SUSPICIOUS

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.

Security Review

Is trustedstudysearch.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Suspicious· 55/100

Browser extension site for Trusted Study with clean scans but zero web reputation and no business registration after 212 days.

trustedstudysearch.comScanned 3d ago
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Trust score
SUSPICIOUS
Heuristics 77·MT 42
Category tags
browser-extension65% MT confidence

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
7 months old
Registered Nov 2, 2025
MT Intelligence
Suspicious
Moderate likelihood · 65% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Moderate scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust42/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
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.
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Page Content

The site promotes a browser extension called Trusted Study that claims to improve educational searches but explicitly states it will change the user's default search engine. No contact details, addresses, or company information appear anywhere on the page.

Infrastructure

Valid SSL certificate from Google Trust Services, clean hosting IP with zero abuse reports, and no malicious redirects detected. The page loads external resources from known CDNs and the Chrome Web Store.

Domain History

Domain is 212 days old, registered via NameCheap with privacy protection disabled. No traffic ranking or indexing in major global indexes.

Web Reputation

No scam reports, complaints, or positive mentions found across web sources. No business registration records exist for the project.

Risk Factors
3
  • Site actively promotes changing the browser's default search engine to an unknown provider.
  • Zero contact information or verifiable company details provided.
  • Domain has no measurable web presence or traffic ranking after seven months.
Positive Signals
3
  • No antivirus engines flagged the site or its resources as malicious.
  • Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports and clean reputation.
  • Valid SSL certificate currently in place.
AI Recommendation
Do not install the extension. If you already did, check your browser settings and consider resetting your search engine and homepage.
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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 age
7 months
Registered Nov 2025
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
6 headline facts from open-web research
  • 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
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 trustedstudysearch.com and didn't find scam reports or complaints. For a new or low-traffic site this is expected and is not by itself a sign of trust.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
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
Age7 months old
RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.
RegisteredNov 2, 2025
ExpiresNov 2, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresJul 27, 2026 (55d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1302http://trustedstudysearch.com/
  • 2200https://www.trustedstudyhub.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

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.

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 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.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·trustedstudysearch.com
SUSPICIOUS

Trusted Study is a site promoting a Chrome extension that changes your default search engine. Our scan found no malware or scam reports, but the domain has almost no online presence and no verifiable business details. Avoid installing the extension until you can confirm its legitimacy.

Do not install the extension. If you already did, check your browser settings and consider resetting your search engine and homepage.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
1
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