Is browserleaks.com safe?

http://browserleaks.com/

SafeStatus

Coveragestrong5 of 6 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

BrowserLeaks is a long-running, free browser privacy testing site with no signs of harm

BrowserLeaks offers a set of free tests that show what your web browser reveals about your privacy and security. The domain is about 15 years old. Safe Browsing raised no warning, and the connection check found valid encryption. Independent review sources describe the site as useful and legitimate. We found no sales, sign-up or payment flow. The only gap is that no direct contact email appears on the page, which does not change the overall picture.

BrowserLeaks is reasonable to use for checking your browser's privacy and leaks. Keep in mind that the tests are designed to show what your browser exposes to websites.

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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

What the evidence shows

The domain has been registered for 5,466 days, roughly 15 years. That long history counts in its favour.

An independent review platform's reviewer praises the site's IP, DNS leak and geolocation tests. An independent site-rating service concludes the site is legit, and another rating service gives it 82/100, which it labels "Very Likely Safe".

Technical risk versus operator risk

On the technical side, Safe Browsing returned no threat warning and the encrypted connection was valid. On their own, these checks only mean nothing harmful was detected.

On the operator side, the risk is low. The page presents itself as a free test suite and does not sell anything. Its only shortcoming is that no direct contact email was found on the page.

Why the score is 90

The saved checks and analysis found no material threat. 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

0/ 93

No detections

Saved analysis from October 20, 2026 - stale

No detections across 59 engines that rated this URL

No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 34 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 0
Total: 93

All 93 engine results

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

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

browserleaks.com

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

BrowserLeaks is a suite of tools that offers a range of tests to evaluate the security and privacy of your web browser.

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
BrowserLeaks is a suite of tools that offers a range of tests to evaluate the security and privacy of your web browser.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
Browserleaks - Check your browser for privacy leaks
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 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

Content

Free

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01The domain is about 15 years old.
02Safe Browsing raised no warning and the TLS connection is valid.
03Independent review sources describe the site positively.

Web research findings

Independent findings for browserleaks.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

Not checked

This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.

Clone check

Not checked

No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Typosquat check

Not checked

No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Web mentions

3 positive

Positive reviews (3)

Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.

Trustpilotopen
"Incredibly simple tool PACKED with information about your online connection! Questions about your ISP, IP Address, DNS leak, Geolocation Data etc...this website shows it all instantly! The accuracy of this website is unmatched"
Scamadviseropen
"In summary, It seems that browserleaks.com is legit and safe to use and not a scam website."
Bitverzoopen
"After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, browserleaks.com receives a trust score of 82/100, which places it in ... "Very Likely Safe" category."

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 ↗

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.

Domainbrowserleaks.com
Redirects tobrowserleaks.com
Hosted byDigitalOcean, LLC

Domain Timeline

Nov 7, 2011
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 14 years old when this review was saved.
Oct 25, 2026
Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.

browserleaks.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

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

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

One contact red flag

No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age14 years old

RegistrarCloudflare, Inc.

RegisteredNov 7, 2011

ExpiresNov 7, 2027

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE1

ExpiresJan 3, 2027 (69d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingDigitalOcean, LLC

Server locationUS

Web servernginx

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://browserleaks.com/
2200https://browserleaks.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPDigitalOcean, LLC

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

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

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

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	0 of 93 engines flagged	Limited	No saved finding	stale fallback · analysed Oct 20, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 25, 2026
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 25, 2026
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 25, 2026
Independent research	3 independent findings were saved	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 25, 2026

Antivirus: Result0 of 93 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 20, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
Independent research: Result3 independent findings were saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

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 browserleaks.com and not a lookalike like b-rowserleaks.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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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 browserleaks.com legit and safe?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on browserleaks.com, so it appears legitimate. All 59 antivirus engines that rated it reported it clean in the saved analysis from October 20, 2026, it ranks among the world's most-visited sites, and the domain is 14 years old, registered on November 7, 2011 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.

Is browserleaks.com safe to use?

browserleaks.com has a Safety Score of 90/100 (Safe). The saved checks and analysis found no material threat at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.

Could a legitimate site like browserleaks.com still be used in a scam?

Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from browserleaks.com), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from browserleaks.com is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.

Has browserleaks.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No — all 59 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network that rated it reported browserleaks.com as clean in the saved analysis from October 20, 2026. 34 other engines had no rating for it. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.

Is browserleaks.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — browserleaks.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 browserleaks.com domain?

browserleaks.com is 14 years old, registered on November 7, 2011 through Cloudflare, Inc. 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 browserleaks.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — browserleaks.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE1, valid for another 69 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 browserleaks.com hosted?

browserleaks.com resolves to an IP operated by DigitalOcean, LLC 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.

Is browserleaks.com a well-known website?

Yes — browserleaks.com ranks in the global top 100,000 most-visited sites, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. Genuine popularity doesn't automatically make a site safe, but throwaway scam domains almost never reach this level of traffic, so it's a meaningful point in the site's favour.

How often is the browserleaks.com report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on October 25, 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 browserleaks.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

90/100

Safe

BrowserLeaks is a long-running, free browser privacy testing site with no signs of harm

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

Conclusion

Recommended actionBrowserLeaks is reasonable to use for checking your browser's privacy and leaks. Keep in mind that the tests are designed to show what your browser exposes to websites.

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09 · Community

Community

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

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Is browserleaks.com safe?

BrowserLeaks is a long-running, free browser privacy testing site with no signs of harm

What the evidence shows

Technical risk versus operator risk

Why the score is 90

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Still, stay alert

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

Use a password manager

Discuss this site on the forum

BrowserLeaks is a long-running, free browser privacy testing site with no signs of harm

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