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How we checked

Coverage: partial · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

  • Antivirus · not available: did not fully complete
  • Google Safe Browsing: completed
  • page reading: completed
  • page capture: completed
  • domain records: completed
  • web research: completed
Verdict

Official PBS Distribution site with long domain history and no detected threats

pbsdistribution.org is the official distribution arm of PBS and GBH, handling licensing and physical media sales for public media content. The domain is over 13 years old, uses valid TLS, and shows no security warnings. Contact forms and leadership details are present, with no evidence of consumer-facing risk.

The site can be treated as the legitimate PBS Distribution portal for business and licensing inquiries.

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pbsdistribution.org: Safe — MalwareTips website safety report

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 92/100

Safe covers scores 85–100. No adverse finding was saved; 5 pushed it up.

What pulled the score down

No adverse finding was saved with this report.

What pushed the score up

  • SupportsDomain registered 4921 days ago
  • SupportsNo threat warning from the browser threat feed
  • SupportsValid TLS certificate confirmed
  • SupportsSite identifies as PBS and GBH joint venture
  • SupportsPostal address visible on the page.

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01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

pbsdistribution.org is the official distribution arm of PBS and GBH, handling licensing and physical media sales for public media content. The domain is over 13 years old, uses valid TLS, and shows no security warnings. Contact forms and leadership details are present, with no evidence of consumer-facing risk.

Established operator with disclosed identity

The site states it is jointly owned by PBS and GBH and has grown from physical goods distribution to a global licensing operation.

The registrable domain is 4921 days old, placing its registration well over a decade ago.

Clean technical profile and visible contact options

The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.

A postal address is visible on the page, and contact forms are provided for licensing, DVD/Blu-ray, and program submissions.

Why the score is 92

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.

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

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

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
pbsdistribution.org
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

PBS Distribution is a leading distributor of public media content from producers whose stories make a difference.

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    PBS Distribution is a leading distributor of public media content from producers whose stories make a difference.

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
Home - PBS Distribution
Meta description
PBS Distribution is a leading distributor of public media content from producers whose stories make a difference.

Pages we read

  • Main page/Read
  • About page/about/Read
  • Privacy policy/privacy-policy/Read
  • Contact page/contact/Read

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

    Home - PBS Distribution

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked; the antivirus check returned no result for this scan.

  3. What independent research found

    The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.

  4. What remains unverified

    1 of the 4 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

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01Domain registered 4921 days ago
  2. 02Site identifies as PBS and GBH joint venture
  3. 03No threat warning from the browser threat feed

Web research findings

Independent findings for pbsdistribution.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.

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
No scam reports found
The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for pbsdistribution.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.

Google Safe Browsing
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. Domainpbsdistribution.org
  2. Redirects topbsdistribution.org
  3. Hosted byGoogle LLC
  4. Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · pbsd.wpengine.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Apr 23, 2013
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 13 years old when this review was saved.

  2. Oct 14, 2026
    Saved security review — Rated Safe

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

pbsdistribution.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.

What We Found
Has contact info, but not on the site's domain
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • Postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age13 years old
RegistrarCSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
RegisteredApr 23, 2013
ExpiresApr 23, 2027
Last updatedAug 12, 2026
RegistrantNot published (privacy or GDPR redaction)
Owner privacyUnknown (owner not published)
Nameserversns-1230.awsdns-25.orgns-1674.awsdns-17.co.ukns-193.awsdns-24.comns-806.awsdns-36.netDNS by Amazon Route 53
Verified ownerNo owner has verified this domain on MalwareTips
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR1
IssuedSep 11, 2026 (33 days before this scan)
ExpiresDec 10, 2026 (56d)
Self-signedNo
Trusted chainYes: our check verified the issuer chain
Matches hostnameYes

Certificate issued for pbsdistribution.org.

Hosting & Technology
HostingGoogle LLC
Server IP34.139.210.212
Server locationUnited States (US)
Web servernginx
Platform / CMSWordPress
PopularityNot in the Cloudflare Radar top list
Technologies and payments

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

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://pbsdistribution.org/
  • 2206https://pbsdistribution.org/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPGoogle LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

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

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antivirusunavailable
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentcomplete
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
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
ResultNo usable engine result was saved
CompletionUnavailableFindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 14, 2026
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 14, 2026
Visual evidence
Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 14, 2026
Independent research
ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 14, 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 pbsdistribution.org and not a lookalike like p-bsdistribution.org 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 pbsdistribution.org legit and safe?
Our automated security review found no threat indicators on pbsdistribution.org, so it appears legitimate. and the domain is 13 years old, registered on April 23, 2013 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
Is pbsdistribution.org safe to use?
pbsdistribution.org has a Safety Score of 92/100 (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 pbsdistribution.org 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 pbsdistribution.org), 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 pbsdistribution.org is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
Is pbsdistribution.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — pbsdistribution.org 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 pbsdistribution.org domain?
pbsdistribution.org is 13 years old, registered on April 23, 2013 through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
Does pbsdistribution.org have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — pbsdistribution.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, valid for another 56 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 pbsdistribution.org hosted?
pbsdistribution.org resolves to an IP operated by Google LLC in US (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 pbsdistribution.org report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 14, 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 pbsdistribution.org 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
92/100
Safe

Official PBS Distribution site with long domain history and no detected threats

Saved capturepbsdistribution.orgCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

pbsdistribution.org is the official distribution arm of PBS and GBH, handling licensing and physical media sales for public media content. The domain is over 13 years old, uses valid TLS, and shows no security warnings. Contact forms and leadership details are present, with no evidence of consumer-facing risk.

Recommended actionThe site can be treated as the legitimate PBS Distribution portal for business and licensing inquiries.
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09 · Community

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