Security Review

Is server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 93/100

Legitimate Ookla Speedtest server infrastructure with clean security profile and no abuse history.

server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.netScanned 2d ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 95·MT 92
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
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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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net is a confirmed component of Ookla's public Speedtest server infrastructure, not a consumer-facing website or service. The hostname follows Ookla's official naming pattern (server-NNNN.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net) and is associated with server ID 9840 hosted in the Cook Islands region. Our antivirus network flagged zero detections across 92 engines, the hosting IP carries zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score, and no scam reports or complaints exist for this hostname. The domain ooklaserver.net and its prod.hosts subdomain are legitimately operated by Ookla for thousands of Speedtest servers worldwide. This is infrastructure, not a scam vector.
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Page Content

This is a backend Speedtest server hostname, not a consumer-facing webpage. It is part of Ookla's distributed network of speed-testing endpoints used by the Speedtest application and website to measure internet performance.

Infrastructure

Hostname follows Ookla's official naming convention (server-NNNN.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net). Associated with server ID 9840, hosted by ookla.oyster.net.ck in the Cook Islands. The IP 69.241.65.190 has zero abuse reports and an abuse score of 0/100, indicating clean hosting reputation.

Domain History

The ooklaserver.net domain and prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net subdomain are officially operated by Ookla for their global Speedtest server network. Similar hostnames are explicitly documented in public Speedtest server lists and linked to the legitimate Speedtest application.

Web Reputation

Zero detections across our antivirus network (0/92 engines). Clean browser blocklists. No scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews found in web search. Independent trust aggregators show no data, which is expected for backend infrastructure rather than a consumer-facing service.

Positive Signals
5
  • Part of Ookla's official Speedtest server infrastructure with documented naming convention.
  • Zero malware detections across 92 antivirus engines.
  • Hosting IP has zero abuse reports and clean reputation score (0/100).
  • No scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews found in web search.
  • Hostname pattern matches thousands of legitimate Speedtest servers worldwide.
AI Recommendation
This hostname is safe to use as part of the Speedtest service. No action is required.
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 server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
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
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net is a hostname in Ookla's official Speedtest server network, used for public internet speed testing.
  • It is associated with ID 9840 and the sponsor/host ookla.oyster.net.ck (Cook Islands, Oceania/Polynesia region) according to public Speedtest server lists.
  • The domain ooklaserver.net and the prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net subdomain are officially used by Ookla for thousands of hosted Speedtest servers worldwide.
  • Similar hostnames (e.g. server-48919.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net, server-15631.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net) are explicitly linked to the legitimate Speedtest application by Netify.
  • No scam reports, malware complaints, or negative reviews were found specifically for this hostname in web search results.
  • One unrelated Ookla-patterned hostname (speedtest.paradisetele.net.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net) triggered a malicious verdict in an ANY.RUN sandbox, but this appears to be an isolated or misconfigured/abused instance, not applicable here.
  • Ookla provides official tools, documentation, and policies for hosting and verifying such servers on ports 8080/5060.
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 server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net and found no scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews. The hostname is confirmed as part of Ookla's official Speedtest server network, documented in public server lists and linked to the legitimate Speedtest application. One unrelated Ookla-patterned hostname triggered a malicious verdict in sandbox testing, but that appears to be an isolated misconfiguration and does not apply to this server.

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.

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPComcast Cable Communications, LLC
Usage typeFixed Line ISP

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 server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net and not a lookalike like s-erver-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net.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.

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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
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VirusTotal
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AbuseIPDB
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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 server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 93/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net as clean.
  • No. server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net resolves to an IP operated by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC in US (usage type: Fixed Line ISP). 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 12, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·server-9840.prod.hosts.ooklaserver.net
SAFE

This hostname is part of Ookla's official Speedtest server network, used for public internet speed testing. It follows Ookla's standard naming convention, carries no malware detections, and has a clean reputation across all signals.

This hostname is safe to use as part of the Speedtest service. No action is required.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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