Security Review

Is adingo.jp legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 97/100

Official corporate website for fluct, Inc., a prominent Japanese ad-tech firm and subsidiary of CARTA HOLDINGS with a clean 16-year history.

adingo.jpScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 100·MT 95
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 98% 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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adingo.jp

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain has been active since 2008 and is registered to a verified Japanese corporation. Our analysis shows no malicious detections across 92 antivirus engines. The site serves as the primary hub for a well-known Supply-Side Platform (SSP) in the Japanese digital marketing industry. It maintains a high global traffic ranking and is linked to reputable parent companies like CARTA HOLDINGS and Dentsu. There are no reports of fraud or suspicious activity associated with this infrastructure.
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Page Content

The website is a professional corporate portal for 株式会社fluct (fluct, Inc.), written in Japanese. It details their services in ad-tech, including SSP, Header Bidding, and data management. The content is consistent with a high-level B2B service provider.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on reliable infrastructure with a valid SSL certificate issued by Amazon. It loads resources from its own corporate subdomains and standard analytics tools. The technical setup is stable and typical for a large-scale technology firm.

Domain History

Registered in May 2008, the domain adingo.jp reflects the company's original name (adingo) before its 2015 rebranding to fluct. This long-term ownership is a strong indicator of legitimacy.

Web Reputation

The domain is widely recognized in the advertising industry. It appears in numerous 'ads.txt' files globally as a legitimate reseller and is cited by independent industry analysts as one of Japan's largest and most trusted ad platforms.
Risk Factors
1
  • No direct contact email or postal address was found on the immediate landing page, though these are available in the linked 'Company' section.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain has been registered and active for over 16 years.
  • Zero detections across our entire antivirus network of 92 engines.
  • Verified business registration in Japan (Corporate Number 8011001056816).
  • High global traffic ranking indicates a significant, established user base.
  • Official subsidiary of a publicly traded entity (CARTA HOLDINGS).
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to visit. It is a legitimate business portal for a professional advertising technology company.
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 adingo.jp, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Japan
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
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain adingo.jp created on 2008/05/09, expires 2027/05/31, registrant listed as fluct,Inc., status Active (JPRS WHOIS).
  • adingo.jp is the corporate website for 株式会社fluct, an ad-tech firm specializing in publisher monetization, SSP, and digital marketing services; part of CARTA HOLDINGS group with ties to Dentsu.
  • Company has corporate registration (法人番号 8011001056816) at a legitimate Tokyo address in Toranomon Hills; founded 2008 as adingo, rebranded to fluct in 2015.
  • Subdomains like hb.adingo.jp, cc.adingo.jp used for ad delivery/tracking; listed in ads.txt files as a reseller and appears in tracker databases (e.g., Ghostery).
  • No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative consumer reviews found across searches including Japanese terms for scam/fraud/complaint.
  • Recognized in industry as Japan's largest and most trusted SSP with positive mentions for ad fraud detection capabilities and programmatic advertising platform (rated ~4.1/5 in one review).
  • Professional corporate site matching the provided page title and Japanese description about maximizing publisher revenue.
Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Playwireopen

    "Although Fluct does not have reviews on G2, TrustRadius, or any other online review platform, they are considered to be Japan's largest and most trusted SSP."

  • PublisherGrowthopen

    "This platform is one of the leading and reliable SSP for publishers seeking to enhance their digital advertising strategies, especially in Asia. ... rates 4.1/5"

Business registration
Status: active · Japan

法人番号 8011001056816, registered as 株式会社fluct (fluct, Inc.), address: 東京都港区虎ノ門2丁目6番1号 虎ノ門ヒルズステーションタワー36階. Originally founded 2008 as 株式会社adingo, renamed to fluct in 2015. Subsidiary of CARTA HOLDINGS (formerly VOYAGE GROUP).

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We conducted a thorough search of scam-report databases and industry review sites for adingo.jp. Our research found that the site is the official home of fluct, Inc., a company founded in 2008 and headquartered in Toranomon Hills, Tokyo. Industry publications like Playwire and PublisherGrowth identify it as a trusted partner in the digital advertising ecosystem. There are no records of malicious activity or consumer complaints.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious61Harmless92Engines
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 numbers2026.06.18
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (2026.06.18).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01
ExpiresOct 31, 2026 (128d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon.com, Inc.
Server locationCA
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://adingo.jp/
  • 2301https://adingo.jp/
  • 3200https://corp.fluct.jp/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAmazon.com, 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 adingo.jp and not a lookalike like a-dingo.jp.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 ↗

Referenced Domains

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

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 adingo.jp. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • adingo.jp passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 97/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. adingo.jp presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01, expiring in 128 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 adingo.jp as clean.
  • No. adingo.jp is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • adingo.jp resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, Inc. in CA (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. adingo.jp 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 25, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around adingo.jp 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·adingo.jp
SAFE

This is the official corporate domain for fluct, Inc., a major Japanese advertising technology company. It is a legitimate business site with a long history and no security flags. You can browse this site safely.

This site is safe to visit. It is a legitimate business portal for a professional advertising technology company.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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