Is prevention.ucsf.edu a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on prevention.ucsf.edu. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is prevention.ucsf.edu safe to use?

prevention.ucsf.edu passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does prevention.ucsf.edu have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. prevention.ucsf.edu presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Internet2 · InCommon RSA Server CA 2, expiring in 39 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has prevention.ucsf.edu been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report prevention.ucsf.edu as clean.

Is prevention.ucsf.edu on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. prevention.ucsf.edu is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is prevention.ucsf.edu hosted?

prevention.ucsf.edu 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.

How often is the prevention.ucsf.edu report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 24, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around prevention.ucsf.edu have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is prevention.ucsf.edu legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 91/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official UCSF academic subdomain for the Division of Prevention Science, providing legitimate public health research and community resources with a perfect security record.

Why we trust it

Official subdomain of a top-tier public research university (ucsf.edu).Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our security network.Valid institutional SSL certificate issued by a trusted education-sector provider.

prevention.ucsf.eduScanned 4h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 82·MT 95

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

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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prevention.ucsf.edu

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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.

/ 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

Confidence

The domain is a direct subdomain of ucsf.edu, which is the verified infrastructure of a major public research university. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists show zero detections across more than 90 security engines. The site hosts established programs like the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) and the Prevention Research Center (PRC), both of which are frequently cited in peer-reviewed academic literature. Technical signals, including a valid institutional SSL certificate and clean hosting IP reputation, confirm this is a secure academic environment. There are no indicators of phishing, cloning, or fraudulent intent.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site serves as a comprehensive hub for UCSF's Division of Prevention Science, featuring faculty directories, research publications, and community health resources. It includes specific sections for transgender health, HIV prevention, and COVID-19 vaccine uptake projects.

Infrastructure

The page is hosted on a highly reputable IP address with a clean history and no significant abuse reports. It utilizes a valid SSL certificate issued by InCommon, which is the standard for US higher education institutions.

Domain History

As a subdomain of ucsf.edu, it inherits the long-standing trust and authority of the University of California system. The domain is actively maintained and serves as a primary point of contact for several federally funded research centers.

Web Reputation

The site is widely recognized as an authoritative source by academic journals, government health agencies, and professional social networks. It maintains a positive presence across independent research platforms and has no history of security incidents.

Risk Factors

None detected; the site is an official academic resource on a verified university domain.

Positive Signals

Official subdomain of a top-tier public research university (ucsf.edu).
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our security network.
Valid institutional SSL certificate issued by a trusted education-sector provider.
Extensive history of citations in academic journals and public health reports.
Active community engagement and verified social media links.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to use. You can trust the information provided here and interact with the research programs as needed.

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 prevention.ucsf.edu, 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

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 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

prevention.ucsf.edu is the official website of the Division of Prevention Science at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
It serves as the home for the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), UCSF Prevention Research Center (PRC), Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, and related programs focused on HIV prevention, health equity, and community-engage
No scam reports, fraud complaints, phishing allegations, or negative reviews were found across web searches, Reddit, or review platforms.
The site is frequently cited in academic papers, UCSF news, LinkedIn, Facebook (PRC.UCSF), and Reddit as a legitimate source of public health information and research data.
UCSF is a well-established public university; the division operates as part of its Department of Medicine with active research projects, seminars, and capacity-building initiatives as of 2026.
Content includes research on youth HIV/AIDS, transgender health resources, misinformation countermeasures, and community programs like UPLIFTS for LGBTQ+ inclusive services.
No evidence of commercial business registration separate from UCSF; it functions as an academic and public health research entity.

Positive reviews (3)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

UCSF Official Site / LinkedInopen
"A highly productive, vibrant, and innovative group of scientists conducting cutting-edge, significant, high-impact prevention research."
UCSF News / PMC Articleopen
"A Co-Created Tool to Help Counter Health Misinformation... Spanish version can be found at: https://prevention.ucsf.edu/"
Reddit (r/AskSocialScience)open
"https://prevention.ucsf.edu/transhealth/education/data-recs-summary Worldwide estimates for transwomen are 1 in every 30,000 people."

Business registration

Status: active · United States

Official academic division and research centers (including CAPS and PRC) within the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), a public research university. No separate commercial registration; operates under UCSF's institutional framework.

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research confirms that prevention.ucsf.edu is the official digital home for the Division of Prevention Science at the University of California, San Francisco. We found no scam reports, fraud complaints, or phishing allegations across any consumer-review platforms or security databases. Instead, the site is frequently cited as a high-authority resource in academic papers and news articles, particularly regarding its work in HIV prevention and transgender health. The division operates under the UCSF institutional framework, and its programs, such as the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, are well-documented and legitimate.

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 numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles3

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No phone number listed on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Links to 3 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerInternet2 · InCommon RSA Server CA 2

ExpiresAug 2, 2026 (39d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Platform / CMSDrupal

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://prevention.ucsf.edu/
2200https://prevention.ucsf.edu/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file4

ISPCloudflare, 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 prevention.ucsf.edu and not a lookalike like p-revention.ucsf.edu.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
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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 ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Referenced Domains

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

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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 prevention.ucsf.edu. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
prevention.ucsf.edu passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. prevention.ucsf.edu presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Internet2 · InCommon RSA Server CA 2, expiring in 39 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 prevention.ucsf.edu as clean.
No. prevention.ucsf.edu is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
prevention.ucsf.edu 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 June 24, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around prevention.ucsf.edu have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·prevention.ucsf.edu

SAFE

This is the official research and education portal for the Division of Prevention Science at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). It is a legitimate academic resource with no signs of malicious activity. You can safely browse this site for public health information and research data.

This site is safe to use. You can trust the information provided here and interact with the research programs as needed.

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