Security & Threat Analysis

Phishing URL Checker, Is This Link Safe?

Instantly check any URL or domain against real-world threat intelligence databases. Get a trust score, redirect chain analysis, and phishing verdict, no signup required.

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About

The Phishing URL Checker scans any URL or domain against threat intelligence databases, URL heuristics, redirect chains, and domain age signals.

Use it before clicking an unfamiliar link in email, chat, or social media to see if it is known phishing, malware, or a brand impersonation attempt.

Threat database lookup

Checks OpenPhish, URLhaus, and Google Safe Browsing in one scan.

Redirect chain analysis

Follows redirects safely to reveal the final destination URL.

Heuristic signals

Detects shorteners, suspicious TLDs, brand impersonation, and login keywords.

Instant & free

Synchronous check with no signup, results in seconds.

How to use this tool

Enter a URL or domain

Paste a full URL (https://...) or bare domain like example.com.

Follow redirects

The tool traces the redirect chain to find where the link actually leads.

Query threat databases

Checks the URL against OpenPhish, URLhaus, and Google Safe Browsing.

Score & verdict

Get a trust score, heuristic signals, and Clean / Suspicious / Phishing / Malware verdict.

Understanding the results

Trust scores range from 0 (dangerous) to 100 (clean). Database hits and heuristic risk lower the score.

Clean

No known threats found. Heuristic analysis clear, but new phishing pages appear constantly.

Suspicious

Not listed in databases but heuristic signals raised concerns. Verify before visiting.

Phishing / Malware

Listed in threat databases or strong impersonation signals. Do not visit the URL.

Important result fields

Trust score

0-100 composite score based on threat databases, heuristics, and domain age.

Threat databases

Per-vendor status: Clean, Listed, or Unavailable.

Heuristic signals

URL-level checks like HTTPS, TLD risk, shortener, brand impersonation.

Redirect chain

Each hop in the redirect path with the final destination highlighted.

Best practices & recommendations

Check before you click

Paste suspicious links here instead of opening them in your browser.

Watch for shorteners

bit.ly and similar services hide the real destination, always expand and check.

Compare the domain

Legitimate login pages use the official domain, not lookalike variants.

Report confirmed phishing

Submit flagged URLs to your email provider or national reporting centers.

Frequently asked questions

The checker requires a valid domain (google.com) or full URL. Single words without a TLD are rejected.

The API may be unavailable or rate-limited. Other databases and heuristics still contribute to the score.

No. A site can be compromised after scanning. Re-check if the link came from an unexpected source.

Yes. The tool follows redirects to analyze the final destination.

Recently registered domains are more commonly used for phishing, young domains reduce the trust score.

Run this check once, or have it watched 24/7.

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