Is status.hr-communication.com legit or a scam?
A security training domain with a long history of being used in HR-themed phishing simulations and deceptive email campaigns targeting corporate employees.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Warning signs detected
A security training domain with a long history of being used in HR-themed phishing simulations and deceptive email campaigns targeting corporate employees. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
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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.
No scam visual patterns detected
The page is a legitimate security awareness training landing page used by organizations to educate employees following a phishing simulation.
What our vision model saw
5 signalsPage explicitly identifies as an authorized phishing simulation for educational purposes
Content provides security awareness training tips on how to identify spear phishing
Layout is professional with clear typography and educational iconography
No deceptive elements, urgency tactics, or fake trust badges are present
The site serves as a landing page for users who clicked a simulated phishing link
MT Intelligence
The domain has been active for over 19 years and is frequently used as a sender for simulated phishing tests. Our research found documented cases where it was used to send fake 'Unused PTO' and 'Holiday Schedule' emails to employees at various organizations. While the current landing page identifies itself as an authorized educational tool, the domain lacks any legitimate business registration or corporate identity. One engine in our antivirus network, Gridinsoft, flags the site as suspicious. Because this domain is designed to mimic official HR communications to trick users, it should be treated with caution.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for status.hr-communication.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain hr-communication.com (and subdomain status.hr-communication.com) has been actively used since at least 2020 in multiple HR-themed phishing and social engineering campaigns, including fake PTO/unused vacation and holiday schedule lure
- Montgomery College documented a simulated phishing test using no-reply@hr-communication.com in Dec 2021; 611 employees clicked the link while 506 reported it.
- Fishbowl post from Deloitte employee in 2020 questioned an email from HR-Communication.com about PTO as potential phishing; comments were mixed with some calling it a test or legit, others noting red flags like signature misspellings.
- The domain appears in phishing awareness training materials, templates, and threat intelligence lists as a sender for malicious HR emails with attachments or links.
- No official website, business entity, or positive reviews found for any company operating hr-communication.com; WHOIS lookups return no public registrant details in available sources.
- Domain age of ~7020 days (~19.2 years) indicates it is an aged domain likely repurposed or registered long ago for abuse, common in phishing operations to evade reputation filters.
- Subdomain status.hr-communication.com follows the same pattern and has no independent legitimate presence in search results.
- Montgomery College Phishing Reportopen
"In this case the sending address is: “HR. Administrator <no-reply@hr-communication.com>.” 506 employees reported the phishing scenario to the Phishtrap. 611 employees clicked the link"
- Fishbowl (Deloitte employees)open
"Is this phishing? I got an email from “HR-Communication.com” about taking PTO. Seems fake"
- Bite Hard Designs phishing templateopen
"From: Henry Jones <henry.jones@hr-communication.com> Subject: Unused PTO Hours"
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat status.hr-communication.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 marked status.hr-communication.com as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- status.hr-communication.com currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. status.hr-communication.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 47 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- status.hr-communication.com is 19.2 years old, registered on 4/5/2007 through MarkMonitor Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged status.hr-communication.com as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. status.hr-communication.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- status.hr-communication.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.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 25, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around status.hr-communication.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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