Trend Micro

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro Site Safety Center is a free web service for checking the safety of a specific URL, particularly one that seems suspicious. The user types a URL into the page and receives a rating. The page states that ratings are based on factors such as a website's age, historical locations, changes, and indications of suspicious activity found through malware behavior analysis.

The page defines four ratings. Safe means the latest tests found no malicious software and no signs of phishing. Dangerous means the latest tests found malicious software or phishing. Suspicious means the URL has been compromised before or has some association with spam email. Untested means the URL has not been tested, and Trend Micro will check it for the first time after submission. Trend Micro also reserves the right to block automated programs that submit large numbers of URLs.

Key features

• Checks a submitted URL and returns a safety rating
• Four ratings: Safe, Dangerous, Suspicious, and Untested
• Ratings consider website age, historical locations, and changes
• Uses malware behavior analysis to find signs of suspicious activity
• Assigns content category labels such as Adult, Business, and Internet Security
• Free service, with limits on automated bulk submissions

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