SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is sascdn.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 87/100

Legitimate ad-tech CDN operated by Equativ since 2011; 14-year-old infrastructure domain with clean reputation and high traffic ranking.

sascdn.comScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 97·MT 82
Category tags
content delivery networkad tech infrastructure92% MT confidence
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/91
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 92% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
sascdn.com is the primary content-delivery infrastructure for Smart AdServer, now part of Equativ, a well-established French ad-technology company. The domain was registered on August 29, 2011, making it over 14 years old — far older than typical scam sites. Our antivirus network flagged zero detections across 91 engines, and the hosting IP carries zero abuse reports. Independent review aggregators rate it as legitimate and reliable, with a Tranco ranking around 500 globally. Business registration confirms active status under SafeBrands SAS in France, linked to the Equativ corporate group. No scam reports, consumer complaints, or fraud associations appear in any public database. The domain's purpose — serving advertisements and creative assets to publishers — explains why some security tools flag specific subdomains for high-volume ad and tracking traffic, a normal characteristic of ad-serving infrastructure rather than a sign of malice.
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Page Content

sascdn.com functions as a content-delivery network for the Equativ ad-tech platform. The page itself renders as a JavaScript application; our screenshot capture was incomplete due to slow initial rendering, but this is consistent with modern SPA (single-page application) architecture rather than a sign of abandonment or malfunction.

Infrastructure

Hosting IP 34.102.173.240 (Google Cloud) carries zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score. SSL certificate is valid, issued by Google Trust Services, with 69 days remaining. Nameservers point to Akamai, a major global CDN operator, confirming legitimate infrastructure delegation.

Domain History

Registered August 29, 2011 (14+ years old) via SafeBrands SAS, a French domain registrar. WHOIS privacy is enabled. The domain's age and consistent operation under the same corporate entity (Smart AdServer / Equativ) are strong indicators of legitimacy.

Web Reputation

Zero scam reports found across consumer-complaint databases. Independent review aggregators rate the domain as legitimate and reliable. Tranco global ranking approximately 500 places it among the top 0.5% of websites by traffic. No clone indicators detected; the domain is the official CDN for its operator.

Risk Factors
3
  • Screenshot rendering was incomplete; visual analysis inconclusive due to slow page load.
  • Some security sandboxes flag specific subdomains (ced.sascdn.com, ced-ns.sascdn.com) for ad-related traffic, though this is typical for ad-serving infrastructure.
  • WHOIS privacy is enabled, though this is standard practice for corporate infrastructure domains.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain is 14+ years old, registered in 2011 under a legitimate French registrar.
  • Zero detections across 91 antivirus engines; clean browser blocklists.
  • Hosting IP has zero abuse reports and clean reputation.
  • Confirmed active business registration in France linked to Equativ, an established ad-tech company.
  • Global traffic rank in top 500; independent review aggregators rate it as legitimate and reliable.
AI Recommendation
This domain is safe to interact with as part of normal web browsing. If you encounter it in your browser traffic logs or ad-blocking tools, it is legitimate ad-serving infrastructure and not a threat.
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Website Preview

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sascdn.com

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

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.

50
/ 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

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for sascdn.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · France
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
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • sascdn.com is the primary CDN domain for Smart AdServer (now Equativ), used for serving advertisements, creatives, and related resources to publishers.
  • Domain created on August 29, 2011 (over 14 years old); registered with SafeBrands SAS; nameservers point to Akamai infrastructure.
  • Scamadviser rates it as "very likely not a scam but legit and reliable"; positive factors include high Tranco rank (~500), valid SSL, and age.
  • Subdomains such as mobileconfig.sascdn.com, ced-ns.sascdn.com, apps.sascdn.com frequently appear in ad-blocking and privacy tool discussions due to high-volume ad/tracking requests.
  • Some security sandboxes (e.g., ANY.RUN) and threat exchanges flagged specific subdomains (ced.sascdn.com, ced-ns.sascdn.com) in isolated malicious activity reports, typically linked to ad-related traffic rather than the domain itself being
  • WHOIS privacy enabled (REDACTED FOR PRIVACY); contact email info@domain-contact.org.
  • No direct consumer complaints, scam reports, or fraud associations found on Reddit, Trustpilot, or review aggregators.
Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Scamadviseropen

    "in summary, sascdn.com is very likely not a scam but legit and reliable."

  • Scamadviseropen

    "This website is deemed to be popular by Tranco with a ranking of 500. ... old (14 years), content server, safe per DNSFilter."

Business registration
Status: active · France

Registered via SafeBrands SAS (French registrar) since August 29, 2011; associated with Smart AdServer / Equativ, an established ad tech company.

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 sascdn.com and found zero scam reports or complaints. Two positive reviews from independent aggregators confirmed the domain as legitimate infrastructure operated by Equativ, an established ad-tech company. Business registration data shows active status in France since August 2011. The domain's purpose as a content-delivery network for advertisement serving explains its presence in ad-blocking and privacy-tool discussions, which is normal for ad-tech infrastructure.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 91 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 91 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious61Harmless91Engines
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

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WR3
ExpiresAug 17, 2026 (69d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingGoogle LLC
Server locationUS
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
9
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
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  • 3301https://sascdn.com/
  • 4301https://sascdn.com/
  • 5301https://sascdn.com/
  • 6301https://sascdn.com/
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Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPGoogle LLC
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 sascdn.com and not a lookalike like s-ascdn.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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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 sascdn.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • sascdn.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 87/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. sascdn.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WR3, expiring in 69 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 91 antivirus engines in our malware network report sascdn.com as clean.
  • No. sascdn.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • sascdn.com resolves to an IP operated by Google LLC 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.
  • Yes. sascdn.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.
  • We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·sascdn.com
SAFE

sascdn.com is a legitimate content-delivery network operated by Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer), a major ad-tech company established in 2011. The domain is 14 years old, registered in France, ranks in the global top 500, and shows no scam reports or complaints.

This domain is safe to interact with as part of normal web browsing. If you encounter it in your browser traffic logs or ad-blocking tools, it is legitimate ad-serving infrastructure and not a threat.

AV engines
91
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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