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

Is usgs.gov safe to use?

usgs.gov passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 97/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does usgs.gov have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. usgs.gov presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, expiring in 101 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has usgs.gov been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report usgs.gov as clean.

Is usgs.gov on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. usgs.gov is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is usgs.gov hosted?

usgs.gov resolves to an IP operated by U.S. Department of the Interior in US (usage type: Government). 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.

How often is the usgs.gov report updated?

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.

SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is usgs.gov legit or a scam?

Name: Is usgs.gov legit or a scam?
Item: usgs.gov
Rating: 5
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Safe· 97/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official U.S. government site for the Geological Survey with clean scans, decades-old domain, and confirmed federal agency status.

Why we trust it

Zero detections from our antivirus network across 92 engines.Domain registered since 1997 with confirmed U.S. federal government ownership.Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports and clean reputation.

usgs.govScanned 5d ago

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Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 95·MT 98

Category tags

government98% MT confidence

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 98% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust98/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The site is the legitimate public website for the U.S. Geological Survey, part of the Department of the Interior. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists returned zero flags, and the hosting IP shows no abuse history. The domain has been registered since 1997 with an active federal government listing, which is a very strong trust signal. No scam reports, complaints, or clone indicators appear in our research. These factors together confirm the site is authentic and safe.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

Official U.S. government site providing earth science data, maps, and hazard monitoring.

Infrastructure

Valid SSL certificate from DigiCert with no issues.
Hosting IP has zero abuse reports.

Domain History

Registered in 1997 and listed as the official .gov domain for the USGS federal agency.

Web Reputation

No scam or malware reports found across multiple sources; confirmed as a legitimate government resource.

Positive Signals

Zero detections from our antivirus network across 92 engines.
Domain registered since 1997 with confirmed U.S. federal government ownership.
Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports and clean reputation.
No scam reports, complaints, or clone indicators found.

AI Recommendation

This is a legitimate government website. You can visit it without concern.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

usgs.gov

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 usgs.gov, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

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

No scam reports found

No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.

Key findings

6 headline facts from open-web research

Official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), part of the U.S. Department of the Interior (usa.gov listing).
Domain registered 1997-10-02, expires 2026-09-02 (whois.com/whois/usgs.gov).
USGS founded 1879 as the Geological Survey; monitors earth systems, natural hazards, water, energy, minerals.
No scam, fraud, phishing, or malware reports found linking usgs.gov to criminal activity in searches.
Reddit discussions reference site downtime or data access issues, not scams.
Internal USGS reports mention lab integrity issues and one contractor fraud case, unrelated to the public website.

Business registration

Status: active · United States

U.S. federal government agency, part of the Department of the Interior

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 usgs.gov and didn't find scam reports or complaints. The domain is confirmed as the official site of the U.S. Geological Survey, a federal agency.

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.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerDigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1

ExpiresSep 10, 2026 (101d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingU.S. Department of the Interior

Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPU.S. Department of the Interior

Usage typeGovernment

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 usgs.gov and not a lookalike like u-sgs.gov.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 ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

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 usgs.gov. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·usgs.gov

SAFE

This is the official website of the U.S. Geological Survey, a U.S. federal government agency. Our analysis finds it clean with no malicious flags and strong legitimacy signals from its long history and official status. You can safely visit it.

This is a legitimate government website. You can visit it without concern.

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