Is cp801.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com safe?
http://cp801.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (59 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading · not available: did not fully complete
- page capture · limited: did not fully complete
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Microsoft Windows Update delivery server, not a website for visitors
This address belongs to a long-established domain, and public references describe this hostname as being used by Microsoft products for Windows Update downloads of apps and system updates. Security checks found no threats: no detections across 93 engines, no Safe Browsing warning, and a valid encrypted connection. The page itself could not be read during our scan, and the screenshot only showed a 'proxy upstream failed' message. That fits a background server that is not meant to be opened in a browser. It is very likely legitimate, so the score is in the Safe band, just above its lower edge, because the server's own pages could not be reviewed.
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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.
Why 86/100
Safe covers scores 85–100. No adverse finding was saved; 4 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
No adverse finding was saved with this report.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe hostname is documented as being used for Windows Update downloads.
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 12955 days old
- SupportsThere were no detections across 93 engines and no Safe Browsing warning.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection
Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
This address belongs to a long-established domain, and public references describe this hostname as being used by Microsoft products for Windows Update downloads of apps and system updates. Security checks found no threats: no detections across 93 engines, no Safe Browsing warning, and a valid encrypted connection. The page itself could not be read during our scan, and the screenshot only showed a 'proxy upstream failed' message. That fits a background server that is not meant to be opened in a browser. It is very likely legitimate, so the score is in the Safe band, just above its lower edge, because the server's own pages could not be reviewed.
What this address is
A domain directory lists this hostname as used by Microsoft products for Windows Update downloads. A firewall community discussion also shows security certificates covering the wider *.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com server family. The registrable domain is more than 35 years old.
Technical checks and visitor risk
No security engine flagged the address, Safe Browsing reported no threat, and the encrypted connection was valid.
There is nothing here for a visitor to buy, sign up for, or download by hand. The scan could not capture any page content, and the screenshot showed only a server error, so there was no site text to review.
Why the score is 86
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
Antivirus Engines
0/ 93
No detectionsFresh result
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 - Unrated
- 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 - Clean
- 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
How security vendors categorise this site
- BitDefendercomputersandsoftware
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerweb infrastructure
- Sophosinformation technology
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
proxy upstream failed
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
proxy upstream failed
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
No page claim could be verified for cp801.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com because no usable page content or saved capture was available.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
What independent research found
2 external findings 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.
Web research findings
Independent findings for cp801.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.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.
- Domain Glassopen
"This hostname may be used by Microsoft products for th purposes of Used for Windows Update downloads of apps and OS updates"
- Check Point Communityopen
"the server shows a cert with CN = cp801-prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com (not matching) and SAN: DNS:cp801-prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com (not matching), DNS:*.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com (matching)"
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
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.
- Domaincp801.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com
- Redirects tocp801.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com
- Hosted byAkamai Technologies, Inc.
Domain Timeline
- May 2, 1991Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 35 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 20, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
cp801.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.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.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for cp801-prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com.
A shared Akamai address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Server Reputation
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentunavailable
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencepartial
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, 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 | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | No adverse finding | fresh · analysed Oct 19, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 20, 2026 |
| Page content | Page content was not available for semantic review | Unavailable | No saved finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | The site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 1 visible observation saved | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 20, 2026 |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 20, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 19, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
- CompletionUnavailableFindingNo saved finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- ResultThe site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 1 visible observation saved
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
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 cp801.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com legit and safe?
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Has cp801.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is cp801.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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Does cp801.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com have a valid SSL certificate?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Microsoft Windows Update delivery server, not a website for visitors
This address belongs to a long-established domain, and public references describe this hostname as being used by Microsoft products for Windows Update downloads of apps and system updates. Security checks found no threats: no detections across 93 engines, no Safe Browsing warning, and a valid encrypted connection. The page itself could not be read during our scan, and the screenshot only showed a 'proxy upstream failed' message. That fits a background server that is not meant to be opened in a browser. It is very likely legitimate, so the score is in the Safe band, just above its lower edge, because the server's own pages could not be reviewed.
09 · Community
Community
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