Is energy.gov a scam?

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

Is energy.gov safe to use?

energy.gov passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 96/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does energy.gov have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. energy.gov presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Entrust Limited · Entrust OV TLS Issuing RSA CA 2, expiring in 179 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the energy.gov domain?

energy.gov is 26.8 years old, registered on 8/20/1999 through get.gov. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has energy.gov been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report energy.gov as clean.

Is energy.gov on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is energy.gov hosted?

energy.gov resolves to an IP operated by U.S. Department of Energy in US (usage type: Government). 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 energy.gov a well-known website?

Yes. energy.gov 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.

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is energy.gov legit or a scam?

Name: Is energy.gov legit or a scam?
Item: energy.gov
Rating: 5
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Safe· 96/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official U.S. Department of Energy website with 26-year history, valid government registration, and clean security scan.

Why we trust it

Official .gov domain registered in 1999 with 26-year operational history.Zero malware detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklists.Valid SSL certificate issued by trusted certificate authority with 179 days to expiry.

energy.govScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 99·MT 95

Category tags

government99% MT confidence

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 27 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

27 years old

Registered Aug 20, 1999

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 99% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

energy.gov is the primary official domain of the United States Department of Energy, clearly marked as a .gov government site and registered since August 1999. Our antivirus network flagged zero threats across 92 engines, the hosting IP has zero abuse reports, and SSL certification is valid and current. The domain is managed under U.S. government policies via the General Services Administration and DOE Chief Information Officer, with serverTransferProhibited status preventing unauthorized transfers. Web research found no scam reports, complaints, or accusations of phishing associated with energy.gov itself; instead, the site actively publishes fraud-awareness resources and maintains a hotline for reporting waste and abuse. The page loads legitimate government content with proper navigation, leadership information, and policy details.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page displays the official Department of Energy homepage with navigation menus covering policy priorities, energy production, innovation, nuclear security, and leadership. The title is 'Department of Energy' and the page includes links to official government resources, social media channels, and partner sites (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Flickr). No suspicious forms, countdown timers, or push-notification spam detected.

Infrastructure

Hosting IP 205.254.131.65 has an abuse score of 0/100 with zero reported abuse incidents. SSL certificate is valid, issued by Entrust Limited (Entrust OV TLS Issuing RSA CA 2), with 179 days remaining before expiry. The domain uses HTTPS and is properly secured for government operations.

Domain History

Registered on 1999-08-20 (9,789 days old — over 26 years). The domain is managed by the General Services Administration under U.S. government protocols with serverTransferProhibited status, preventing unauthorized transfers. This age and registration status are consistent with a long-established federal agency website.

Web Reputation

Our antivirus network: 0 of 92 engines flagged malicious or suspicious. Browser blocklists: clean. Sandbox analysis: not flagged. Web research found zero scam reports, consumer complaints, or phishing accusations targeting energy.gov. The site's Office of Inspector General actively publishes anti-fraud resources and directs fraud reports to appropriate agencies (FTC, local providers). Reddit discussions treat energy.gov as a legitimate source for government energy information and rebate programs.

Positive Signals

Official .gov domain registered in 1999 with 26-year operational history.
Zero malware detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklists.
Valid SSL certificate issued by trusted certificate authority with 179 days to expiry.
Hosting IP has zero abuse reports and abuse score of 0/100.
Active Office of Inspector General publishing fraud-awareness resources and anti-scam guidance.

AI Recommendation

This is a safe, official government website. You can confidently use energy.gov for information about federal energy programs, rebates, and policies. Be cautious of imposters claiming to represent the Department of Energy via unsolicited calls or emails — always verify by visiting energy.gov directly or contacting the official hotline.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

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LIVE RENDER

energy.gov

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

Web Research Findings

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

Domain age

26 yrs

Registered Aug 1999

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

No scam reports found

No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

energy.gov is the official website of the United States Department of Energy, clearly marked as a .gov government site.
Domain registered on 1999-08-20 (over 26 years old) with status serverTransferProhibited; managed under U.S. government policies via GSA and DOE CIO.
The site and its Office of Inspector General actively publish fraud awareness briefings, maintain a hotline for reporting waste/fraud/abuse in DOE programs, and warn about impersonation scams claiming to be from the Department.
No third-party scam reports, consumer complaints, or accusations of phishing/fraud associated with energy.gov itself were located in web searches.
Searches for "energy.gov scam" or similar primarily return the site's own anti-fraud resources or unrelated consumer warnings about private energy/solar/utility imposters.
Reddit mentions treat energy.gov as a legitimate source for government energy information, rebates, and programs.
DOE OIG explicitly directs telephonic/energy product scams or utility bill issues to the FTC or local providers, not handling them via its own hotline.

Business registration

Status: active · United States

Official U.S. government domain for the Department of Energy; registered since 1999

Research summary

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

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for energy.gov and found zero scam reports, complaints, or phishing accusations. The domain is confirmed as the official U.S. Department of Energy website, registered since 1999 and managed under federal government protocols. The site's Office of Inspector General actively publishes fraud-awareness briefings and maintains resources to help the public identify and report impersonation scams falsely claiming to represent the Department. Reddit discussions and government resources consistently treat energy.gov as a legitimate source for federal energy information, rebates, and programs.

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.

Sandbox Render

Sandbox capture incomplete — no traffic recorded

Requests made0

Unique IPs0

Countries0

Detected brandsNone

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles5

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No phone number listed on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Links to 5 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age27 years old

Registrarget.gov

RegisteredAug 20, 1999

ExpiresAug 8, 2026

Owner privacyHidden

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.2

IssuerEntrust Limited · Entrust OV TLS Issuing RSA CA 2

ExpiresDec 5, 2026 (179d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingU.S. Department of Energy

Server locationUS

Web serverApache

Platform / CMSDrupal

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1302http://energy.gov/
2200https://www.energy.gov/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Hosting

CountryUnknown

NetworkUnknown

IP addressUnknown

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPU.S. Department of Energy

Usage typeGovernment

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 energy.gov and not a lookalike like e-nergy.gov.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

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

googletagmanager.com youtube.com public.govdelivery.com facebook.com instagram.com linkedin.com twitter.com flickr.com directives.doe.gov usa.gov whitehouse.gov

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 energy.gov. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
energy.gov passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 96/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. energy.gov presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Entrust Limited · Entrust OV TLS Issuing RSA CA 2, expiring in 179 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
energy.gov is 26.8 years old, registered on 8/20/1999 through get.gov. 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 energy.gov as clean.
No. energy.gov is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
energy.gov resolves to an IP operated by U.S. Department of Energy in US (usage type: Government). 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. energy.gov 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·energy.gov

SAFE

This is the official U.S. Department of Energy website, operated by the federal government since 1999. All security signals are clean, and the domain is properly registered and maintained under government protocols.

AV engines

MT passes

Net signals

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