and shows no signs of malicious activity.

This site is safe to interact with as it is a standard technical component of a legitimate marketing firm. No action is required.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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