Security Review

Is browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 92/100

Official Datadog Real User Monitoring intake endpoint for US5 region; legitimate infrastructure domain with 4.77-year history and clean security scan.

browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.comScanned 4d ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 100·MT 88
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
5 years old
Registered Sep 6, 2021
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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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

The renderer received a JSON API error response rather than a rendered webpage, making visual scam analysis inconclusive.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Page renders a raw JSON error response with 'Forbidden' and 'API key is missing or invalid' — no user-facing content is present

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The domain browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com is an official subdomain operated by Datadog, Inc., a publicly traded company (Nasdaq) founded in 2010. Our research confirms it is explicitly documented as a data-intake endpoint for Datadog's Real User Monitoring and Browser SDK services. The domain has been registered for 1,740 days, consistent with legitimate long-term infrastructure use. Our antivirus network flagged zero detections across 92 engines, and the hosting IP carries minimal abuse history. The JSON error response visible in the screenshot is expected behaviour for an API endpoint accessed without proper authentication credentials — it is not a sign of compromise or malicious intent.
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Page Content

The page returns a JSON API error response ('Forbidden' / 'API key is missing or invalid'), which is the expected behaviour for a data-intake endpoint when accessed without proper authentication. This is not a user-facing webpage but rather a backend service endpoint.

Infrastructure

Hosted on IP 34.149.66.154 with valid SSL certificate issued by DigiCert Inc., expiring in 260 days. The hosting IP has an abuse score of 1/100 with minimal reported issues. Domain registered through Amazon Registrar, Inc.

Domain History

Registered 1,740 days ago (~4.77 years), placing it well within the legitimate operational window for a major SaaS company's infrastructure. The domain is explicitly listed in Datadog's official documentation for Real User Monitoring (RUM) and Browser SDK data collection for the US5 region.

Web Reputation

Independent security analysis tools rate the domain as safe with no malware or phishing threats detected. The domain is documented across multiple Datadog resources alongside other official intake variants (e.g., browser-intake-us3-datadoghq.com). Some ad-blocking and DNS filtering lists flag Datadog intake domains due to telemetry volume, but these are false positives and do not indicate malicious activity.

Positive Signals
5
  • Owned by Datadog, Inc., a publicly traded company (Nasdaq) headquartered in New York City.
  • Domain age of 1,740 days demonstrates legitimate long-term infrastructure use.
  • Valid SSL certificate from DigiCert with 260 days remaining.
  • Zero detections across our antivirus network (0/92 engines).
  • Explicitly documented in Datadog's official Real User Monitoring and Browser SDK documentation.
AI Recommendation
This domain is safe to access. It is an official Datadog infrastructure endpoint used for browser monitoring data collection. If you encounter this domain in your browser logs or network traffic, it is legitimate activity from Datadog's Real User Monitoring service.
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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
4.8 yrs
Registered Sep 2021
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
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain explicitly listed as official intake origin in Datadog's RUM proxy and Browser SDK documentation for the US5 site: https://browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com
  • Associated with Datadog's Real User Monitoring (RUM), Session Replay, and browser data collection services
  • Appears in multiple Datadog docs for CSP reporting, profiling quota, and SDK endpoints alongside other official variants like browser-intake-us3-datadoghq.com
  • Netify classifies the domain as belonging to Datadog's SaaS monitoring platform
  • GridinSoft scan gives 79/100 trust score and deems it generally safe with no major malware/phishing threats
  • Domain age of 1740 days (~4.77 years) aligns with legitimate long-term use by a major observability company
  • Some ad-blocking/DNS lists flag similar Datadog intake domains due to telemetry volume, leading to occasional user complaints about blocking (e.g. PayPal app login issues), but these are false positives
Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • GridinSoftopen

    "Based on current analysis, browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com appears to be generally safe. No major malware or phishing threats were detected, and strong ..."

  • Netifyopen

    "The browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com domain is associated with Datadog. Datadog is a monitoring service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platf"

Business registration
Status: active · United States

Datadog, Inc. is a publicly traded company (Nasdaq) headquartered in New York City, founded in 2010. The domain is an official subdomain used for their Real User Monitoring (RUM) and Browser SDK data intake.

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

Our research confirms that browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com is an official subdomain operated by Datadog, Inc., a publicly traded observability company. The domain is explicitly listed in Datadog's Real User Monitoring (RUM) and Browser SDK documentation as a data-intake endpoint for the US5 region. Independent security analysis tools rate the domain as safe with no major malware or phishing threats detected. The domain appears in multiple Datadog resources alongside other official intake variants and is associated with legitimate telemetry collection services. No scam reports or complaints were found.

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.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age5 years old
RegistrarAmazon Registrar, Inc.
RegisteredSep 6, 2021
ExpiresSep 6, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerDigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1
ExpiresFeb 28, 2027 (260d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingGoogle LLC
Server locationUS
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1308http://browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com/
  • 2403https://browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score1%
Reports on file1
ISPGoogle LLC
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 browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com and not a lookalike like b-rowser-intake-us5-datadoghq.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.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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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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AbuseIPDB
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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 browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.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. browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, expiring in 260 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com is 4.8 years old, registered on 9/6/2021 through Amazon Registrar, Inc.. 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 browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com as clean.
  • No. browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com resolves to an IP operated by Google LLC 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. browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.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.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·browser-intake-us5-datadoghq.com
SAFE

This is an official Datadog infrastructure endpoint used for collecting browser monitoring data from their Real User Monitoring service. The domain is legitimate, owned by Datadog Inc., a publicly traded observability company.

This domain is safe to access. It is an official Datadog infrastructure endpoint used for browser monitoring data collection. If you encounter this domain in your browser logs or network traffic, it is legitimate activity from Datadog's Real User Monitoring service.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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