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/ 100 BETA
Low Risk Uncertain
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academia.edu looks legitimate based on our checks.

Likely safe. As always, check the address bar before entering sensitive data.

Security check
None detected
Visitors
Very Popular
Website age
Unknown
Hosted in
United States
Last updated Rescan available after 7 days

About academia.edu

We could not find out when academia.edu was created. It is hosted in United States. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide (#863). None of the security databases we monitor list it. Its connection is encrypted (padlock in the address bar) — good, though scam sites can have this too.

Key facts

Online since
—
Website age
Unknown
Category
Uncertain
Hosted in
United States
Secure connection
Yes
Registered with
Not published
Page title
Just a moment...

What we checked

Website age Unknown

We could not read the registration date of this domain. Some registries hide it; that alone is not a warning sign.

Visitors Very Popular

This site ranks #863 among the most visited websites worldwide (Tranco list). Scam sites rarely reach this level of traffic.

Security databases None detected

No security vendor or threat feed we check currently lists this domain. New scams are often not listed yet, so treat this as one signal among many.

Hosting country United States

The website is hosted on a server in United States. The hosting location says little on its own, but it should fit where the business claims to be.

Registered with Unknown

The registrar is not published for this domain.

Technical details for experts
Server address
52.222.236.123
Network
AS16509 · AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc.
Certificate
DV Amazon
Certificate expires
Mar 29, 2027
Last changed
—
Response code
403
DNS A
52.222.236.123
52.222.236.127
52.222.236.40
52.222.236.49
DNS MX
10 aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
30 aspmx3.googlemail.com
DNS NS
ns-1484.awsdns-57.org
ns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk
ns-225.awsdns-28.com
ns-629.awsdns-14.net
DNS TXT
MS=03606EEC74485EE7659A765B95BA63F7E2F590A1
ZOOM_verify_Rxzrf9pJxjR7JvgdFlk0Yd
activeprospect-domain-verification=wIllccKTAz1V+rR5HMpvCQ==
anthropic-domain-verification-00km9h=iGSlgcFVwjf1nqm3iNj3rMriY
apple-domain-verification=1RjRckbT2g6y1YmT
google-site-verification=4vfGw0yCsksCUdAMWjGuiIkUYiEmO6WBOjBvNxLISgo
google-site-verification=AdyiRTpxOqZiU8Jd0w8PahsA3_b_OcJgWzn0nfsDMmY
google-site-verification=C-HHtoNA1Dz-djtyVGC5VyPF4jmEWpm4BnxljImSie4

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This report was generated on November 10, 2026 at 16:58 UTC. The status of a website can change over time. The Scam Score is an automated estimate and opinion based on public data, not a statement of fact. Disclaimer · Site owner? Request a free manual review.

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