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https://officecdn.microsoft.com/sg/39168D7E-077B-48E7-872C-B232C3E72675/Office/Data/v32.cab

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How we checked

Coverage: strong · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities

  • Antivirus (60 of 93 engines answered): completed
  • Google Safe Browsing: completed
  • page reading · not available: did not fully complete
  • page capture · not available: did not fully complete
  • domain records: completed
  • web research: completed
Verdict

Legitimate Microsoft Office CDN file delivery endpoint

officecdn.microsoft.com is an official Microsoft subdomain used to distribute Office installation files. The requested URL serves a standard Microsoft cabinet (.cab) file. No malicious indicators are present.

This is a legitimate Microsoft infrastructure endpoint. The file can be downloaded safely through normal Microsoft Office update or installation processes.

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officecdn.microsoft.com: Safe — MalwareTips website safety report

No saved capture is availableThe verdict remains based on the completed checks below.
No antivirus detections across 60 engines
Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

Score explained

Why 95/100

Safe covers scores 85–100. No adverse finding was saved; 2 pushed it up.

What pulled the score down

No adverse finding was saved with this report.

What pushed the score up

  • SupportsSubdomain of microsoft.com operated by Microsoft for CDN file distribution
  • SupportsClean results from Safe Browsing and the multi-engine malware scan with valid TLS

Community reviews never change the Safety Score.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

officecdn.microsoft.com is an official Microsoft subdomain used to distribute Office installation files. The requested URL serves a standard Microsoft cabinet (.cab) file. No malicious indicators are present.

Domain ownership and purpose

The host officecdn.microsoft.com is a verified subdomain of microsoft.com operated by Microsoft Corporation specifically for global distribution of Office software installation packages.

Security and technical verification

The browser threat feed returned no threat warnings, the multi-engine malware scan shows zero malicious or suspicious detections across 93 engines, and the connection uses valid TLS encryption.

Why the score is 95

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

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 93

No detections

Fresh result

No detections across 60 engines that rated this URL

No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 33 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Total
93
All 93 engine results
  • 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
  • Abusix - Clean
  • Acronis - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
  • AlienVault - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - Unrated
  • Antiy-AVL - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
  • AutoShun - Unrated
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
  • BitDefender - Clean
  • Bkav - Unrated
  • BlockList - Clean
  • Blueliv - Clean
  • Certego - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - Clean
  • CINS Army - Clean
  • CRDF - Clean
  • Criminal IP - Unrated
  • CSIS Security Group - Unrated
  • CTX AI - Clean
  • Cyan - Unrated
  • Cyble - Clean
  • CyRadar - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - Clean
  • DNS8 - Unrated
  • Dr.Web - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - Clean
  • Emsisoft - Clean
  • Ermes - Unrated
  • ESET - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
  • Fortinet - Clean
  • Fortra - Unrated
  • G-Data - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
  • Google Safe Browsing - Clean
  • GreenSnow - Clean
  • GreyNoise - Unrated
  • Gridinsoft - Unrated
  • Guardpot - Unrated
  • Heimdal Security - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
  • IPsum - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - Unrated
  • Kaspersky - Clean
  • LevelBlue - Clean
  • Lionic - Clean
  • Lumu - Unrated
  • Malwared - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - Clean
  • MalwareURL - Unrated
  • Mimecast - Unrated
  • Netcraft - Unrated
  • OpenPhish - Clean
  • Orcapot - Unrated
  • PhishFort - Unrated
  • Phishing Database - Clean
  • Phishtank - Clean
  • PREBYTES - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - Unrated
  • Quick Heal - Clean
  • Quttera - Clean
  • Rising - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - Unrated
  • Sangfor - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - Unrated
  • Scantitan - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - Clean
  • Seclookup - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - Unrated
  • SOCRadar - Unrated
  • Sophos - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
  • Synthient - Unrated
  • ThreatHive - Clean
  • URLhaus - Clean
  • URLQuery - Unrated
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
  • VIPRE - Unrated
  • ViriBack - Clean
  • VX Vault - Clean
  • Webroot - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - Clean
  • ZeroFox - Unrated

How security vendors categorise this site

  • alphaMountain.aiBusiness/Economy, Information Technology
  • BitDefendercomputersandsoftware
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeekercollaboration - office
  • Sophosinformation technology

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

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    Independent evidence classifies the site as content, but the page's own claim could not be captured.

  2. What we observed

    The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.

  3. What independent research found

    1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    1 of the 6 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Content

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01Subdomain of microsoft.com operated by Microsoft for CDN file distribution
  2. 02Clean results from Safe Browsing and the multi-engine malware scan with valid TLS

Web research findings

Independent findings for officecdn.microsoft.com, 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.

Business registration
Not checked
This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.
Clone check
Not checked
No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Typosquat check
Not checked
No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Web mentions
1 positive
Positive reviews (1)
Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.
  • WPS Officeopen

    "The subdomain officecdn.microsoft.com is an official domain owned by Microsoft. It is part of their Content Delivery Network (CDN) used to distribute large installation files globally."

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

  1. Domainofficecdn.microsoft.com
  2. Redirects toofficecdn.microsoft.com
  3. Hosted byFastly, Inc.

Domain Timeline

  1. May 2, 1991
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 35 years old when this review was saved.

  2. Nov 3, 2026
    Saved security review — Rated Safe

    This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.

officecdn.microsoft.com 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.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age35 years old
RegistrarMarkMonitor Inc.
Registrar IANA ID292
RegisteredMay 2, 1991
ExpiresMay 3, 2027
Last updatedJan 29, 2026
RegistrantNot published (privacy or GDPR redaction)
Owner privacyUnknown (owner not published)
Nameserversns1-39.azure-dns.comns2-39.azure-dns.netns3-39.azure-dns.orgns4-39.azure-dns.infoDNS by Azure DNS
Registrar abuse contactabusecomplaints@markmonitor.com · +1.2086851750
Verified ownerNo owner has verified this domain on MalwareTips
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerMicrosoft Corporation · Microsoft TLS G2 ECC CA OCSP 02
IssuedJan 29, 2026 (277 days before this scan)
ExpiresJan 24, 2027 (82d)
Self-signedNo
Trusted chainYes: our check verified the issuer chain
Matches hostnameYes

Certificate issued for ak.officecdn.microsoft.com.

Hosting & Technology
HostingFastly, Inc.
Server IP199.232.214.172 · shared Fastly edge

A shared Fastly address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.

Server locationUnited States (US)
PopularityRadar ranks microsoft.com, not this subdomain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file31
ISPFastly, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruscomplete
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentunavailable
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidenceunavailable
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, 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.

Antivirus
Result0 of 93 engines flagged
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessfresh · analysed Nov 3, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Nov 3, 2026
Page content
ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
CompletionUnavailableFindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
ResultThe saved page capture was not reliable enough to use
CompletionUnavailableFindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
Result1 independent finding was saved
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Nov 3, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

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.

  1. Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on officecdn.microsoft.com and not a lookalike like o-fficecdn.microsoft.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  2. 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.

  3. Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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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 officecdn.microsoft.com legit and safe?
Our automated security review found no threat indicators on officecdn.microsoft.com, so it appears legitimate. All 60 antivirus engines that rated it report it clean, and the parent domain microsoft.com is 35 years old, registered on May 2, 1991. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
Is officecdn.microsoft.com safe to use?
officecdn.microsoft.com has a Safety Score of 95/100 (Safe). The saved checks and analysis found no material threat at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.
Could a legitimate site like officecdn.microsoft.com still be used in a scam?
Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from officecdn.microsoft.com), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from officecdn.microsoft.com is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
Has officecdn.microsoft.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 60 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network that rated it report officecdn.microsoft.com as clean. 33 other engines had no rating for it. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
Is officecdn.microsoft.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — officecdn.microsoft.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
How old is the officecdn.microsoft.com domain?
officecdn.microsoft.com is a subdomain of microsoft.com, which is 35 years old, registered on May 2, 1991 through MarkMonitor Inc. That is the parent domain's registration age: it does not show how long officecdn.microsoft.com itself has existed or who runs it, so it is weighed alongside the other checks.
Does officecdn.microsoft.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — officecdn.microsoft.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft TLS G2 ECC CA OCSP 02, valid for another 82 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
Where is officecdn.microsoft.com hosted?
officecdn.microsoft.com resolves to an IP operated by Fastly, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
How often is the officecdn.microsoft.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on November 3, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about officecdn.microsoft.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
95/100
Safe

Legitimate Microsoft Office CDN file delivery endpoint

Saved captureofficecdn.microsoft.comCapture-safe
No saved screenshot was available for this report.
Conclusion

officecdn.microsoft.com is an official Microsoft subdomain used to distribute Office installation files. The requested URL serves a standard Microsoft cabinet (.cab) file. No malicious indicators are present.

Recommended actionThis is a legitimate Microsoft infrastructure endpoint. The file can be downloaded safely through normal Microsoft Office update or installation processes.
Saved evidence only

Missing checks are never treated as a clean result.

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09 · Community

Community

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