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ahrefs.com

Category: Technology

Scanned: Jun 4, 2026, 02:02 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 4, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
93 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of ahrefs.com Captured Jun 4, 2026
https://ahrefs.com
Screenshot of ahrefs.com
15 years
Very Popular - #2,142 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
172.64.148.115
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Name.com, Inc
Registered November 25, 2010
Expires November 25, 2029
Name Servers yolanda.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
10 files scanned
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Low Risk
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ahrefs.com/agent-a?utm_source=ahrefs_website&utm_content=footer 1.2 MB Flagged: medium risk
ahrefs.com/about 630.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
ahrefs.com/backlink-checker 554.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
ahrefs.com/all 643.2 KB Flagged: medium risk
ahrefs.com/ai-content-helper 552.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
ahrefs.com/agencies 693.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
ahrefs.com/agent-a?utm_source=ahrefs_website&utm_content=homepage 1.2 MB Flagged: medium risk
ahrefs.com/ai-tech-seo 777.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
ahrefs.com/ai-visibility-checker 767.1 KB Flagged: medium risk
ahrefs.com/alerts 906.2 KB Flagged: medium risk
Quttera flagged medium risk files - is this your website?
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External Links & Domains
547
External Links
1 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
57
Referenced Domains
2 Flagged
3
Flagged Resources
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claude.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
static.ads-twitter.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://static.ads-twitter.com/uwt.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://static.ads-twitter.com/uwt.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://ahrefs.com/aboutNot flagged
http://ahrefs.com/academyNot flagged
http://ahrefs.com/academy/how-to-use-ahrefsNot flagged
http://ahrefs.com/agenciesNot flagged
http://ahrefs.com/agencies/?page%3D1Not flagged
http://ahrefs.com/agencies/?page%3D2Not flagged
http://ahrefs.com/agencies/?page%3D23Not flagged
http://ahrefs.com/agencies/?page%3D3Not flagged
http://ahrefs.com/agencies/?page%3D4Not flagged
http://ahrefs.com/agencies/?page%3D5Not flagged
http://ahrefs.com/agencies/advertisingNot flagged
http://ahrefs.com/agencies/argentinaNot flagged
http://ahrefs.com/agencies/armeniaNot flagged
http://ahrefs.com/agencies/australiaNot flagged
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Showing first 500 of 547 entries.
claude.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
static.ads-twitter.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
addons.mozilla.orgNot flagged
aekmedia.com.auNot flagged
ahrefs.comNot flagged
ahrefstop.comNot flagged
ardentgrowth.comNot flagged
avokado.rsNot flagged
blossomstrategies.comNot flagged
bruceclay.comNot flagged
cdn-cookieyes.comNot flagged
chrome.google.comNot flagged
crozdesk.comNot flagged
docs.ahrefs.comNot flagged
etnainteractive.comNot flagged
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ahrefs.com Overview

Description of ahrefs.com

Ahrefs appears to be a well-established marketing technology platform focused on search engine optimization, content research, backlink analysis, keyword tracking, and related AI-assisted marketing tools. The page title and visible homepage content describe it as an AI marketing platform powered by large search and AI data sets, aimed at helping businesses improve online visibility across search, content, social, and AI-driven discovery channels.

Based on the domain age, strong web popularity ranking, and the professional product navigation shown in the screenshot, the site appears to be operated as a commercial software service for marketers, agencies, and enterprises. Its offerings seem to include research tools, educational resources, agency directories, and subscription-based platform access rather than a simple informational website.

Safety Assessment for ahrefs.com

The scan results are broadly reassuring at the time of this scan. No security engines flagged the domain among 91 checked, and the site was listed as clean by the checked blacklist and threat-database sources. The domain is also long-established, with a registration history of roughly 15 years, which generally reduces the likelihood of it being a throwaway phishing or malware domain.

One malware scanner did mark multiple pages and a small number of referenced external resources as suspicious, using a generic heuristic label rather than identifying a specific malware family. In context, that signal appears lower confidence because it is not corroborated by the broader engine consensus, the blacklist checks are clean, and the site content shown in the screenshot matches a legitimate software platform rather than a deceptive or abusive page.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan. The isolated heuristic findings may reflect aggressive pattern matching on scripts or third-party resources rather than confirmed malicious activity.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, with expiry shown in August 2026. It is served through Cloudflare infrastructure, with Cloudflare nameservers and a Cloudflare-hosted IP address in the scan results, which suggests use of a major CDN and reverse-proxy service for performance and traffic protection.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major infrastructure-level security concerns are evident from the provided data, and the main technical caution is limited to the generic heuristic flags on certain pages and external script references.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#2,142
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 27 Jun 3
8 cookies detected
Essential6
Analytics0
Advertising2
Social0
8 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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