SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is pegstaff.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 92/100

Official website for a long-standing St. Louis staffing firm with a 40-year history and strong professional reputation.

pegstaff.comScanned 1d ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 91·MT 92
Screenshot of pegstaff.comSee the live page ↓
Positive signals (5)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 21 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
21 years old
Registered May 12, 2005
Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence

Website Preview

Screenshot of pegstaff.com
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pegstaff.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →

Visual 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.

5
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The website displays high design quality and professional visual elements consistent with a legitimate staffing and recruiting agency.

Visual risk5/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Professional layout with high-quality, consistent photography of staff members

Functional navigation menu with industry-specific links like 'Time Card Entry' and 'Employee ADP Login'

Standard cookie consent banner with clear 'Deny All' and 'Accept All' options

Presence of a standard chat widget and accessibility icon in the bottom corners

Contact form uses standard business fields without requesting sensitive personal data like SSNs or passwords

Branding is consistent throughout the logo, color scheme, and typography

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain has been registered for over 21 years, which is a significant indicator of stability. Our analysis confirms the site belongs to a real-world business incorporated in Missouri in 1984. The page features functional links to employee portals like ADP and Bullhorn, which are standard for professional staffing firms. While there are reports of scammers impersonating this company via fake email addresses, the website itself is legitimate and secure. High ratings on employee review platforms further validate its status as a genuine service provider.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

  • The site provides specific details about staffing niches including IT, Finance, and Operations.
  • It features a live job board and integration with Bullhorn, a standard industry recruitment platform.
  • Visual elements are professional, featuring original photography and consistent branding.

Infrastructure

  • The site uses a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services.
  • It loads resources from reputable third-party domains like LinkedIn and Cloudfront.
  • The hosting IP has a clean reputation with no history of abuse reports.

Domain History

  • The domain pegstaff.com was registered in 2003, showing long-term ownership.
  • WHOIS records align with the company's established history in the St. Louis area.

Web Reputation

  • The business maintains an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
  • Employee feedback on Glassdoor and Indeed is generally positive, with a 3.9/5 star rating.
  • The company actively warns users about 'phishing' attempts from external actors using look-alike domains.
Risk Factors
2
  • External scammers have been known to impersonate company staff using fake email domains like @pegstaffrecruiter.com.
  • The website does not list a direct contact email or physical address on the homepage, though these are available via their official social media and business listings.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain age of over 21 years indicates long-term stability.
  • Verified business registration in Missouri dating back to 1984.
  • Clean scan results from over 90 antivirus engines.
  • High volume of positive reviews on independent employment and recruiter rating sites.
  • A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
AI Recommendation
You can safely use this website to search for jobs or hire talent. Always ensure you are communicating with an official @pegstaff.com email address to avoid impersonation scams.
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 pegstaff.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · United States (Missouri)
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
3 scam reports · 4 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain pegstaff.com is the official website for PEG Staffing & Recruiting (Professional Employment Group), a woman-owned staffing agency in St. Louis, MO.
  • Company established/incorporated in 1984 (42+ years in business per BBB); domain age aligns with long operation.
  • BBB profile: NOT accredited, A+ rating, no accreditation; address listed as 999 Executive Parkway Dr Ste 100, Saint Louis, MO 63141.
  • Glassdoor: 3.9/5 from 52 reviews, 77% recommend to a friend.
  • Great Recruiters: 4.79/5 from 204 reviews.
  • Company issues scam alerts about impersonators using similar emails (e.g., @pegstaffrecruiter.com) pretending to be recruiters.
  • Active presence on LinkedIn (38k+ followers), Facebook, Instagram, YouTube; listed in local directories and Reddit career resources for St. Louis.
Scam reports (3)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • LinkedIn (Audrey Clay post)open

    "SCAM ALERT Neither I, Audrey Clay, nor PEG Staffing & Recruiting are sending emails about remote opportunities with Celsius Holdings."

  • LinkedIn (Ellen Weinreb post)open

    "SCAM ALERT Neither I, Audrey Clay, nor PEG Staffing & Recruiting are sending emails about remote opportunities with Celsius Holdings. If you receive an email from: Audrey Clay [admin@pegstaffrecruiter.com] it is NOT from me and it is NOT af"

  • trustburn.comopen

    "This place is likely a scam . No call backs or ..."

Positive reviews (4)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Glassdooropen

    "PEG Staffing and Recruiting has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars , based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have ..."

  • Glassdooropen

    "Overall, 77% of employees would recommend working at PEG Staffing and Recruiting to a friend . This is based on 52 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor."

  • Great Recruitersopen

    "Rating Past 12 Months PEG Staffing & Recruiting continuously reviews to keep ratings current. 4.79 from 204 reviews ."

  • Indeedopen

    "My experience with PEG as been very perfessional, good place to work if semi retired as I am. All placements have been good experiences, was always able to ..."

Business registration
Status: active · United States (Missouri)

Incorporated 7/31/1984 as Limited Liability Company (LLC); BBB file opened 11/1/1991; Years in Business: 42; Owner/President: Ms. Karen Spann; Alternate names include Brennan Staffing LLC, Pro Temps Inc, Peg Industrial Resources Inc.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We found that PEG Staffing & Recruiting is a well-established firm with a 42-year history in St. Louis. Business registration records show it was incorporated in 1984 and maintains an active status. While we identified scam alerts on LinkedIn, these were posted by the company itself to warn job seekers about impersonators using fake email addresses. Positive employee reviews on Glassdoor and high ratings on recruiter-specific platforms confirm the site's legitimacy.

Domain Timeline

  1. May 12, 2005
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 21 years old today.

  2. Jul 6, 2026
    Latest security review — Reviewed as safe

    This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

pegstaff.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.

Threat Detection

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.

Reputation Sources

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

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

Technical Details

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 numbers314-275-2000
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles5
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (314-275-2000).
  • Links to 8 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age21 years old
RegistrarRegister.com - Network Solutions, LLC
RegisteredMay 12, 2005
ExpiresMay 12, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresAug 27, 2026 (52d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://pegstaff.com/
  • 2301https://pegstaff.com/
  • 3200https://www.pegstaff.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

What to do

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 pegstaff.com and not a lookalike like p-egstaff.com.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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Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·pegstaff.com
SAFE

This is the official website for PEG Staffing & Recruiting, a legitimate woman-owned agency based in St. Louis with over 40 years of operation. The site is safe to use for job seekers and employers, though users should be aware of external scammers who occasionally impersonate their recruiters.

You can safely use this website to search for jobs or hire talent. Always ensure you are communicating with an official @pegstaff.com email address to avoid impersonation scams.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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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 pegstaff.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • pegstaff.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 92/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. pegstaff.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 52 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • pegstaff.com is 21.2 years old, registered on 5/12/2005 through Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC. 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 pegstaff.com as clean.
  • No. pegstaff.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • pegstaff.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, 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 July 6, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around pegstaff.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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