Checking Suspicious Websites – Useful Links
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 4:10 am
Safe Browsing & Security Scanners (Is the site infected?)
These tools check if a website is known to host malware, phishing attempts, or other security threats.
Google Safe Browsing Transparency Report: The most straightforward and well-known tool. Simply enter the URL, and Google will tell you if it's currently dangerous.
Link:https://transparencyreport.google.com/s ... ing/search
VirusTotal: An excellent, free service that aggregates scans from over 70 different antivirus engines and URL/domain blacklisting services. It checks a URL against a massive database of known threats.
Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/url
Norton Safe Web: By NortonLifeLock, this tool provides a safety rating for websites, detailing any found threats like viruses, malware, and phishing scams.
Link: https://safeweb.norton.com/
URLVoid: Scans a URL with multiple engines (like Google Safe Browsing, Norton, McAfee) and provides a detailed report, including domain creation date and server location.
Link: https://www.urlvoid.com/
These tools check if a website is known to host malware, phishing attempts, or other security threats.
Google Safe Browsing Transparency Report: The most straightforward and well-known tool. Simply enter the URL, and Google will tell you if it's currently dangerous.
Link:https://transparencyreport.google.com/s ... ing/search
VirusTotal: An excellent, free service that aggregates scans from over 70 different antivirus engines and URL/domain blacklisting services. It checks a URL against a massive database of known threats.
Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/url
Norton Safe Web: By NortonLifeLock, this tool provides a safety rating for websites, detailing any found threats like viruses, malware, and phishing scams.
Link: https://safeweb.norton.com/
URLVoid: Scans a URL with multiple engines (like Google Safe Browsing, Norton, McAfee) and provides a detailed report, including domain creation date and server location.
Link: https://www.urlvoid.com/