Security Review

Is ispot.tv legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 91/100

iSpot.tv is a premier, accredited TV ad measurement platform with a 14-year history and zero security flags.

ispot.tvScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 82·MT 95
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
15 years old
Registered Dec 16, 2011
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 100% 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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ispot.tv

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain has been active for over 14 years and is operated by a verified US-based corporation, iSpot.tv, Inc. Our analysis shows zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and no reports of abuse on its hosting infrastructure. The company is a recognized industry standard, holding official MRC accreditation and JIC certification for TV ad reporting. It maintains a massive public database of commercials and is trusted by the world's largest brands and television networks. There are no indicators of fraud, phishing, or malicious intent associated with this domain.
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Page Content

The site serves as a professional enterprise portal for TV and streaming ad measurement. It features a comprehensive database of commercials, industry reports, and case studies. The content is high-quality, regularly updated, and includes legitimate links to major social media platforms and industry events.

Infrastructure

The technical setup is robust, utilizing Amazon-issued SSL certificates and high-reputation hosting. The domain is not listed on any major browser blocklists or phishing feeds. It loads various legitimate third-party resources for analytics and event management, consistent with a large-scale enterprise site.

Domain History

Registered in 2011, the domain has a long and stable history. It is owned by iSpot.tv, Inc., which was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The domain age and consistent ownership are strong indicators of legitimacy.

Web Reputation

The company has a stellar reputation across professional networks and independent review aggregators. It maintains a significant presence on LinkedIn with hundreds of employees and has positive ratings on workplace review sites. No scam reports or fraud complaints were found during our research.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain has been active for over 14 years
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines
  • Verified active business registration in the United States
  • Official MRC accreditation and industry certifications
  • High volume of positive professional and employee reviews
AI Recommendation
This is a safe, legitimate business website. You can browse the commercial database or log in to your professional account without concern.
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 ispot.tv, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
14 yrs
Registered Dec 2011
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
3 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain registered approximately 14.5 years ago (around 2011-2012); company founded in 2012 in Bellevue, WA by Sean Muller.
  • Legitimate TV advertising measurement and analytics firm; provides real-time ad tracking, impressions, creative effectiveness, and attribution across linear TV and streaming.
  • MRC-accredited (first-ever for national TV ad occurrence reporting in 2023) and JIC-certified; trusted by top 10/100 advertisers, major TV networks, and 750+ brands/agencies.
  • Backed by investors (e.g., Insight Partners); acquired competitor 605 in 2023; partnerships with LiveRamp, Viant, Comscore, etc.
  • Active on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and industry events; maintains physical offices in Bellevue, New York, Los Angeles.
  • No scam reports, fraud complaints, or significant negative consumer feedback found across web searches, Reddit, or review sites; some employee reviews on Glassdoor/Indeed (mixed but typical for tech firm).
  • Hosts a large public database of TV commercials (used by actors, marketers, and consumers); occasional Reddit discussions about ad availability or copyright questions but no illegitimacy claims.
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • iSpot.tv websiteopen

    "iSpot has been and is a great data enabler and partner for us. Through their dashboards, through their data feeds, it's completely transformed our organization and how we think about media."

  • LinkedIn / Partner Directoryopen

    "iSpot.tv is a leader in real-time, cross-platform TV ad measurement and attribution. ... has hundreds of brands and all major TV networks licensing its enterprise solution and has become a trusted currency for both networks and brands. Foun"

  • Glassdooropen

    "iSpot.tv has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 285 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working environment."

Business registration
Status: active · United States

iSpot.tv, Inc. (also referred to as Ispot.tv, Inc.), founded 2012, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington (addresses: 3180 139th Ave SE Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005 and 15831 NE 8th St #100). Listed on D&B, LinkedIn (201-500 employees), Crunchbase, and official site as iSpot.tv, Inc.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We conducted a thorough search of scam-report databases, professional networks, and business registries for ispot.tv. The company is a verified US-based entity founded in 2012 with physical offices in Bellevue, New York, and Los Angeles. It is backed by major venture capital firms and has acquired other established analytics companies. Independent review aggregators and professional directories like LinkedIn and Glassdoor show a large, active workforce and a high level of trust from global brands.

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.

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
Age15 years old
RegistrareNom, LLC
RegisteredDec 16, 2011
ExpiresDec 16, 2034
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01
ExpiresFeb 21, 2027 (244d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon Technologies Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://ispot.tv/
  • 2301https://ispot.tv/
  • 3200https://www.ispot.tv/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAmazon Technologies Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

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 ispot.tv and not a lookalike like i-spot.tv.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
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Referenced Domains

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

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 ispot.tv. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • ispot.tv passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. ispot.tv presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01, expiring in 244 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • ispot.tv is 14.5 years old, registered on 12/16/2011 through eNom, LLC. 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 ispot.tv as clean.
  • No. ispot.tv is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • ispot.tv resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Technologies Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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 22, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around ispot.tv have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·ispot.tv
SAFE

iSpot.tv is a legitimate and highly reputable television advertising measurement and analytics company. It is an established industry leader with over a decade of history and official accreditation. You can safely use this site for business or research purposes.

This is a safe, legitimate business website. You can browse the commercial database or log in to your professional account without concern.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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