Is bstatic.com a scam?

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

Is bstatic.com safe to use?

bstatic.com 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.

Does bstatic.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. bstatic.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, expiring in 112 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the bstatic.com domain?

bstatic.com is 17.2 years old, registered on 4/24/2009 through MarkMonitor Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has bstatic.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report bstatic.com as clean.

Is bstatic.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is bstatic.com hosted?

bstatic.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, 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.

Is bstatic.com a well-known website?

Yes. bstatic.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.

Security Review

Is bstatic.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 97/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

A long-established technical domain owned by Booking.com for hosting static website assets with no malicious history.

Why we trust it

Owned and operated by a major verified corporation (Booking.com) since 2009.Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.High global traffic ranking consistent with a major web service.

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Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 100·MT 95

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 17 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

17 years old

Registered Apr 24, 2009

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.

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

bstatic.com

1Page renders a raw XML error message

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 displays a technical XML error indicating a missing file on the server; visual cues for scam analysis are neutral.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

2 signals

Page renders a raw XML error message

Displays 'NoSuchKey' error from a cloud storage provider

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has been registered to Booking.com B.V. since 2009 and is a core part of their global infrastructure. Our analysis shows it is used as a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to serve images and scripts to the main travel site. While the root page shows a technical XML error, this is normal for a storage server not intended for direct public browsing. All antivirus engines and blocklists confirm the domain is clean. Its high traffic ranking and decade-plus history further confirm its legitimacy.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The website does not host a traditional user interface; instead, it serves as a backend repository for images and data. The 'NoSuchKey' XML error visible in the screenshot is a standard response from cloud storage when a specific file path isn't provided.

Infrastructure

The domain is hosted on Amazon CloudFront and AWS, which is consistent with high-performance global content delivery. It uses a valid DigiCert SSL certificate and is managed by a reputable corporate registrar.

Domain History

Registered in April 2009, the domain has a 15-year history of stable ownership by Booking.com. It is protected by industry-standard security flags that prevent unauthorized transfers or changes.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators and cybersecurity research communities identify this as a known-safe asset. There are no reports of phishing, malware, or fraudulent activity associated with this domain.

Risk Factors

The root URL displays a technical XML error which can be confusing to non-technical users.

Positive Signals

Owned and operated by a major verified corporation (Booking.com) since 2009.
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
High global traffic ranking consistent with a major web service.
Uses high-grade enterprise SSL encryption.
Positive reputation among independent security researchers.

AI Recommendation

This domain is safe. It is a technical tool used by Booking.com to load images; you do not need to interact with it directly.

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

Domain age

17 yrs

Registered Apr 2009

Business registration

Active · NL

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 registered on 2009-04-24 to Booking.com B.V. (Netherlands) via MarkMonitor Inc.; expires 2027-04-24; multiple status protection flags.
Explicitly associated with Booking.com as a static content / CDN domain (images, data, affiliate assets) hosted on AWS and Amazon CloudFront.
Notable subdomains (cf.bstatic.com, xx.bstatic.com, r-xx.bstatic.com, etc.) used for hotel images, PDFs, and Booking.com resources.
Scam-Detector rates it 80.3/100 (Fair, Valid, Known; low scam risk) based on age, HTTPS, no blacklists.
Reddit cybersecurity thread notes Defender flags as potential homonym of gstatic.com but confirms it belongs to Booking.com with no malicious indicators.
Some sandbox reports flag specific image URLs on subdomains as "malicious activity" (likely false positives from embedded content or drive-by scans); overall domain has low threat posture per Hudson Rock.
No direct user complaints, scam reports, or negative reviews found on major platforms.

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Scam-Detector.comopen
"The Scam Detector website Validator gives bstatic.com a fairly high trust score on the platform: 80.3. ... we deemed this a known website, with a low scam probability"
Reddit r/cybersecurityopen
"It seems to belong to Booking.com, for static content hosting, can't see anything untoward."

Business registration

Status: active · NL

Registered to Booking.com B.V. since 2009-04-24; expires 2027-04-24; protected status flags

Research summary

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

We conducted a search of scam-report databases and consumer-review sites and found no complaints or malicious reports for bstatic.com. Research on Reddit and independent validator sites confirms the domain belongs to Booking.com B.V. and has been active since 2009. It is widely recognized as a safe technical domain used for content delivery.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious62Harmless92Engines

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

Age17 years old

RegistrarMarkMonitor Inc.

RegisteredApr 24, 2009

ExpiresApr 24, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerDigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1

ExpiresOct 20, 2026 (112d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAmazon.com, Inc.

Server locationUS

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://bstatic.com/
2404https://bstatic.com/

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 bstatic.com and not a lookalike like b-static.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
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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 ↗

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 bstatic.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
bstatic.com 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. bstatic.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, expiring in 112 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
bstatic.com is 17.2 years old, registered on 4/24/2009 through MarkMonitor 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 bstatic.com as clean.
No. bstatic.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
bstatic.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, 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.
Yes. bstatic.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

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·bstatic.com

SAFE

This is a legitimate infrastructure domain owned by Booking.com used to host images and website files. It is a safe technical domain and not a consumer-facing storefront. You can safely ignore the XML error message.

This domain is safe. It is a technical tool used by Booking.com to load images; you do not need to interact with it directly.

AV engines

MT passes

Net signals

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