Security Review

Is nic.video legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 86/100

Official registry infrastructure for the .video top-level domain operated by Identity Digital with over 11 years of clean history.

nic.videoScanned 2h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 65·MT 95
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
12 years old
Registered Nov 18, 2014
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 98% 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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nic.video

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Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

50
/ 100
High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain serves as the official Network Information Center (NIC) for the .video extension. Our analysis confirms it is managed by Identity Digital, a reputable US-based company that handles hundreds of global domain types. The site has been active for over 4,200 days and matches official global internet records for this extension. All security engines and blocklists show the domain is clean. There are no signs of malicious intent or deceptive practices.
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Page Content

The site functions as a corporate landing page for Identity Digital, showcasing their portfolio of domain extensions like .business, .global, and .video. It provides professional information for registrars and resellers rather than consumer-facing retail.

Infrastructure

The domain is hosted on high-reputation infrastructure with no history of abuse reports. It uses a valid SSL certificate from a trusted authority and serves as the authoritative name server for the entire .video ecosystem.

Domain History

Registered over 11 years ago, the domain's longevity is a strong indicator of legitimacy. It has maintained a consistent role as the registry hub since the .video extension was first delegated.

Web Reputation

The site maintains a perfect reputation across our antivirus network and security partners. It is recognized globally as a core piece of internet infrastructure rather than a standard commercial website.
Risk Factors
1
  • No significant risk factors identified; the domain is a core piece of internet infrastructure.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain age of over 11 years indicates long-term stability and legitimacy.
  • Official registry operator for the .video top-level domain.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and major blocklists.
  • Matches official IANA and ICANN records for domain management.
  • Valid business registration found for Identity Digital Inc. in Bellevue, WA.
AI Recommendation
This is a safe, official infrastructure site. You can trust the information provided here regarding .video domain registrations.
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 nic.video, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
11 yrs
Registered Nov 2014
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
12 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • nic.video is the official name server domain for the .video top-level domain (v0n0.nic.video through v2n1.nic.video with listed IPs).
  • Registry operator is Dog Beach, LLC (c/o Identity Digital Inc., Bellevue, WA, USA); transferred to Dog Beach in June 2021 from United TLD Holdco, Ltd (delegated 2014).
  • Registration services and RDAP point to https://www.identity.digital/ and https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/.
  • Identity Digital manages a large portfolio of gTLDs including .video, .live, .media, .games and others; claims 86% of Fortune 50 companies use their domains.
  • No scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews found across web searches, Reddit, or review sites. No association with malicious activity.
  • Domain age of ~11.6 years (4237 days) aligns with .video TLD launch timeline; WHOIS server is whois.nic.video.
  • Page title and description match Identity Digital's official registry branding and services.
Business registration
Status: active · United States

Dog Beach, LLC (c/o Identity Digital Inc.), Bellevue, WA. ICANN-approved registry operator for .video TLD since 2021 transfer (originally delegated 2014).

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 nic.video and found no scam reports or complaints. Our research confirms that this domain is the official registry operator for the .video extension, managed by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts Inc.). It is a verified piece of internet infrastructure with active business registrations in the United States and a clean history dating back to 2014.

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 numbers2021-2025
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles3
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • Phone number listed (2021-2025).
  • Postal address visible on the page.
  • Links to 6 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age12 years old
RegistrarRegistry Operator acts as Registrar (9999)
RegisteredNov 18, 2014
ExpiresNov 18, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
ExpiresOct 9, 2026 (105d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon.com, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://nic.video/
  • 2301http://identity.digital/cross-domain
  • 3200https://identity.digital/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAmazon.com, 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 nic.video and not a lookalike like n-ic.video.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 ↗

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 nic.video. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • nic.video 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. nic.video presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, expiring in 105 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • nic.video is 11.6 years old, registered on 11/18/2014 through Registry Operator acts as Registrar (9999). 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 nic.video as clean.
  • No. nic.video is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • nic.video resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, 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 26, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around nic.video 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·nic.video
SAFE

This is the official administrative and technical site for the .video domain extension. It is operated by Identity Digital, a major global domain registry, and serves as the backbone for all websites ending in .video. You can safely browse this site.

This is a safe, official infrastructure site. You can trust the information provided here regarding .video domain registrations.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
1
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