Is m.sesame.org safe?
http://m.sesame.org/
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How we checked
Coverage: partial · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (83 of 92 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
A Sesame Workshop short-link subdomain that simply forwards to Bitly's own branded-link marketing page
m.sesame.org is a subdomain of sesame.org, the long-established parent domain behind Sesame Workshop, and it is set up as a branded short domain run through Bitly. With no specific link attached, the address forwards the browser to Bitly's own branded-short-domains landing page, which advertises Bitly's paid and free plans. No malware, phishing or deceptive commercial mechanism was observed, so the score sits in the Safe band with the caveat that the destination is a third-party marketing page rather than Sesame content.
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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 88/100
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 10918 days old (sesame.org, the parent domain of this subdomain host; it does not show how long the subdomain itself has existed)
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection
Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
m.sesame.org is a subdomain of sesame.org, the long-established parent domain behind Sesame Workshop, and it is set up as a branded short domain run through Bitly. With no specific link attached, the address forwards the browser to Bitly's own branded-short-domains landing page, which advertises Bitly's paid and free plans. No malware, phishing or deceptive commercial mechanism was observed, so the score sits in the Safe band with the caveat that the destination is a third-party marketing page rather than Sesame content.
A branded short domain, not a standalone website
The host sits under sesame.org, a registrable domain that is over 10,900 days old; that age describes the parent domain and does not show how long this particular subdomain has existed.
Visiting the bare address does not load a Sesame page: the browser is redirected to bitly.com's branded-short-domains landing page, which is the standard behaviour of a short-link service when no target link is supplied.
The only commercial content belongs to the link provider
The landing page carries Bitly's own sign-up and pricing calls to action, such as "Sign up Free", "Get started for free", "Pricing" and "Show me my options". These are the link provider selling its service, not a funnel attached to the scanned host.
The page also includes standard service terms covering paid accounts, use of services, liability and governing law, consistent with a mainstream commercial link-management product.
Clean technical checks, with the destination's contacts not attributed
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, so there is no technical signal of malware, phishing or interception on this address.
Because the address redirects to another site, that site's contact details were not attributed to the scanned host; the landing page itself was read, so this is a scoping note rather than a missing-content warning.
Why the score is 88
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/ 92
No detectionsSaved analysis from May 25, 2022 - stale
No detections across 83 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 9 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 92
All 92 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AICC (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- Armis - Clean
- Artists Against 419 - Clean
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Avira - Clean
- BADWARE.INFO - Clean
- Baidu-International - Clean
- benkow.cc - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Clean
- BitDefender - Clean
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CMC Threat Intelligence - Clean
- Comodo Valkyrie Verdict - Unrated
- CRDF - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- CyberCrime - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- Cyren - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Clean
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- EonScope - Clean
- ESET - Clean
- Feodo Tracker - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- FraudScore - Clean
- G-Data - Clean
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hoplite Industries - Clean
- IPsum - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Clean
- Kaspersky - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- MalBeacon - Clean
- MalSilo - Clean
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwareDomainList - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- malwares.com URL checker - Clean
- Netcraft - Clean
- NotMining - Unrated
- Nucleon - Clean
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- SecureBrain - Clean
- securolytics - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Clean
- Sophos - Clean
- Spam404 - Clean
- StopBadware - Unrated
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Tencent - Clean
- ThreatHive - Clean
- Threatsourcing - Clean
- Trustwave - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- ViriBack - Clean
- Virusdie External Site Scan - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Web Security Guard - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- zvelo - Clean
How security vendors categorise this site
- Comodo Valkyrie Verdictmedia sharing
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekereducational institutions
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
bitly
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
bitly
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
Custom BSD Landing Page - Bitly
Pages we read
- Main page/pages/landing/branded-short-domains-powered-by-bitlyRead
- About page/pages/about/Read
- Terms/pages/terms-of-service/Read
- Contact page/pages/contact/Read
- Pricing/pages/pricing/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Custom BSD Landing Page - Bitly
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 83 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
Web research findings
Independent findings for m.sesame.org, 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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for m.sesame.org. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
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.
- Domainm.sesame.org
- Redirects tobitly.com
- Hosted byBitly Inc
- Referencesmkt-bitly-media.qrcg.net · accounts.google.com
Domain Timeline
- Dec 6, 1996Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 29 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 28, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
m.sesame.org 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.
Domain & Encryption
This is the certificate of bitly.com, the site this URL lands on. Certificate issued for *.bitly.com.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it. This is the address of bitly.com, the site this URL lands on.
Analytics and 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
- 1302http://m.sesame.org/
- 2206https://bitly.com/pages/landing/branded-short-domains-powered-by-bitlycross-domain
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
- Antiviruspartial
- 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 92 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed May 25, 2022 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 28, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 28, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 28, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 28, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed May 25, 2022
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 28, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 28, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 28, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 28, 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.
Is m.sesame.org legit and safe?
Is m.sesame.org safe to use?
Could a legitimate site like m.sesame.org still be used in a scam?
Has m.sesame.org been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is m.sesame.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the m.sesame.org domain?
Does m.sesame.org have a valid SSL certificate?
Where is m.sesame.org hosted?
How often is the m.sesame.org report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
A Sesame Workshop short-link subdomain that simply forwards to Bitly's own branded-link marketing page
m.sesame.org is a subdomain of sesame.org, the long-established parent domain behind Sesame Workshop, and it is set up as a branded short domain run through Bitly. With no specific link attached, the address forwards the browser to Bitly's own branded-short-domains landing page, which advertises Bitly's paid and free plans. No malware, phishing or deceptive commercial mechanism was observed, so the score sits in the Safe band with the caveat that the destination is a third-party marketing page rather than Sesame content.
09 · Community
Community
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