Is protected-link.net safe?
http://protected-link.net/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (58 of 91 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
protected-link.net is a redirector into SoSafe's legitimate E-learning login portal, with no malicious detections.
Visiting protected-link.net sends the browser straight to SoSafe's E-learning sign-in page, where the only visible content is a 'Log in to E-learning' form. SoSafe is a known security-awareness and phishing-simulation provider, and redirecting domains are a normal part of how such training links work. The domain has been registered since late 2022, the connection is encrypted, and no threat warning was returned. Nothing on the evidence shows credential theft, malware, payment fraud or a deceptive commercial funnel, so the site is rated Safe.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 88/100
Safe covers scores 85–100. 1 finding pulled the score down; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- StrongThe page automatically sent the browser to an unrelated external site.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning and independent research found no major malware or phishing detections.
- SupportsThe domain was registered on November 30, 2022 and is over 1,400 days old, which is inconsistent with a disposable phishing host.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Visiting protected-link.net sends the browser straight to SoSafe's E-learning sign-in page, where the only visible content is a 'Log in to E-learning' form. SoSafe is a known security-awareness and phishing-simulation provider, and redirecting domains are a normal part of how such training links work. The domain has been registered since late 2022, the connection is encrypted, and no threat warning was returned. Nothing on the evidence shows credential theft, malware, payment fraud or a deceptive commercial funnel, so the site is rated Safe.
What actually happens when you open the link
The scanned address does not host its own content. It immediately forwards the browser to an external domain, and the saved navigation record shows the destination as SoSafe's E-learning platform. The screenshot of the landing page shows only a 'Log in to E-learning' prompt, which matches a training portal rather than a storefront, download page or payment flow.
Because the redirect lands on a different domain, the contact details of that destination were not attributed back to protected-link.net. That is a limitation of the scan, not a sign that the site hides its identity, and the landing page itself was read.
Technical checks and public reputation
The saved checks are clean: the browser threat feed returned no threat warning, the TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, and independent research found no major malware or phishing detections. The domain was registered on November 30, 2022, giving it a multi-year history rather than the freshly created profile typical of throwaway phishing hosts.
The redirect pattern is consistent with a security-awareness vendor using dedicated link domains for phishing simulations and training campaigns. The evidence does not show a credential-harvesting page, a malicious download, or any commercial deception, so there is no basis to treat the redirect itself as an attack.
Why the score is 88
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
Antivirus Engines
0/ 91
No detectionsSaved analysis from September 13, 2026 - stale
No detections across 58 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
- 91
All 91 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 - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Unrated
- 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
- 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
- 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.aiInformation Technology
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerinformation technology
- Googletechnology
- 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
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
Log in to E-learning
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Log in to E-learning
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
SoSafe - Phishing Test and Training for your employees
- Meta description
Test your organization's vulnerability to phishing and malware attacks. Our cyber security awareness tool (made in Germany) helps your employees to detect and defend themselves against phishing and social engineering attacks.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
SoSafe - Phishing Test and Training for your employees
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded cross domain landing, forced redirects.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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
Saas
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The page automatically forwards the browser to SoSafe's E-learning platform, which is consistent with a security-awareness training link.
- 02The page automatically sent the browser to an unrelated external site.
- 03The domain was registered on November 30, 2022 and is over 1,400 days old, which is inconsistent with a disposable phishing host.
Web research findings
Independent findings for protected-link.net, 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.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
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.
- Domainprotected-link.net
- Redirects tolearning.sosafe.de
- Hosted byAmazon.com, Inc.
- Referencessosafe.de · elearning.sosafe.de
Domain Timeline
- Nov 30, 2022Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 3 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 29, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
protected-link.net 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.
Domain & Encryption
This is the certificate of learning.sosafe.de, the site this URL lands on. Certificate issued for learning.sosafe.de.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it. This is the address of learning.sosafe.de, the site this URL lands on.
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
- 1301http://protected-link.net/
- 2302https://protected-link.net/
- 3206https://learning.sosafe.de/cross-domain
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
The page automatically sent the browser to an unrelated external site.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 91 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed Sep 13, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 29, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 29, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 29, 2026 |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 29, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 91 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Sep 13, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 29, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 29, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 29, 2026
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 29, 2026
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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
protected-link.net is a redirector into SoSafe's legitimate E-learning login portal, with no malicious detections.
Visiting protected-link.net sends the browser straight to SoSafe's E-learning sign-in page, where the only visible content is a 'Log in to E-learning' form. SoSafe is a known security-awareness and phishing-simulation provider, and redirecting domains are a normal part of how such training links work. The domain has been registered since late 2022, the connection is encrypted, and no threat warning was returned. Nothing on the evidence shows credential theft, malware, payment fraud or a deceptive commercial funnel, so the site is rated Safe.
09 · Community
Community
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