SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is tenor.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 89/100

Official Tenor GIF platform owned by Google with a 30-year-old domain and zero malware detections across our engines.

tenor.comScanned 5d ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 83·MT 92
Category tags
gif platformmedia sharing95% MT confidence
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
31 years old
Registered Jul 30, 1995
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The site presents itself as the well-known Tenor GIF service with matching title, description, and content focused on animated images. Our antivirus network returned zero flags and browser blocklists show it as clean. The domain age of over 30 years plus documented acquisition by Google in 2018 provide strong legitimacy signals. A small number of independent review aggregator complaints mention user-uploaded crypto scam GIFs, but these do not indicate the platform itself is malicious. Overall traffic and app-store ratings further support that this is a legitimate service rather than a fraudulent site.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

The page displays the standard Tenor GIF keyboard interface with search functionality, trending GIFs, and links to apps and support. No login forms, countdowns, or suspicious scripts were detected.

Infrastructure

Valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services. Hosting IP shows zero abuse score. External resources load only from known Google domains such as analytics and app stores.

Domain History

Domain registered 11263 days ago through MarkMonitor with no privacy protection, consistent with a long-established corporate asset. Google acquired the service in 2018.

Web Reputation

Independent review sites rate the service positively overall, though some users note moderation challenges with uploaded content. No malware or phishing reports tied to the domain itself.

Risk Factors
1
  • A few independent review aggregator reviews mention crypto-related scam GIFs appearing in search results due to user uploads.
Positive Signals
4
  • Domain registered more than 30 years ago.
  • Owned by Google since 2018 with active US business registration.
  • Zero detections from our antivirus network and clean browser blocklist status.
  • High app-store ratings and documented use by major messaging platforms.
AI Recommendation
The site is safe to visit and use for searching GIFs. Exercise normal caution with any third-party links or uploaded content you encounter.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

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tenor.com

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

Web Research Findings

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

Domain age
30 yrs
Registered Jul 1995
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
1 scam report · 16 complaints · 2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain tenor.com registered for 11263 days (over 30 years).
  • Acquired by Google on March 27, 2018 per official blog and TechCrunch.
  • Scamadviser trust score indicates very likely safe with high Tranco ranking and valid SSL.
  • Trustpilot rating 2.4/5 from 16 reviews citing content moderation issues including crypto scam GIFs.
  • Powers GIF keyboards and search for Discord, Facebook Messenger, Twitter and others.
  • Wikipedia and Google Developers confirm ownership by Google; no malware reports tied to the domain itself.
  • App Store rating 4.6/5 from 39K ratings.
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "BUT lately, there’s been an explosion of crypto scam GIFs, especially promoting “metaversx” from @blazzordnft."

Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Scamadviseropen

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

  • Apple App Storeopen

    "Nice range of gifs. I particularly like the ability to type what I'm looking for and then presented with a variety, as opposed to simply having to choose from ..."

Business registration
Status: active · United States

Owned by Google since March 2018; address listed as Amphitheatre Parkway 1600, Mountain View, CA 94043

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found one independent review aggregator complaint about crypto scam GIFs appearing in search results. Two positive sources confirm the site is legitimate, including independent review aggregator stating it is safe and the Apple App Store showing strong user ratings. Business records confirm Google ownership since 2018 with an active US registration.

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.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age31 years old
RegistrarMarkMonitor Inc.
RegisteredJul 30, 1995
ExpiresJul 29, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WR3
ExpiresAug 19, 2026 (79d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingGoogle LLC
Server locationUS

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://tenor.com/
  • 2200https://tenor.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file3
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 tenor.com and not a lookalike like t-enor.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 ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on tenor.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·tenor.com
SAFE

Tenor.com is the official GIF keyboard and search platform owned by Google. Our analysis finds a clean scan record, a domain registered over 30 years ago, and confirmed Google ownership since 2018. The site is safe for normal use.

The site is safe to visit and use for searching GIFs. Exercise normal caution with any third-party links or uploaded content you encounter.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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