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bitly.com

Category: Information Technology

Scanned: Jun 3, 2026, 05:08 PM UTC · First seen: Jun 3, 2026 · Threat Engines: 1 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
84 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of bitly.com Captured Jun 3, 2026
https://bitly.com
Screenshot of bitly.com
22 years
Very Popular - #3,428 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 1 of 91 engine
✓ Valid (TLS)
Bitly Inc
New York, United States
nginx
WordPress
67.199.248.15
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered November 12, 2003
Expires November 12, 2026
Name Servers NS-1053.AWSDNS-03.ORG
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Bitly Inc
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
1
1 of 91 engines flagged this website Flagged by 1 security vendor at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 1 of 91 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
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File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
41 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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bitly.com/logo.svg 1002.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
bitly.com/logomark.svg 5.9 KB No threats
bitly.com/# 472.8 KB No threats
cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js 26.2 KB No threats
cdn.optimizely.com/js/16488430484.js 368.8 KB No threats
bitly.com/pages/hi 171.0 KB No threats
bitly.com/pages/acceptable-use 108.7 KB No threats
bitly.com/pages/about 157.2 KB No threats
bitly.com/pages/pricing 193.1 KB No threats
bitly.com/pages/es 151.2 KB No threats
bitly.com/pages/terms-of-service 193.1 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1171
External Links
1 Flagged
1
Iframes
Clean
65
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
2
Flagged Resources
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app.userevidence.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://app.userevidence.com/sites/embed/bitly-customer-storiesFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://app.userevidence.com/sites/embed/bitly-customer-storiesFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://bitly.com/?lang%3DdeNot flagged
http://bitly.com/?lang%3DesNot flagged
http://bitly.com/?lang%3DfrNot flagged
http://bitly.com/?lang%3DitNot flagged
http://bitly.com/blog/Not flagged
http://bitly.com/blog/search/Not flagged
http://bitly.com/code-example.pngNot flagged
http://bitly.com/data/manifest/?is_workplace_mobile_pwa_dogfooding%3D0Not flagged
http://bitly.com/data:text/javascript%3Bbase64,cmVxdWlyZUxhenkoWyJTZXJ2ZXJKU1BheWxvYWRMaXN0ZW5lciJdLGZ1bmN0aW9uKG0pe20ucHJvY2VzcygpO30sbnVsbCwweDEwMCk%3DNot flagged
http://bitly.com/default/linksNot flagged
http://bitly.com/default/qrcodesNot flagged
http://bitly.com/en-usNot flagged
http://bitly.com/favicon.icoNot flagged
http://bitly.com/logo.svgNot flagged
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app.userevidence.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
adssettings.google.deNot flagged
advertisingweek.comNot flagged
apps.shopify.comNot flagged
bit.lyNot flagged
bitly.comNot flagged
bitly.isNot flagged
business.safety.googleNot flagged
cdn.cookielaw.orgNot flagged
cdn.optimizely.comNot flagged
cdn.partnerpage.ioNot flagged
code.jquery.comNot flagged
content.partnerpage.ioNot flagged
d1ayxb9ooonjts.cloudfront.netNot flagged
d3gribjq2zt3oj.cloudfront.netNot flagged
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<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-MWZVBR2"height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
bitly.com Overview

Description of bitly.com

bitly.com appears to be the official website for Bitly, a long-established technology company that provides URL shortening, link management, QR code generation, and landing page tools. The homepage content and metadata describe it as a "Connections Platform" focused on helping businesses and individuals create, manage, and track shortened links and related digital engagement assets.

Based on the domain age, branding, and page content, this appears to be a legitimate corporate web presence operated by Bitly Inc. The site is categorized by multiple web-classification providers under information technology, which aligns with its visible services and its well-known role as a link-shortening platform used across marketing, publishing, and online communications.

Safety Assessment for bitly.com

Scan results appear broadly favorable at the time of this scan. Only 1 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, while major blacklist and threat-database checks were clean, including browser-protection and phishing-related lists. The domain is also very mature at more than 22 years old, has a strong web presence, and the screenshot shows a polished, consistent product website rather than a deceptive or low-effort page.

There were limited suspicious findings in a malware scan, including one flagged SVG file and one embedded third-party resource associated with a generic suspicious classification. However, these findings appear to be low-confidence heuristic detections rather than corroborated evidence of active malware, especially since blacklist databases were clean and there was no broader multi-engine consensus.

Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan, though users should keep in mind that URL-shortening services can sometimes be used by third parties to redirect to external destinations.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued through Amazon infrastructure, with certificate validity extending to 2026-09-05. It is served over HTTPS, appears to run on nginx, and is hosted by Bitly Inc from an IP located in New York, United States. The nameserver setup spans AWS DNS and Google-managed DNS infrastructure, which suggests a mature and redundant deployment.

From a domain-security perspective, the WHOIS record shows a creation date in 2003 and an active registration term through 2026. DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major infrastructure-level security issues were evident from the provided scan data.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#3,428
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Information Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 27 Jun 2
24 cookies detected
Essential18
Analytics4
Advertising2
Social0
24 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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