Is advancedgrc.com safe?

http://advancedgrc.com/

Moderate RiskStatus

Coveragecomplete3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Moderate risk: domain flagged by two antivirus engines despite B2B compliance positioning

Advancedgrc.com presents itself as a government-compliance SaaS provider with offices in the US and India, yet two independent antivirus engines (alphaMountain.ai and Sophos) flag the domain as malicious or spyware-related. The site offers contact forms and solution exploration CTAs rather than direct downloads or payments.

Treat the domain with caution: verify any software or links received from this source through independent channels before installation or data submission.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan 2 antivirus engines flagged this URLalphaMountain.ai, Sophos

Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

Dangerous1–20
High Risk21–44
Moderate Risk45–69
Low Risk70–84
Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Security-engine detections

the multi-engine malware scan shows two malicious detections out of 92 engines, specifically citing malware and spyware categories from alphaMountain.ai and Sophos.

No other engines returned suspicious or malicious results, leaving the nature of the detections unresolved between false positive and actual threat.

Observed site purpose and visitor flow

The homepage promotes “Transform Your Agency with Intelligent Data-Driven Workflows” and invites visitors to explore government-compliance solutions or contact the company.

Contact details and “Learn More / Explore Solutions” CTAs are the only commercial prompts; no checkout, subscription, or file-download flows are visible.

Why the score is 55

2 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

2/ 92

detections

Fresh result

2 engines flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious: 2
Suspicious: 0
Total: 92

Adverse antivirus results
Engine	Finding
alphaMountain.aiMalicious	malicious
SophosMalicious	malware

All 92 engine results

alphaMountain.ai - malicious - Malicious
Sophos - malware - Malicious
0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - clean - Clean
AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
AutoShun - unrated - Clean
Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
BitDefender - clean - Clean
Bkav - unrated - Clean
BlockList - clean - Clean
Blueliv - clean - Clean
Certego - clean - Clean
ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
CINS Army - clean - Clean
Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
CRDF - clean - Clean
Criminal IP - clean - Clean
CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
CTX AI - clean - Clean
Cyan - unrated - Clean
Cyble - clean - Clean
CyRadar - clean - Clean
desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
DNS8 - unrated - Clean
Dr.Web - clean - Clean
EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
Emsisoft - clean - Clean
Ermes - unrated - Clean
ESET - clean - Clean
ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
Fortinet - clean - Clean
Fortra - unrated - Clean
G-Data - clean - Clean
GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
GreenSnow - clean - Clean
GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
Guardpot - unrated - Clean
Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
IPsum - clean - Clean
Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
Kaspersky - clean - Clean
LevelBlue - clean - Clean
Lionic - clean - Clean
Lumu - unrated - Clean
Malwared - clean - Clean
MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
Mimecast - unrated - Clean
Netcraft - unrated - Clean
OpenPhish - clean - Clean
PhishFort - unrated - Clean
Phishing Database - clean - Clean
Phishtank - clean - Clean
PREBYTES - clean - Clean
PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
Quick Heal - clean - Clean
Quttera - clean - Clean
Rising - clean - Clean
SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
Sangfor - clean - Clean
Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
Scantitan - clean - Clean
SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
Seclookup - clean - Clean
Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
ThreatHive - clean - Clean
URLhaus - clean - Clean
URLQuery - unrated - Clean
Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
VIPRE - unrated - Clean
ViriBack - clean - Clean
VX Vault - clean - Clean
Webroot - clean - Clean
Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

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CAPTURED PAGE

advancedgrc.com

What our review noticed on this page

1Transform Your Agency with Intelligent Data-Driven Workflows

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Transform Your Agency with Intelligent Data-Driven Workflows

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
Transform Your Agency with Intelligent Data-Driven Workflows

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.

What the site claims
Advanced GRC - Government Compliance Software
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Saas

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

012 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
02Two engines flag the domain as malicious/spyware
03text Transform Your Agency with Intelligent Data-Driven Workflows Advanced GRC advancedgrc.com

Web research findings

Independent findings for advancedgrc.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.

Business registration

No public record found

Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.

Clone check

No clone detected

The completed research found no supported clone indicator.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The completed research found no supported look-alike match.

Web mentions

No scam reports found

The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for advancedgrc.com. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

ListedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.

Infrastructure map

How the saved page connected to the wider web.

Domainadvancedgrc.com
Redirects towww.advancedgrc.com
Hosted byMicrosoft Corporation
Referencesgmpg.org · googletagmanager.com

Domain Timeline

Mar 13, 2025
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 1.5 years old today.
Aug 26, 2026
Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found

Has a contact email on its own domain

Emails on site's domaininfo@advancedgrc.com

Phone numbers(646) 415-8599

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

Contact email on the site's own domain (info@advancedgrc.com).
Phone number listed ((646) 415-8599).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age1.5 years old

RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC

RegisteredMar 13, 2025

ExpiresMar 13, 2028

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV R36

ExpiresDec 26, 2026 (122d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingMicrosoft Corporation

Server locationUS

Platform / CMSElementor 3.26.3; features: e_font_icon_

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://advancedgrc.com/
2200https://www.advancedgrc.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPMicrosoft Corporation

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

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

gmpg.org googletagmanager.com fonts.googleapis.com fonts.gstatic.com

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antiviruscomplete
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysispartial
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Saved checks from Aug 26, 2026

Technical threat

malicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Source coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	2 of 92 engines flagged	Completed	Adverse	fresh · Aug 26, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	1 independent finding were saved	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available

Antivirus: Result2 of 92 engines flagged; CompletionCompleted; FindingAdverse; Freshnessfresh · Aug 26, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: Result1 independent finding were saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

Analyst recommendation
Treat the domain with caution: verify any software or links received from this source through independent channels before installation or data submission.
Treat advancedgrc.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
Share your experience
If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.
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07 · Safety FAQ

Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

Is advancedgrc.com a scam or is it safe?

There isn't enough evidence yet for us to give advancedgrc.com a confident verdict, so treat it with caution. The domain is 1.5 years old. Until it can be independently verified, don't enter passwords, card details, or send money, and confirm the company through channels you find yourself rather than links on the site.

Is advancedgrc.com safe to use?

advancedgrc.com has a Safety Score of 55/100 (Moderate Risk). Analysis coverage is complete at 100%. Do not trust blindly; analysis may be limited.

Has advancedgrc.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

Yes. 2 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged advancedgrc.com, 2 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.

Is advancedgrc.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — advancedgrc.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.

How old is the advancedgrc.com domain?

advancedgrc.com is 1.5 years old, registered on March 13, 2025 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.

Does advancedgrc.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — advancedgrc.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV R36, valid for another 122 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".

Where is advancedgrc.com hosted?

advancedgrc.com resolves to an IP operated by Microsoft Corporation in US (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.

How often is the advancedgrc.com report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on August 26, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about advancedgrc.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.

Verdict score

55/100

Moderate Risk

Moderate risk: domain flagged by two antivirus engines despite B2B compliance positioning

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionTreat the domain with caution: verify any software or links received from this source through independent channels before installation or data submission.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

Is advancedgrc.com safe?

Moderate risk: domain flagged by two antivirus engines despite B2B compliance positioning

Security-engine detections

Observed site purpose and visitor flow

Why the score is 55

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Proceed with caution

Analyst recommendation

Treat advancedgrc.com as unverified

Verify the business through independent channels

Never use irreversible payment methods

Share your experience

Moderate risk: domain flagged by two antivirus engines despite B2B compliance positioning

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