Is storymaps.arcgis.com safe?
http://storymaps.arcgis.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (59 of 92 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
ArcGIS StoryMaps is Esri's long-established storytelling tool, with no security or operator red flags found
storymaps.arcgis.com is the web front door for ArcGIS StoryMaps, a tool for combining maps, 3D scenes, embedded content and multimedia into interactive narratives, published by Esri. The domain has been registered for roughly 27 years, the saved checks found a valid encrypted connection and no threat warning, and the page's own links point to Esri's product, resources, terms and contact pages. The only adverse note is minor: no direct contact email appears on the captured page, which is normal for a product landing page that routes visitors to a corporate contact page instead. Nothing in the evidence shows a scam mechanism, so the score sits in the Safe band.
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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 92/100
Safe covers scores 85–100. No adverse finding was saved; 4 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
No adverse finding was saved with this report.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsIndependent research describes ArcGIS StoryMaps as a tool for building interactive narratives from maps, scenes and multimedia.
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 9996 days old, indicating long-standing operation.
- SupportsValid TLS and no Safe Browsing threat warning were recorded for the site.
- SupportsThe hosting IP has an abuse confidence score of 0/100 across zero saved reports.
Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
storymaps.arcgis.com is the web front door for ArcGIS StoryMaps, a tool for combining maps, 3D scenes, embedded content and multimedia into interactive narratives, published by Esri. The domain has been registered for roughly 27 years, the saved checks found a valid encrypted connection and no threat warning, and the page's own links point to Esri's product, resources, terms and contact pages. The only adverse note is minor: no direct contact email appears on the captured page, which is normal for a product landing page that routes visitors to a corporate contact page instead. Nothing in the evidence shows a scam mechanism, so the score sits in the Safe band.
A product page for an established mapping platform
The captured page identifies itself as ArcGIS StoryMaps and carries Esri branding, matching independent research describing it as a tool to combine maps, 3D scenes, embedded content and multimedia into an interactive narrative.
The page is a normal product front door: it offers a Sign in entry point for existing users and links out to Esri pages for an overview, resources, terms of use and contact.
The registrable domain is 9996 days old, consistent with a long-running service rather than a freshly stood-up lookalike.
Clean technical checks and no adverse operator evidence
The saved checks found a valid encrypted connection and no threat warning from the browser safety feed, and the hosting address carries an abuse confidence score of 0 out of 100 across zero saved reports.
The only adverse observation is that no direct contact email was found on the captured page. That is a minor completeness gap on a marketing page, not a deception signal, and the page does link to a contact destination.
No affiliate relationships, cross-domain monetisation, pop-ups, forced redirects or download prompts appear in the evidence, so there is no commercial funnel to warn about.
Why the score is 92
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/ 92
No detectionsSaved analysis from July 28, 2026 - stale
No detections across 59 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
- 92
All 92 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 - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- Cluster25 - Unrated
- 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
- BitDefenderbusiness
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerinformation technology
- Googletechnology
- Sophosgeneral business
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
ArcGIS StoryMaps esri
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
ArcGIS StoryMaps
- 02
esri
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
ArcGIS StoryMaps
- Meta description
Harness the power of maps to tell stories that matter. ArcGIS StoryMaps has everything you need to create remarkable stories that give your maps meaning.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
ArcGIS StoryMaps
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 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
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The registrable domain is 9996 days old, indicating long-standing operation.
- 02Valid TLS and no Safe Browsing threat warning were recorded for the site.
- 03The hosting IP has an abuse confidence score of 0/100 across zero saved reports.
Web research findings
Independent findings for storymaps.arcgis.com, 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.
- Digital Stories & Presentations | ArcGIS StoryMapsopen
"Use ArcGIS StoryMaps to combine maps, 3D scenes, embedded content, multimedia, and more into an interactive narrative"
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.
- Domainstorymaps.arcgis.com
- Redirects tostorymaps.arcgis.com
- Hosted byAmazon.com, Inc.
- Referencesdoc.arcgis.com · esri.com
Domain Timeline
- Jun 9, 1999Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 27 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 22, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
storymaps.arcgis.com 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.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for *.arcgis.com.
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.
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://storymaps.arcgis.com/
- 2206https://storymaps.arcgis.com/
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
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
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 92 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed Jul 28, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 22, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 22, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 2 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 22, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 22, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Jul 28, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 22, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 22, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 22, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 22, 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.
Is storymaps.arcgis.com legit and safe?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
ArcGIS StoryMaps is Esri's long-established storytelling tool, with no security or operator red flags found
storymaps.arcgis.com is the web front door for ArcGIS StoryMaps, a tool for combining maps, 3D scenes, embedded content and multimedia into interactive narratives, published by Esri. The domain has been registered for roughly 27 years, the saved checks found a valid encrypted connection and no threat warning, and the page's own links point to Esri's product, resources, terms and contact pages. The only adverse note is minor: no direct contact email appears on the captured page, which is normal for a product landing page that routes visitors to a corporate contact page instead. Nothing in the evidence shows a scam mechanism, so the score sits in the Safe band.
09 · Community
Community
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