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/ 100 BETA
Low Risk Technology
.com websites

afternic.com 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
27 years
Hosted in
United States
Last updated

About afternic.com

afternic.com went online 27 years ago. It is hosted in United States. Its content suggests it is a Technology website. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide (#176). 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
Mar 13, 1999
Website age
27 years
Category
Technology
Hosted in
United States
Secure connection
Yes
Registered with
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Page title
Sell Domains | Buy Domains | Park Domains - Afternic

What we checked

Website age 27 years

The domain has existed for 27 years. Long-lived domains are less likely to be throwaway scam sites, although old domains can be bought or hijacked.

Visitors Very Popular

This site ranks #176 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 GoDaddy.com, LLC

The domain is registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC. If you were scammed, the registrar can receive abuse reports and may suspend the domain.

Technical details for experts
Server address
216.69.141.26
Network
AS398101 · GO-DADDY-COM-LLC
Certificate
DV GoDaddy.com, Inc.
Certificate expires
Dec 20, 2026
Last changed
Jul 29, 2025
Response code
200
DNS A
216.69.141.26
DNS MX
10 afternic-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
DNS NS
cns1.secureserver.net
cns2.secureserver.net
DNS TXT
6ke43alhh4o1b3rg6i96jb3irr
9fvt8s6ohjq0j8ic8jdk2n1h2p
MS=ms79883879 v=spf1 mx ip4:64.95.64.0/24 ip4:63.117.214.0/24 ip4:68.178.232.0/24 ip4:68.178.232.0/24 include:_netblocks.eloqua.com include:spf.messaging.microsoft.com ~all
cmdbcudugljn0mi3nc64ic7div
dropbox-domain-verification=4d31gokpjlcx
iciqmuec4q6ahl2aitq0fsdcp
v=spf1 include:secureserver.net include:spf.em.secureserver.net include:_spf.salesforce.com -all

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