Security Review

Is rkdms.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 97/100

A long-established marketing and analytics domain operated by Merkle with over 23 years of clean history and no security flags.

rkdms.comScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 100·MT 95
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
23 years old
Registered Feb 8, 2003
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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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 page appears to be a legitimate informational landing page for a corporate redirect and data tracking domain operated by Merkle.

Visual risk10/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Page identifies as a redirect and tracking domain for Merkle

Contains links to a data product privacy notice and legal disclosures

Professional layout with standard corporate footer and copyright notice

No deceptive urgency, fake trust badges, or phishing elements visible

Broken image icon in the header suggests a minor rendering issue

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The domain has been registered since 2003 and is owned by Merkle, a well-known subsidiary of the Dentsu group. Our analysis shows no malicious detections across 92 antivirus engines and no history of abuse reports. The page serves as a transparent landing site explaining its role in counting website arrivals for corporate clients. All technical signals, including a valid SSL certificate and professional infrastructure, align with a legitimate business operation. We found no scam reports or consumer complaints associated with this domain.
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Page Content

The website functions as an informational landing page for a redirect service. It clearly identifies itself as a Merkle-operated property and provides links to data privacy notices and legal disclosures.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on professional infrastructure with a valid Amazon-issued SSL certificate. It shows no signs of deceptive redirects or malicious scripts, operating purely as a tracking and analytics hub.

Domain History

Registered in February 2003, the domain has over two decades of continuous operation. It is managed by CSC Corporate Domains, a registrar typically used by large enterprises to protect their brand assets.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators and security researchers consistently rate this domain and its subdomains as safe. It is frequently cited in corporate privacy policies as a standard tool for marketing measurement.
Risk Factors
1
  • None identified; the domain exhibits standard corporate behavior for a tracking service.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain age exceeds 23 years with a stable registration history.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
  • Operated by a verifiable, major global marketing agency (Merkle/Dentsu).
  • Transparent disclosure of the site's purpose and privacy policy links.
  • Clean IP reputation with no history of abuse or phishing reports.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe. It is a background technical domain used for marketing analytics and requires no user interaction.
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 rkdms.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
23 yrs
Registered Feb 2003
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
  • Domain registered on 2003-02-08, expires 2028-02-08; over 23 years old with clientTransferProhibited status.
  • Homepage states: "You have reached rkdms.com, a redirect site operated by Merkle. This site assists companies in counting the arrivals to their websites."
  • Associated with Merkle Marketing (now part of Dentsu), a major CRM and integrated marketing agency headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.
  • Subdomains (e.g. track.sv.rkdms.com, mid.rkdms.com, prebid.sv.rkdms.com) used for tracking, analytics, and advertising measurement.
  • No scam reports, malware detections, or consumer complaints found across searches on Reddit, review sites, or security databases.
  • Security tools (Scamadviser on subdomains, Gridinsoft, Sur.ly, Danetsoft) rate related properties as legitimate/safe with positive or neutral signals.
  • Mentioned in privacy notices and cookie lists as a marketing/tracking domain; opt-out available at mid.rkdms.com/opt/out/status.
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Scamadviseropen

    "In summary, we think micro.rkdms.com is legit and safe for consumers to access."

  • Gridinsoftopen

    "Mid.rkdms.com has 78/100 trust score... 23.4-year domain history and no major malware/phishing detections."

  • Sur.lyopen

    "Rkdms.com most likely does not offer any malicious content. ... Safe."

Business registration
Status: active · United States

rkdms.com registered 2003-02-08 (over 23 years old), operated by Merkle (a Dentsu company, HQ Columbia, MD). Registrar CSC Corporate Domains. Status: clientTransferProhibited.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for rkdms.com and found zero scam reports or complaints. Business registration data confirms the domain has been active since 2003 and is operated by Merkle, a Dentsu company headquartered in Maryland. Independent review aggregators specifically highlight the domain and its subdomains as safe for consumers, noting its long history and lack of malware detections.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious62Harmless92Engines
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.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age23 years old
RegistrarCSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
RegisteredFeb 8, 2003
ExpiresFeb 8, 2028
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M03
ExpiresSep 2, 2026 (72d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon Technologies Inc.
Server locationUS
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAmazon Technologies Inc.
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 rkdms.com and not a lookalike like r-kdms.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

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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 ↗

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 rkdms.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • rkdms.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 97/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. rkdms.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M03, expiring in 72 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • rkdms.com is 23.4 years old, registered on 2/8/2003 through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.. 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 rkdms.com as clean.
  • No. rkdms.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • rkdms.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Technologies Inc. in US (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.
  • Yes. rkdms.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·rkdms.com
SAFE

This is a legitimate corporate redirect and tracking domain operated by Merkle, a major global marketing agency. It is used for measuring website traffic and advertising performance rather than direct consumer interaction. You do not need to take any action.

This site is safe. It is a background technical domain used for marketing analytics and requires no user interaction.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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