Security Review

Is org.ru legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 95/100

Official registry for .org.ru and .net.ru domains with a clean security record and 30-year operational history.

org.ruScanned 2h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 94·MT 95
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% 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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org.ru

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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.

10
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The website appears to be a legitimate and fully-rendered domain registration and information portal for Russian third-level domains, showing no visual indicators of a scam.

Visual risk10/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Professional domain registration portal layout for .net.ru, .org.ru, and .pp.ru

Functional search bar for domain selection and WHOIS lookup

News section with dated entries and relevant industry headlines

Footer contains physical address in Moscow and copyright information for MSK-IX

Clean navigation menu with links to registrars, services, and contacts

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The site is the primary administrative body for several Russian domain extensions and has been active since 1994. Our antivirus network shows zero detections across 92 different security engines. The page is operated by a verified non-profit organization, MSK-IX, which is a central part of the region's internet infrastructure. Visual analysis confirms a professional, functional portal for WHOIS lookups and technical documentation. While some generic spam reports exist for the .org.ru extension as a whole, no malicious activity is linked to this specific registry website.
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Page Content

The website serves as a technical portal for domain management, offering WHOIS lookups, registration statistics, and legal documentation. It features a clean, professional layout with a functional search bar and a news section focused on industry updates.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with a perfect reputation score and no history of abuse. It uses a valid SSL certificate and loads resources from trusted local infrastructure.

Domain History

Registered decades ago, the domain has a long-standing history as the official home for these specific sub-registries. It is deeply integrated with the Russian internet exchange (MSK-IX).

Web Reputation

The site maintains a clean record across major security blocklists. Independent research confirms its status as the official registry, and it is widely cited by legitimate registrars globally.
Risk Factors
2
  • Generic spam reports exist for the .org.ru extension, though not for this registry site specifically.
  • The site is primarily in Russian, which may be difficult for international users to navigate.
Positive Signals
5
  • Official registry for .net.ru, .org.ru, and .pp.ru domains.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
  • Operated by a verified non-profit organization (MSK-IX) with a physical Moscow address.
  • Operational history dating back to 1994.
  • Clean hosting IP with no history of abuse or malicious reports.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for domain research and official registration information. It is a core piece of internet infrastructure and not a scam.
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 org.ru, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Russia
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
2 scam reports · 5 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • https://org.ru/ is the official registry website for the Russian second-level domains NET.RU, ORG.RU, and PP.RU.
  • Operated by АНО «ЦВКС «МСК-IX» (non-profit organization), located at 109029, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorodskaya ul. 32 str. A; copyright notice © 2001-2023.
  • Site provides domain search, expired domains, WHOIS check, statistics, news, and extensive technical/legal documentation including registration rules, accreditation agreements, and EPP protocol specs (hosted on nic.net.ru).
  • ORG.RU was created in 1994, originally intended for non-commercial organizations but now open for general registration via accredited registrars.
  • No major scam reports or complaints found specifically against the registry itself; generic spam/phishing complaints listed against the org.ru TLD on spam.org (2024).
  • Multiple legitimate registrars (Reg.ru, Netim, etc.) offer .org.ru domains; prices range from ~$6–$24/year.
  • Associated with established Russian internet infrastructure (MSK-IX, nic.net.ru); long operational history with no dissolution records.
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • spam.orgopen

    "org.ru, Spam, DNS, Phishing Email, 2024-09-22"

  • spam.orgopen

    "org.ru , Spam, Registrar, Phishing Email, 2024-09-22"

Business registration
Status: active · Russia

Operated by АНО «ЦВКС «МСК-IX» (Autonomous Non-Profit Organization 'Center for the Development of Virtual Knowledge Systems «MSK-IX»'), Moscow address: 109029, г. Москва, ул. Нижегородская, д. 32, стр. А; copyright 2001-2023; linked to ccni.ru and nic.net.ru

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We found that org.ru is the official registry website for the Russian second-level domains NET.RU, ORG.RU, and PP.RU. It is operated by the non-profit organization MSK-IX, located in Moscow. While some spam-tracking sites list complaints against the .org.ru extension generally, there are no specific scam reports targeting this registry's operations or its administrative functions.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious58Harmless92Engines
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 numbers2001-2023 109029
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (2001-2023 109029).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2
ExpiresSep 18, 2026 (84d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingJoin-stock company Internet ExchangeMSK-IX
Server locationRU
Web serveropenresty

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://org.ru/
  • 2200https://org.ru/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPJoin-stock company Internet ExchangeMSK-IX
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 org.ru and not a lookalike like o-rg.ru.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

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

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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 org.ru. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • org.ru passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. org.ru presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, expiring in 84 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report org.ru as clean.
  • No. org.ru is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • org.ru resolves to an IP operated by Join-stock company Internet ExchangeMSK-IX in RU (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.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 25, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around org.ru 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·org.ru
SAFE

This is the official registry for Russian third-level domains including .org.ru, .net.ru, and .pp.ru. It is a legitimate infrastructure site operated by a recognized non-profit organization. You can safely use this site to check domain availability or find registration rules.

This site is safe to use for domain research and official registration information. It is a core piece of internet infrastructure and not a scam.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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