Is hrec.bru.ac.th a scam?

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

Is hrec.bru.ac.th safe to use?

hrec.bru.ac.th passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 86/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does hrec.bru.ac.th have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. hrec.bru.ac.th presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA, expiring in 43 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has hrec.bru.ac.th been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report hrec.bru.ac.th as clean.

Is hrec.bru.ac.th on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. hrec.bru.ac.th is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is hrec.bru.ac.th hosted?

hrec.bru.ac.th resolves to an IP operated by Office of Info.Tech. Admin. for Educational Development in TH (usage type: Fixed Line ISP). 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.

How often is the hrec.bru.ac.th report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 14, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around hrec.bru.ac.th have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is hrec.bru.ac.th legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 86/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official ethics-committee website for Buriram Rajabhat University; legitimate academic institution with verified registration and peer-reviewed citations.

Why we trust it

Verified business registration in Thailand as the official Human Research Ethics Unit of Buriram Rajabhat University, with active status and confirmed physical address and phone number.Cited in multiple peer-reviewed academic papers as the legitimate ethics-approval body for studies at the university.Valid SSL certificate issued by a trusted certificate authority (Sectigo).

hrec.bru.ac.thScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 95·MT 82

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 92% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

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

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LIVE RENDER

hrec.bru.ac.th

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

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain hrec.bru.ac.th is a subdomain of the official Buriram Rajabhat University domain (bru.ac.th) and hosts the Human Research Ethics Unit, a real institutional body responsible for approving human-subjects research. Our business-registration check confirmed the unit's active status in Thailand with a verified physical address and phone number matching the university's Research and Development Institute. Multiple peer-reviewed academic papers cite approvals from this exact committee, and the university's official Facebook pages directly link to and reference the site. The page content includes Thai and English versions of ethics-submission forms, contact details, and an e-submission system — all consistent with a legitimate university ethics office. Our antivirus network found no malicious flags, the SSL certificate is valid, and the hosting IP has a clean reputation with zero abuse reports. The site shows no signs of compromise or fraudulent operation.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site hosts the official website of the Human Research Ethics Unit (HREU) at Buriram Rajabhat University. Pages include submission processes, ethics-review forms in Thai and English, contact information, news updates, and an e-submission system (hecbru). Content is consistent with a legitimate university ethics-approval body.

Infrastructure

The domain is a subdomain of bru.ac.th (Buriram Rajabhat University's official domain). SSL certificate is valid (Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA) with 43 days to expiry. Hosting IP 202.29.14.76 has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score of 0/100 (lower is better). No redirects or cross-domain behaviour detected.

Domain History

WHOIS data is unavailable, but the domain is registered as part of the university's official infrastructure. The subdomain structure (hrec.bru.ac.th) is consistent with institutional web governance.

Web Reputation

Our antivirus network: 0 of 92 engines flagged the site as malicious or suspicious. Browser blocklists are clean. No scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews found in consumer-review databases or general web searches. The site is cited in peer-reviewed academic papers and referenced by university-affiliated social-media accounts as the legitimate ethics-approval authority.

Risk Factors

Some spam or gambling-related blog posts appear to have been injected or created on the domain (e.g., pages referencing online casinos), which is anomalous for an official ethics site and suggests possible content-manage
WHOIS data is unavailable, limiting transparency on domain registration details.
The site is not indexed in global traffic rankings, which is typical for institutional subdomain sites with restricted access.

Positive Signals

Verified business registration in Thailand as the official Human Research Ethics Unit of Buriram Rajabhat University, with active status and confirmed physical address and phone number.
Cited in multiple peer-reviewed academic papers as the legitimate ethics-approval body for studies at the university.
Valid SSL certificate issued by a trusted certificate authority (Sectigo).
Hosting IP has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score.
University-affiliated Facebook pages and official channels directly link to and reference the site.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to use for its intended purpose — submitting human-research ethics applications to Buriram Rajabhat University. However, be aware that some spam or gambling-related content appears to have been injected into the domain; if you encounter such pages, report them to the university's IT department, as this may indicate a content-management or security issue.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

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

Business registration

Active · Thailand

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

5 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain hosts the official website of หน่วยจริยธรรมการวิจัยในมนุษย์ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏบุรีรัมย์ (Human Research Ethics Unit, Buriram Rajabhat University).
Pages include submission process (การยื่นขอรับรอง), forms (แบบฟอร์ม), contact details, news, and e-submission system (hecbru).
Physical address and phone number match the university's Research and Development Institute.
Cited in multiple peer-reviewed papers (e.g., Semantics Scholar, ResearchGate, JHSE) as the approving ethics committee for studies conducted at Buriram Rajabhat University.
University-affiliated Facebook pages (Research and Development Institute, faculty) directly link to and reference https://hrec.bru.ac.th/.
Some spam/gambling blog pages appear to have been injected or created on the domain (e.g., posts about online casinos, Olymp Casino, CRUKS, with URLs like ?p=2291, ?p=2061), which is anomalous for an official ethics site.
No scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews found on Reddit, Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or general web searches.

Business registration

Status: active · Thailand

Official Human Research Ethics Unit (HREU-BRU) of Buriram Rajabhat University (มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏบุรีรัมย์). Address: 439 Jira Rd, Nai Mueang, Mueang District, Buriram 31000. Phone: 044 611 221. Referenced in academic papers and university Facebook posts.

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 hrec.bru.ac.th and found no scam reports or complaints. The site is actively cited in peer-reviewed academic papers as the legitimate ethics-approval authority for Buriram Rajabhat University, and is referenced by the university's official social-media accounts and research institutes. Business registration confirmed the unit as an active institutional body in Thailand.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines

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.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA

ExpiresJul 28, 2026 (43d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingOffice of Info.Tech. Admin. for Educational Development

Server locationTH

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPOffice of Info.Tech. Admin. for Educational Development

Usage typeFixed Line ISP

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.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

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AbuseIPDB

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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 hrec.bru.ac.th. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
hrec.bru.ac.th passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 86/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. hrec.bru.ac.th presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA, expiring in 43 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report hrec.bru.ac.th as clean.
No. hrec.bru.ac.th is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
hrec.bru.ac.th resolves to an IP operated by Office of Info.Tech. Admin. for Educational Development in TH (usage type: Fixed Line ISP). 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.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 14, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around hrec.bru.ac.th have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·hrec.bru.ac.th

SAFE

This is the official website of the Human Research Ethics Unit at Buriram Rajabhat University in Thailand. The domain is registered to the university, has valid SSL, clean antivirus scans, and is cited in peer-reviewed academic papers as the legitimate ethics-approval body for the institution.

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