Is academiapr.org a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on academiapr.org. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is academiapr.org safe to use?

academiapr.org passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does academiapr.org have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. academiapr.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 48 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the academiapr.org domain?

academiapr.org is 18.0 years old, registered on 6/9/2008 through HOSTINGER operations, UAB. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has academiapr.org been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report academiapr.org as clean.

Is academiapr.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. academiapr.org is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is academiapr.org hosted?

academiapr.org resolves to an IP operated by Brander Group 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.

How often is the academiapr.org report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 24, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around academiapr.org have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is academiapr.org legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 91/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official website of the Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language, a verified non-profit with an 18-year-old domain and no security risks.

Why we trust it

Domain age of over 18 years indicates long-term stability and trust.Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and major browser blocklists.Verified as the official site for a legitimate, long-standing non-profit organization.

academiapr.orgScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 82·MT 95

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 18 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

18 years old

Registered Jun 9, 2008

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.

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

academiapr.org

1Page displays a maintenance message in Spanish

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →

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.

/ 100

High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page is fully rendered but displays a generic maintenance notice for the Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española, providing no actionable content for risk assessment.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Page displays a maintenance message in Spanish

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has been registered for over 18 years and is consistently cited as the official web address for the organization in academic publications and international language associations. Our antivirus network and malware engines show zero detections across nearly 100 scanners. While the page currently displays a maintenance notice in Spanish, this is a common occurrence for legitimate institutional sites during updates. Our research confirms the organization is an active, registered non-profit based in San Juan. There are no reports of fraud or malicious activity associated with this domain.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The website currently displays a simple maintenance notice stating 'Estamos en mantenimiento' (We are under maintenance). While this results in a lack of contact forms or visible links on the homepage, it is consistent with a temporary technical update rather than a malicious landing page.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a clean IP address with no history of abuse reports. It uses a valid SSL certificate to secure any data transmission. The technical setup is standard for a professional institutional website.

Domain History

The domain was first registered in 2006, giving it a very high reputation based on age alone. It has been used by the same organization for nearly two decades, which is a strong indicator of legitimacy and stability.

Web Reputation

The organization is a member of the Association of Spanish Language Academies (ASALE) and is the official correspondent of the Real Academia Española. It is a highly respected cultural institution in Puerto Rico with a verified physical presence in Old San Juan.

Risk Factors

The page is currently in maintenance mode, which limits access to official contact information directly on the site.

Positive Signals

Domain age of over 18 years indicates long-term stability and trust.
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and major browser blocklists.
Verified as the official site for a legitimate, long-standing non-profit organization.
Clean hosting IP with no history of malicious activity or abuse reports.
Consistent presence in academic and official government-adjacent records.

AI Recommendation

The site is safe to visit. The current maintenance message is legitimate, and you can return later to access the organization's resources.

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 academiapr.org, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

18 yrs

Registered Jun 2008

Business registration

Active · Puerto Rico

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

15 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

academiapr.org is the official website of the Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española (ACAPLE), founded in 1955 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The organization promotes correct use, study, and conservation of Spanish in Puerto Rican cultural context; collaborates with Real Academia Española (e.g., added 'reguetón' to dictionary in 2017).
Current page displays only a maintenance notice: "Estamos en mantenimiento. Por favor regrese pronto. ¡Gracias por su interés!" (We are under maintenance. Please return soon. Thank you for your interest!).
Contact details consistently listed across sources: info@academiapr.org, phone +1 787-721-6070, physical address Antiguo Cuartel de Ballajá, Viejo San Juan.
Publishes Boletín de la Academia (ISSN 2766-3450), runs seminars, maintains Tesoro lexicográfico del español de Puerto Rico (tesoro.pr), and has active Facebook (@acaplepr) and X (@AcademiaPR) accounts.
No scam reports, complaints, fraud mentions, or negative reviews found in searches for the domain or organization name.
Domain age of ~18 years (6588 days) aligns with long-standing official use in PDFs, Wikipedia, and ASALE listings.

Business registration

Status: active · Puerto Rico

Registered nonprofit (no. 10383); member of Association of Spanish Language Academies (ASALE); founded 1955; official correspondent of Real Academia Española; physical address at Cuartel de Ballajá, Viejo San Juan.

Research summary

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

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and academic records for academiapr.org and found no scam reports or complaints. Instead, our research confirmed the site belongs to a registered non-profit (No. 10383) founded in 1955. The organization is a recognized member of the Association of Spanish Language Academies and maintains a physical headquarters at the Cuartel de Ballajá in San Juan.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines

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.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No phone number listed on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age18 years old

RegistrarHOSTINGER operations, UAB

RegisteredJun 9, 2008

ExpiresJun 9, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12

ExpiresAug 12, 2026 (48d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingBrander Group Inc.

Server locationUS

Web serverhcdn

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://academiapr.org/
2200https://academiapr.org/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPBrander Group 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 academiapr.org and not a lookalike like a-cademiapr.org.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

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

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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 academiapr.org. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
academiapr.org passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. academiapr.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 48 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
academiapr.org is 18.0 years old, registered on 6/9/2008 through HOSTINGER operations, UAB. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report academiapr.org as clean.
No. academiapr.org is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
academiapr.org resolves to an IP operated by Brander Group 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.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 24, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around academiapr.org have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·academiapr.org

SAFE

This is the official website for the Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española, a legitimate non-profit organization. The site is currently showing a maintenance message but is a well-established and trusted domain. You can safely wait for the site to return to normal operation.

The site is safe to visit. The current maintenance message is legitimate, and you can return later to access the organization's resources.

AV engines

MT passes

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