Is iponweb.net a scam?

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

Is iponweb.net safe to use?

iponweb.net passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 85/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does iponweb.net have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. iponweb.net presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, expiring in 83 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the iponweb.net domain?

iponweb.net is 26.0 years old, registered on 5/30/2000 through Gandi SAS. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has iponweb.net been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 93 antivirus engines in our malware network report iponweb.net as clean.

Is iponweb.net on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is iponweb.net hosted?

iponweb.net resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited in IE (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 iponweb.net report updated?

We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is iponweb.net legit or a scam?

Name: Is iponweb.net legit or a scam?
Item: iponweb.net
Rating: 5
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Safe· 85/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Legitimate 26-year-old adtech domain of IPONWEB, acquired by Criteo, with clean scans and confirmed UK company records.

Why we trust it

Domain age exceeds 26 years with consistent business history Zero detections from our antivirus network and browser blocklists Hosting IP shows no abuse reports or reputation issues

iponweb.netScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 86·AI 85

Category tags

corporateadtech90% AI confidence

Warning signals (2)

Redirects to another domain Scam-network signals (0/100)

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 26 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/93

All engines report clean

Domain Age

26 years old

Registered May 30, 2000

AI Rating

Safe

Low likelihood · 90% confidence

AI Security Analysis

Advanced threat intelligence

AI Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust85/100

AI AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain is over 26 years old and shows no malicious detections across our antivirus network or browser blocklists. Page content matches official Criteo press material about acquiring IPONWEB, a known programmatic advertising firm. Our research confirms the UK company was incorporated in 2000 and the 2022 acquisition deal, with no scam reports or complaints located. The hosting IP has zero abuse history and the SSL certificate is valid. Only minor signals like missing postal address appear, which are common on corporate news pages rather than storefronts.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page displays a Criteo press release announcing the acquisition of IPONWEB along with standard corporate navigation and product descriptions for their advertising platform.

Infrastructure

Valid DigiCert SSL, clean hosting IP with no abuse reports, and external resources limited to well-known CDNs and Criteo-owned domains.

Domain History

Registered for 9500 days through Gandi SAS with no privacy protection; long-established history tied to the real IPONWEB business founded in 2001.

Web Reputation

No scam or complaint reports found; UK company records confirm incorporation in December 2000 and the Criteo acquisition.

Risk Factors

UK company currently listed in liquidation with overdue filings
No postal address shown on the page
Domain not appearing in global traffic rankings

Positive Signals

Domain age exceeds 26 years with consistent business history
Zero detections from our antivirus network and browser blocklists
Hosting IP shows no abuse reports or reputation issues
Content matches verified Criteo acquisition announcement
UK company registration details match the domain owner

AI Recommendation

The site is safe for normal browsing as it contains legitimate corporate information about a real business acquisition.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

iponweb.net

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 iponweb.net, 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 May 2000

Business registration

Registered · UK

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

6 headline facts from open-web research

- Domain iponweb.net associated with IPONWEB, founded 2001, acquired by Criteo in 2022 (deal closed at $250M after initial $380M announcement)
- UK company IPONWEB LIMITED (04120508) incorporated Dec 2000, currently in liquidation per Companies House
- No scam, fraud, or complaint reports found in web searches including Reddit; some neutral/negative service comments on BidSwitch (subsidiary)
- Domain age ~26 years (9500 days); hosts internal tools like GitLab, Confluence, Prometheus under iponweb.net subdomains
- Business focuses on programmatic/RTB ad tech infrastructure; press releases and LinkedIn confirm Criteo acquisition and global operations
- No evidence of typosquatting or cloning of major brands; legitimate entity with GitHub org and AWS case studies

Business registration

Business record found

IPONWEB LIMITED (04120508) incorporated 7 Dec 2000; registered office London; status liquidation; accounts and confirmation statement overdue

Research summary

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

Our research found the domain belongs to IPONWEB, a legitimate adtech company founded in 2001 and acquired by Criteo in 2022 for around $250M. UK company records confirm incorporation in December 2000, though the entity is currently in liquidation. No scam, fraud, or complaint reports were found on Reddit or other web sources.

Scam Network Intelligence

Cross-site correlation

This site shares signals with a broader cluster

Low correlation

Many scams don't operate alone. We correlate third-party scripts, hosting infrastructure, brand-impersonation signals, and the AI evidence package to detect when a site is part of a broader scam network.

Suspicion score

0/100

ClearLowModerateHighCritical

Linked signals (2)

cdnjs.cloudflare.comcdn.jsdelivr.net

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 93 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 93 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious64Harmless93Engines

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.

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

Has contact info, but not on the site's domain

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbers+1 855 209 8212

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles8

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

No email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
No postal address visible on the page.

Phone number listed (+1 855 209 8212).
Links to 16 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age26 years old

RegistrarGandi SAS

RegisteredMay 30, 2000

ExpiresMay 30, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerDigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1

ExpiresAug 26, 2026 (83d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAmazon Data Services Ireland Limited

Server locationIE

Web servernginx

Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://iponweb.net/
2301http://iponweb.com/cross-domain
3301https://iponweb.com/cross-domain
4200https://www.criteo.com/news/press-releases/2021/12/criteo-enters-into-exclusive-negotiations-to-acquire-iponweb/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAmazon Data Services Ireland Limited

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 iponweb.net and not a lookalike like i-ponweb.net.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
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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 criteo.com cdnjs.cloudflare.com gmpg.org cdn.jsdelivr.net academy.criteo.com criteo.investorroom.com careers.criteo.com linkedin.com facebook.com twitter.com retailbrew.com tipsheet.ai youtube.com instagram.com developers.criteo.com widgets.tree-nation.com

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

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

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·iponweb.net

SAFE

This is the established domain of IPONWEB, a real adtech company acquired by Criteo in 2022. The 26-year-old registration, clean security scans, and UK company records all align with a legitimate business. No action needed unless you have a specific reason to visit.

The site is safe for normal browsing as it contains legitimate corporate information about a real business acquisition.

AV engines

AI passes

Net signals

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