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Is fw.adsafeprotected.com safe?

http://fw.adsafeprotected.com/

92/100
Safe

Analysis coverage: strong · 3 of 5 core capabilities

Verdict

fw.adsafeprotected.com is a legitimate Integral Ads verification endpoint

This domain belongs to Integral Ad Science's AdSafeProtected service used for ad verification and analytics. The page returns no content and all security checks are clean.

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No antivirus detections across 92 engines
No action required. The domain is safe and part of standard advertising technology; blocking it may only affect ad measurement without improving security.
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01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

This domain belongs to Integral Ad Science's AdSafeProtected service used for ad verification and analytics. The page returns no content and all security checks are clean.

What the site appears to do

The URL serves as a non-user-facing ad safety and tracking endpoint. It is commonly referenced by advertising networks for fraud detection and viewability measurement rather than hosting any interactive content or downloads.

Decisive evidence

VirusTotal reports 0 malicious and 0 suspicious detections across 92 engines with only Ads/Analytics categorization. Google Safe Browsing issued no warnings. The registrable domain has been active since April 2010. The hosting IP shows zero abuse reports.

Practical user impact

Users may encounter references in browser logs, ad-blocker lists, or occasional certificate warnings because the endpoint uses plain HTTP. These are normal for ad infrastructure and do not indicate compromise or malicious behavior.

Why the score is 92

The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Antivirus Engines

Fresh result

No detections across 92 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Total
92
All 92 engine results
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • BitDefender - clean - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - clean - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
  • CRDF - clean - Clean
  • Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
  • CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
  • CTX AI - clean - Clean
  • Cyan - unrated - Clean
  • Cyble - clean - Clean
  • CyRadar - clean - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
  • DNS8 - unrated - Clean
  • Dr.Web - clean - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
  • Emsisoft - clean - Clean
  • Ermes - unrated - Clean
  • ESET - clean - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
  • Fortinet - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - Clean
  • G-Data - clean - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
  • Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
  • Kaspersky - clean - Clean
  • LevelBlue - clean - Clean
  • Lionic - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - unrated - Clean
  • Netcraft - unrated - Clean
  • OpenPhish - clean - Clean
  • PhishFort - unrated - Clean
  • Phishing Database - clean - Clean
  • Phishtank - clean - Clean
  • PREBYTES - clean - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
  • Quick Heal - clean - Clean
  • Quttera - clean - Clean
  • Rising - clean - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
  • Sangfor - clean - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
  • Scantitan - clean - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
  • Seclookup - clean - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
  • SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
  • Sophos - clean - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • URLQuery - clean - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • VIPRE - unrated - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Webroot - clean - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - unrated - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

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

CAPTURED PAGE
fw.adsafeprotected.com

Captured during this scan in a safe sandbox. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Full screenDownload
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

The saved image was reviewed for deceptive controls, visual impersonation, fake urgency, and other scam interface patterns.

Context only

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. 1

    What the site claims

    The page presents itself as a service operating on fw.adsafeprotected.com.

  2. 2

    What we observed

    The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.

  3. 3

    What independent research found

    1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. 4

    What remains unverified

    2 of the five 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

Unknown

Advertising

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Web research findings

Independent findings for fw.adsafeprotected.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
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
1 positive
Positive reviews (1)
Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.
  • Netifyopen

    "The *.adsafeprotected.com domain is associated with Integral Ads"

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.

Domainfw.adsafeprotected.com
Redirects tofw.adsafeprotected.com
Hosted byAmazon Technologies Inc.

Domain Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 2010
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 16 years old today.

  2. Jul 30, 2026
    Saved security review — Reviewed as safe

    This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.

fw.adsafeprotected.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

Domain History
Age16 years old
RegistrarMarkMonitor Inc.
RegisteredApr 1, 2010
ExpiresApr 1, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusInvalid
Protocolnone
IssuerNone
ExpiresInvalid Date (0d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon Technologies Inc.
Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAmazon Technologies Inc.
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.
Completed analysis

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

AntiviruscompleteBrowser threat feedcompletePage contentpartialAnalysiscompleteVisual evidenceunavailable

Technical threat

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

unknown

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

unknown

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result: 0 of 92 engines flagged
Completed
No adverse finding
Freshness: fresh · Jul 30, 2026
Browser protection
Result: No browser threat-list match
Completed
No adverse finding
Page content
Result: Page content was not available for semantic review
Limited
No saved finding
Visual evidence
Result: The saved page capture contained descriptive context only
Completed
No adverse finding
Independent research
Result: 1 independent finding were saved
Completed
No adverse finding

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 fw.adsafeprotected.com and not a lookalike like f-w.adsafeprotected.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.

    Open
Final verdictLevel 1 of 5
92/100 safety

Safe

fw.adsafeprotected.com is a legitimate Integral Ads verification endpoint

This domain belongs to Integral Ad Science's AdSafeProtected service used for ad verification and analytics. The page returns no content and all security checks are clean.

  1. 01

    The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating.

  2. 02

    0 malicious detections across 92 engines

  3. 03

    No threat flags from Google Safe Browsing

No action required. The domain is safe and part of standard advertising technology; blocking it may only affect ad measurement without improving security.
Saved page capture
Evidence balance5 signals
Positive
3
Limited
1
Risk
1
Analysis coverage
89%
strong coverage
Core capabilities
3/5
completed checks
Source coverage
4/5
sources complete
Evidence checks
0/8
completed checks flagged
Technical threatNot confirmed50/100 risk
Operator / customer riskNot confirmed50/100 risk
Safety range

Saved evidence only. Missing checks are never treated as a clean result.

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07 · Community

Community

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08 · 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 fw.adsafeprotected.com legit and safe?
Our automated security review found no threat indicators on fw.adsafeprotected.com, so it appears legitimate. All 92 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, and the domain is 16.3 years old, registered on April 1, 2010 — 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 fw.adsafeprotected.com safe to use?
fw.adsafeprotected.com has a Safety Score of 92/100 (Safe). Fresh core checks and semantic analysis found no material threat at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.
Could a legitimate site like fw.adsafeprotected.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 fw.adsafeprotected.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 fw.adsafeprotected.com is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
Has fw.adsafeprotected.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report fw.adsafeprotected.com as clean. 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 fw.adsafeprotected.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — fw.adsafeprotected.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 fw.adsafeprotected.com domain?
fw.adsafeprotected.com is 16.3 years old, registered on April 1, 2010 through MarkMonitor 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 fw.adsafeprotected.com have a valid SSL certificate?
No — fw.adsafeprotected.com has an invalid or broken SSL certificate, so browsers will show a security warning. Combined with the other signals, we recommend avoiding it.
Where is fw.adsafeprotected.com hosted?
fw.adsafeprotected.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Technologies Inc. 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.
How often is the fw.adsafeprotected.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on July 30, 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 fw.adsafeprotected.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.