Warning signs detected
Browser extension site for Trusted Study with clean scans but zero web reputation and no business registration after 212 days. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is trustedstudysearch.com legit or a scam?
Browser extension site for Trusted Study with clean scans but zero web reputation and no business registration after 212 days.
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
MT Intelligence
The page presents itself as a legitimate browser extension that modifies search behavior to a Yahoo-powered domain. All technical checks including antivirus engines, IP reputation, and blocklists returned clean. However, the domain shows no search visibility, no business registration, and zero reviews or mentions anywhere online. The complete absence of contact information and real-world footprint makes it impossible to verify who operates the extension. These factors together place the site in the suspicious category rather than outright malicious or safe.
Website Preview
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 trustedstudysearch.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain trustedstudysearch.com has no direct mentions in web search results for scam, review, complaint, or Reddit discussions
- Page title is 'Trusted Study'; no associated business name or brand references found
- Domain age reported as 212 days; appears in DNS/BGP records (e.g., bgp.he.net) confirming existence
- Similar legitimate 'StudySearch' domains exist for clinical trials (e.g., studysearch.osumc.edu, studysearch.wustl.edu) but no connection to this domain
- No evidence of typosquatting or cloning of famous brands (PayPal, Roblox, etc.) or study abroad/education sites
- Searches for exact domain and 'Trusted Study' yield only unrelated study abroad consultants (e.g., trustedstudyabroad.com) and general clinical trial resources
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1302http://trustedstudysearch.com/
- 2200https://www.trustedstudyhub.com/cross-domain
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat trustedstudysearch.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
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 marked trustedstudysearch.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.
- trustedstudysearch.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. trustedstudysearch.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 55 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- trustedstudysearch.com is 7 months old, registered on 11/2/2025 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report trustedstudysearch.com as clean.
- No. trustedstudysearch.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- trustedstudysearch.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. 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.
- 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.
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