Is encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com safe?
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/faviconV2
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (58 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading · limited: did not fully complete
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Low concern: an unavailable favicon request on established infrastructure
The requested URL returned HTTP 404, so no substantive page or commercial flow was available to assess. The registrable domain is 6,815 days old, its TLS connection was valid, and Safe Browsing showed no warning. One antivirus family flagged it, but the broader scan showed only one detection across 93 engines and no consensus, which is insufficient to establish a threat.
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 90/100
Safe covers scores 85–100. 1 finding pulled the score down; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- StrongOne antivirus family reported an adverse result, but it was the only detection across 93 engines.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 6,815 days old.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
- SupportsSafe Browsing returned no threat warning.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor).
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
The requested URL returned HTTP 404, so no substantive page or commercial flow was available to assess. The registrable domain is 6,815 days old, its TLS connection was valid, and Safe Browsing showed no warning. One antivirus family flagged it, but the broader scan showed only one detection across 93 engines and no consensus, which is insufficient to establish a threat.
Technical checks are largely reassuring
The saved checks found a valid encrypted connection and no Safe Browsing threat warning.
There was one isolated antivirus detection among 93 engines, with no vendor consensus. This warrants limited caution but does not, by itself, demonstrate malware or another malicious mechanism.
The requested resource could not be reviewed
The request returned HTTP 404, so the page itself and any contact, About, or policy material were not available for review.
The visible result contained only a small generic globe-like icon on a black screen, providing no evidence of a login, purchase, download, redirect, or other harmful visitor flow.
Why the score is 90
The saved checks and analysis found no material threat.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 93
detectionsFresh result
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| ESETMalicious | phishing |
All 93 engine results
- ESET - phishing - Malicious
- 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 - 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
- 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
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekersearch engines and portals
- Sophoscontent delivery
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
Visual context from the captured page
A small, generic globe-like icon is visible in the center of the black screen.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
A small, generic globe-like icon is visible in the center of the black screen.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Independent evidence classifies the site as content, but the page's own claim could not be captured.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
What independent research found
1 external finding was 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
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01One antivirus family reported an adverse result, but it was the only detection across 93 engines.
- 02The registrable domain is 6,815 days old.
- 03The requested page returned HTTP 404 and could not be reviewed.
Web research findings
Independent findings for encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.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.
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.
Infrastructure map
- Domainencrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com
- Redirects toencrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com
- Hosted byGoogle LLC
Domain Timeline
- Feb 11, 2008Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 18 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 9, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.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 *.gstatic.com.
A shared content-delivery network 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 contentpartial
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
One antivirus family reported an adverse result, but it was the only detection across 93 engines.
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 | 1 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · analysed Oct 9, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Page content | Page content was not available for semantic review | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 9, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com legit and safe?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Low concern: an unavailable favicon request on established infrastructure
The requested URL returned HTTP 404, so no substantive page or commercial flow was available to assess. The registrable domain is 6,815 days old, its TLS connection was valid, and Safe Browsing showed no warning. One antivirus family flagged it, but the broader scan showed only one detection across 93 engines and no consensus, which is insufficient to establish a threat.
09 · Community
Community
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