Warning signs detected
Established market research store with 24-year domain but faces repeated complaints about non-delivery and report quality. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is www.researchandmarkets.com legit or a scam?
Established market research store with 24-year domain but faces repeated complaints about non-delivery and report quality.
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
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
Visual analysis
We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The website presents a professional and legitimate appearance for a market research store, featuring clear contact information and a standard corporate layout with no visual indicators of a scam.
What our vision model saw
5 signalsProfessional branding and high-quality hero image consistent with a legitimate business
Functional navigation menu with industry-specific categories
Visible customer support contact numbers including a U.S. toll-free line
Standard e-commerce elements including a shopping cart and currency selector
Absence of urgency tactics, fake countdowns, or intrusive pop-ups
Intelligence
The domain has operated since 2002 with an active Irish company registration and clean antivirus results. The page displays professional branding, visible phone numbers, and standard e-commerce features without urgency tactics. Our research uncovered four scam reports and eight complaints centered on card charges without report delivery and unsolicited marketing emails. Positive reviews exist from long-term customers, yet the negative feedback spans multiple years. The combination of a clean technical profile with persistent delivery complaints creates moderate risk for buyers. No evidence of credential harvesting or malware distribution was found.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for www.researchandmarkets.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered April 26, 2002 (24+ years old); WHOIS privacy protected, Ireland registrant address listed.
- ScamAdviser states: 'researchandmarkets.com is very likely not a scam but legit and reliable' with mixed reviews noted; Tranco rank ~50.
- MyWOT community score ~3.2/5 from 25 reviews; multiple complaints of non-delivery after payment, spam emails, and poor report quality (older reviews from 9-14 years ago).
- Company self-describes as world's largest market research store with 900K+ reports, 450+ Fortune 500 clients, Dublin HQ; featured in BusinessWire press releases.
- Reddit threads (r/Marketresearch, r/ScamNumbers) list it among market research firms with scam accusations or skepticism about report value/quality.
- No Trustpilot, BBB, or ScamDoc profiles found; no major recent scam reports or regulatory actions identified.
- BusinessWire and other outlets regularly distribute press releases via ResearchAndMarkets.com for third-party reports.
- MyWOTopen
"They charge your card but never send the report they sell! It is a fraud website! Misleading and wrong information provided on their website! Do not TRUST and check the online reviews about it before buying anything! They are ripping you of"
- MyWOTopen
"The are a scam. They charge your card but never send the report"
- MyWOTopen
"Sending "research" report spam to addresses without consent."
- Reddit (r/ScamNumbers)open
"ResearchandMarkets ... Scammers too!"
- Research and Markets site (reviews page)open
"At Research and Markets we have built a reputation for providing trustworthy, credible market data since 2002. A very professional company!"
- MyWOTopen
"I had the opportunity to work with Research and Markets, and I would strongly recommend them."
- MyWOTopen
"I have been purchasing market research from this company for many years now. Always, their service brings me much satisfaction."
Research and Markets Ltd, headquartered in Dublin 8 (Guinness Centre, Taylors Lane), founded 2002 by Ross and Ashley Glover; listed on LinkedIn, Crunchbase, ZoomInfo, RocketReach as active company with Irish address and phone +353 1 416 8900.
Our research found four scam reports on MyWOT describing card charges without report delivery and unsolicited marketing emails. Reddit threads in r/ScamNumbers list the company among market research firms with quality and delivery complaints. Three positive reviews on MyWOT and the company's reviews page describe satisfactory long-term service. Business registration records confirm Research and Markets Ltd as an active Irish company since 2002 with matching contact details.
Domain Timeline
- Apr 26, 2002Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 24 years old today.
- Jul 9, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as suspicious
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
www.researchandmarkets.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
Threat Detection
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedContact 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 email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Phone number listed (1-416-8900).
- Links to 2 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://www.researchandmarkets.com/
- 2200https://www.researchandmarkets.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
What to do
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat www.researchandmarkets.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.
- OpenShare your experience
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Final Verdict
Research and Markets operates as a legitimate market research aggregator with a 24-year-old domain. Multiple customer complaints about non-delivery and poor report quality appear on review platforms. Users should verify report details and delivery terms before purchasing.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review marked www.researchandmarkets.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.
- www.researchandmarkets.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. www.researchandmarkets.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by GlobalSign nv-sa · GlobalSign Atlas R3 DV TLS CA 2025 Q3, expiring in 104 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- www.researchandmarkets.com is 24.2 years old, registered on 4/26/2002 through Register SPA. 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 www.researchandmarkets.com as clean.
- No. www.researchandmarkets.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- www.researchandmarkets.com resolves to an IP operated by Fastly, 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.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 9, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around www.researchandmarkets.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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