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Is ssl.com safe?

http://ssl.com/

Moderate RiskStatus

Coveragestrong0 of 5 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Established SSL certificate authority with legitimate infrastructure but documented 2024 complaints about unauthorized recurring charges and hidden fees.

SSL.com is a legitimate, long-established certificate authority founded in 2002 with strong technical credentials and positive support reviews. However, multiple 2024 complaints document unauthorized recurring charges and deceptive billing practices that warrant caution before purchasing.

SSL.com is a legitimate certificate authority with strong technical credentials and positive support reviews, but documented 2024 complaints about unauthorized recurring charges warrant caution. If you purchase SSL certificates, carefully review billing terms, enable payment notifications, and monitor your credit card for unexpected charges. Contact support immediately if you notice unauthorized t
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No saved capture is availableThe verdict remains based on the completed checks below.
No antivirus detections across 92 engines
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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

SSL.com operates as a genuine certificate authority — the domain dates to 1997, the company was founded in 2002 in Houston, Texas, and it holds WebTrust audits and CA/Browser Forum membership. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists show no malicious flags, and the page displays professional enterprise design with no credential-harvesting forms or urgency tactics. However, three separate 2024 complaints from different sources (MetaBrainz blog, Reddit, and a personal tech blog) describe a consistent pattern: customers report being charged repeatedly after cancelling service, with hidden fees and difficulty obtaining refunds. These complaints describe billing deception rather than malware or phishing, but they represent a material risk to payment security. The company maintains positive ratings on independent review sites (4.86/5 on SSLShopper, positive independent review aggregator and G2 feedback), suggesting the billing issues may affect some customers but not all. The balance of evidence points to a real business with legitimate products and good support, but with documented subscription-trap and billing-fraud complaints that lower confidence.

Page Content

The homepage presents a professional, feature-rich enterprise PKI platform. Navigation includes SSL/TLS certificates, code signing, document signing, brand-trust marks, and managed PKI services. The page displays credibility metrics (500,000+ certificates issued daily, 20+ years in operation, Top 5 CA ranking) and a live chat widget. No credential-harvesting forms, countdown timers, urgency language, or fake trust badges are visible. The body text is consistent with a legitimate certificate authority's product catalog.

Infrastructure

Domain registered in 1997 (28+ years old). SSL certificate is valid, issued by SSL Corp's own intermediate CA, with 31 days to expiry. Hosting IP 32.194.20.71 has zero abuse reports and an abuse score of 0/100. Our antivirus network flagged 0 of 92 engines as malicious or suspicious. Browser blocklists are clean. The page loads external resources from legitimate CDNs and analytics providers (Google Fonts, Google Analytics, Intercom chat, ContentSquare).

Domain History

SSL Corp was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in 3200 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1150, Houston, TX. The company is active and maintains offices in Brno (Czech Republic) and Singapore, serving 180+ countries. Business registration confirms active status in the United States. The domain is not a clone or homoglyph variant.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators show mixed signals. SSLShopper rates the company 4.86/5 across 1,473 reviews, with customers praising support quality. independent review aggregator and G2 reviews highlight professional, helpful customer service. However, three separate 2024 complaints document unauthorized recurring charges: MetaBrainz blog reports hidden charges after signup; Reddit users describe continued billing after service cancellation; a personal tech blog details repeated credit-card charges despite disabling the service. These complaints describe a subscription-trap pattern rather than phishing or malware, but they represent a documented billing-fraud risk. The company is not BBB accredited.

Why the score is 45

The saved scan found warning signs that need verification. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 92

No detections

Saved result

No detections across 92 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Total
92
All 92 engine results
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • BitDefender - clean - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
  • CRDF - clean - Clean
  • Criminal IP - clean - Clean
  • CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
  • CTX AI - clean - Clean
  • Cyan - unrated - Clean
  • Cyble - clean - Clean
  • CyRadar - clean - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
  • DNS8 - clean - Clean
  • Dr.Web - clean - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
  • Emsisoft - clean - Clean
  • Ermes - unrated - Clean
  • ESET - clean - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
  • Fortinet - clean - Clean
  • G-Data - clean - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • Google Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
  • Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
  • Kaspersky - clean - Clean
  • LevelBlue - clean - Clean
  • Lionic - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - unrated - Clean
  • Netcraft - unrated - Clean
  • OpenPhish - clean - Clean
  • PhishFort - unrated - Clean
  • Phishing Database - clean - Clean
  • PhishLabs - unrated - Clean
  • Phishtank - clean - Clean
  • PREBYTES - clean - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
  • Quick Heal - clean - Clean
  • Quttera - clean - Clean
  • Rising - clean - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
  • Sangfor - clean - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
  • Scantitan - clean - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
  • Seclookup - clean - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
  • SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
  • Sophos - clean - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • URLQuery - clean - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • VIPRE - unrated - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Webroot - clean - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - unrated - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

Visual analysis

Visual warning signs were identified

The screenshot depicts a professionally designed enterprise PKI and SSL certificate authority homepage with coherent branding, standard navigation, and no visible scam indicators. No deceptive patterns are present in the rendered view.

5/100 visual risk

What the captured page showed

5 observations
  1. 01

    Professional enterprise layout with consistent branding, full navigation menu, and polished hero section

  2. 02

    Statistics section displays credibility metrics (500,000+ certificates/day, 20+ years, Top 5 CA) consistent with a legitimate certificate authority

  3. 03

    Live chat widget visible in bottom-right corner, standard for B2B SaaS sites

  4. 04

    No urgency tactics, countdown timers, or suspicious overlays detected

  5. 05

    No credential-harvesting forms, fake trust badges, or suspicious pop-ups visible in this view

03 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.

Infrastructure map

How the saved page connected to the wider web.

  1. Domainssl.com
  2. Redirects towww.ssl.com
  3. Hosted byAmazon.com, Inc.
  4. Referenceskit.fontawesome.com · fonts.gstatic.com

Domain Timeline

  1. May 23, 1997
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 29 years old when this review was saved.

  2. Jun 9, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

ssl.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.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles4
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • Scam family match: Tech-Support Scam.
  • Postal address visible on the page.
  • Links to 4 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age29 years old
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredMay 23, 1997
ExpiresMay 24, 2034
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerSSL Corp · SSL.com EV SSL Intermediate CA RSA R3
ExpiresJul 10, 2026 (31d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon.com, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servernginx
Platform / CMSWordPress
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://ssl.com/
  • 2301https://ssl.com/
  • 3200https://www.ssl.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAmazon.com, Inc.
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

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

kit.fontawesome.comfonts.gstatic.comfonts.googleapis.comgoogleoptimize.comgoogletagmanager.comwidget.intercom.iot.contentsquare.netgstatic.compostman.comlinkedin.comx.comyoutube.comgithub.comassets.mymarketingreports.comwordpress.org

04 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result0 of 92 engines flagged
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
Result5 visible observations saved with the page capture
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
ResultIndependent research was not available for this report
CompletionUnavailable
FindingAdverse
FreshnessNot available

05 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  1. Treat ssl.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

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06 · Safety FAQ

Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

Is ssl.com a scam or a legit website?
ssl.com raises serious red flags as a scam site — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for Subscription Trap. The domain is 29.1 years old through GoDaddy.com, LLC. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
Is ssl.com safe to use?
ssl.com has a Safety Score of 45/100 (Moderate Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 78%. Do not trust blindly; analysis may be limited.
I already paid or entered my details on ssl.com — what should I do?
If you've already paid or handed over details on ssl.com, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on ssl.com and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
Can I get my money back from ssl.com?
Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
Is my device at risk after visiting ssl.com?
Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.
How do I report ssl.com?
You can report ssl.com through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
ssl.com looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
Has ssl.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report ssl.com as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
Is ssl.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — ssl.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
How old is the ssl.com domain?
ssl.com is 29.1 years old, registered on May 23, 1997 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
Does ssl.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — ssl.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by SSL Corp · SSL.com EV SSL Intermediate CA RSA R3, valid for another 31 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
How often is the ssl.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on June 9, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about ssl.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

07 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
45/100
Moderate Risk

Established SSL certificate authority with legitimate infrastructure but documented 2024 complaints about unauthorized recurring charges and hidden fees.

Saved capturessl.comCapture-safe
No saved screenshot was available for this report.
Conclusion

SSL.com is a legitimate, long-established certificate authority founded in 2002 with strong technical credentials and positive support reviews. However, multiple 2024 complaints document unauthorized recurring charges and deceptive billing practices that warrant caution before purchasing.

Recommended actionSSL.com is a legitimate certificate authority with strong technical credentials and positive support reviews, but documented 2024 complaints about unauthorized recurring charges warrant caution. If you purchase SSL certificates, carefully review billing terms, enable payment notifications, and monitor your credit card for unexpected charges. Contact support immediately if you notice unauthorized t
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