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aol.com

Category: News

Scanned: Apr 30, 2026, 06:45 PM UTC · First seen: Apr 30, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
98 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of aol.com Captured Apr 30, 2026
https://aol.com
Screenshot of aol.com
30 years
Extremely Popular - #375 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL)
Montreal, Canada
ATS
Next.js
13.248.158.7
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered June 22, 1995
Expires November 23, 2027
Name Servers NS1.YAHOO.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL)
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
No threats
2
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
www.aol.com.http-redirect 74 B No threats
www.aol.com/manifest.json 1.6 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
0
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
7
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
consent.cmp.oath.comNot flagged
legal.aol.comNot flagged
s.aolcdn.comNot flagged
s.yimg.comNot flagged
scaredslip.comNot flagged
www.accuweather.comNot flagged
www.aol.comNot flagged
aol.com Overview

Description of aol.com

AOL.com appears to be the main web portal for AOL, a long-established internet brand that provides news, email access, search and portal-style online services. The page metadata and screenshot indicate a homepage focused on current headlines, politics, sports, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, and related content, alongside links to AOL Mail and other account services.

Based on the domain history and visible branding, the site appears to be operated as part of the AOL/Yahoo ecosystem. Independent web-classification sources categorize it as a news, portal, search, and online services website, which aligns with the homepage layout showing editorial content, navigation, and service access rather than a single-purpose application or storefront.

Safety Assessment for aol.com

The available scan results are favorable. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, the malware scan reported a clean result with 0 flagged files out of 2 scanned, and the site was not listed by the checked blacklist and threat-database sources. External link and iframe checks also did not show flagged destinations in the provided data.

Contextual indicators also support a lower-risk assessment. The domain has existed for roughly 30 years, has a very strong web presence with a high Tranco ranking, and matches a widely recognized consumer internet portal brand. The screenshot shows a standard media homepage with news modules, ads, and account access rather than behavior commonly associated with deceptive landing pages.

As with any large media portal, users may still encounter normal web risks such as advertising trackers, third-party content, or account-login phishing attempts that imitate the brand elsewhere on the web. However, based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid TLS certificate issued by a mainstream certificate authority, with expiry shown as 2026-09-09. It resolves through Yahoo-operated nameservers and is served via AWS Global Accelerator infrastructure, with the web server identified as ATS. This combination is consistent with a large-scale production deployment designed for global availability and traffic distribution.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from that additional authenticity layer. No direct technical indicators of malware delivery or suspicious embedded resources were provided in the scan results, and the referenced domains listed appear consistent with AOL/Yahoo services and common content integrations.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://aol.com
200 https://www.aol.com/
Website Insights
#375
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: News
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 23 Apr 29
26 cookies detected
Essential24
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
18 1st party cookies
8 3rd party (trackers)
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