Is genius.com safe?
http://genius.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: complete · 4 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (62 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Genius.com is the long-established lyrics and music-annotation platform, with clean security checks and no scam mechanics found.
Genius.com is a well-known American digital media site that hosts song lyrics, annotations and music news, founded in 2009 and owned by MediaLab AI, Inc. The domain itself is over 11,700 days old, and independent research confirms the company's identity and history. Security scans returned no malicious or suspicious detections, the browser threat feed raised no warning, and the connection is properly encrypted. The only commercial content observed is ordinary display advertising, such as a fragrance banner, plus links to the site's own social media channels. Nothing in the evidence points to phishing, fake shops, subscription traps or any other deceptive mechanism, so the site scores in the Safe band.
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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 92/100
Safe covers scores 85–100. No adverse finding was saved; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
No adverse finding was saved with this report.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 11,761 days old, indicating a long-established presence.
- SupportsIndependent research documents Genius as an American digital media company founded in 2009 and owned by MediaLab AI, Inc.
- SupportsSecurity scans returned 0 malicious and 0 suspicious detections, the browser threat feed raised no warning, and TLS is valid.
Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Genius.com is a well-known American digital media site that hosts song lyrics, annotations and music news, founded in 2009 and owned by MediaLab AI, Inc. The domain itself is over 11,700 days old, and independent research confirms the company's identity and history. Security scans returned no malicious or suspicious detections, the browser threat feed raised no warning, and the connection is properly encrypted. The only commercial content observed is ordinary display advertising, such as a fragrance banner, plus links to the site's own social media channels. Nothing in the evidence points to phishing, fake shops, subscription traps or any other deceptive mechanism, so the site scores in the Safe band.
A long-established, independently documented media company
The registrable domain is 11,761 days old, placing its registration in the mid-1990s, long before most of today's web. Independent research identifies Genius as an American digital media company founded on August 27, 2009, by Tom Lehman, Ilan Zechory and Mahbod Moghadam, whose eponymous website serves as a database for song lyrics, news stories, sources, poetry and documents. The same research records the current owner as MediaLab AI, Inc. This combination of a very old domain and a documented corporate history is the opposite of the throwaway infrastructure typically seen in scam operations.
Clean technical checks and no deceptive operator behaviour
The saved security scan returned 0 malicious and 0 suspicious detections across 93 engines, the browser threat feed returned no threat warning, and the TLS check confirmed a valid encrypted connection. These results mean no known threats were detected; they are consistent with a mainstream content site rather than a malware or phishing host.
On the operator side, the site's own pages were reviewed and the operator is disclosed. The outbound links observed are ordinary and non-commercial in nature: a security page pointing to a bug-bounty platform, a YouTube terms-of-service reference, an arbitration-forum link, and a set of the site's own social media profiles on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, Snapchat and Discord. None of these represent an affiliate funnel, a cross-domain checkout, or a hidden monetisation path.
Advertising is present but ordinary
The screenshot review shows a prominent display advertisement for a Rabanne fragrance line with a "SHOP NOW" call to action. This is standard brand advertising on a free content platform, not an affiliate supplement funnel, a cross-domain order path, or a forced advertising flow. No pop-ups, forced redirects, notification prompts or deceptive download controls were observed.
Why the score is 92
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 62 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 31 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 - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Clean
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Clean
- 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
- 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 - Clean
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiEntertainment
- BitDefenderradiomusic
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerentertainment
- Googlemedia_and_entertainment
- Sophosentertainment
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
1 MILLION rabanne DISCOVER THE 1 MILLION FRAGRANCE LINE SHOP NOW
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
1 MILLION rabanne DISCOVER THE 1 MILLION FRAGRANCE LINE SHOP NOW
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
Genius | Song Lyrics & Knowledge
- Meta description
Genius is the world’s biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/Genius-about-genius-annotatedRead
- Terms/static/termsRead
- Contact page/static/dsa_contact_informationRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Genius | Song Lyrics & Knowledge
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 62 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
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
- 01The registrable domain is 11,761 days old, indicating a long-established presence.
- 02Security scans returned 0 malicious and 0 suspicious detections, the browser threat feed raised no warning, and TLS is valid.
- 03Independent research documents Genius as an American digital media company founded in 2009 and owned by MediaLab AI, Inc.
Web research findings
Independent findings for genius.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.
- Wikipediaopen
"Genius (stylized in all caps) is an American digital media company founded on August 27, 2009, by Tom Lehman, Ilan Zechory, and Mahbod Moghadam. The company's eponymous website serves as a database for song lyrics, news stories, sources, poetry, and documents"
- Wikipediaopen
"Owners | MediaLab AI, Inc."
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.
- Domaingenius.com
- Redirects togenius.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesba7c982e-b604-4da0-90de-6563e1e92b16.edge.permutive.app · securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
Domain Timeline
- Aug 5, 1994Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 32 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 18, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
genius.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.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (inquiry@genius.com).
- Phone number listed (+49 40-57308352).
- Postal address visible on the page.
- Links to 6 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for genius.com.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Google Ads
- Google Tag Manager
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://genius.com/
- 2200https://genius.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
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 18, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 18, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 2026
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Genius.com is the long-established lyrics and music-annotation platform, with clean security checks and no scam mechanics found.
Genius.com is a well-known American digital media site that hosts song lyrics, annotations and music news, founded in 2009 and owned by MediaLab AI, Inc. The domain itself is over 11,700 days old, and independent research confirms the company's identity and history. Security scans returned no malicious or suspicious detections, the browser threat feed raised no warning, and the connection is properly encrypted. The only commercial content observed is ordinary display advertising, such as a fragrance banner, plus links to the site's own social media channels. Nothing in the evidence points to phishing, fake shops, subscription traps or any other deceptive mechanism, so the site scores in the Safe band.
09 · Community
Community
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