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ftc.gov

Category: Government, Legal

Scanned: May 28, 2026, 02:32 AM UTC · First seen: May 28, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
100 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of ftc.gov Captured May 28, 2026
https://ftc.gov
Screenshot of ftc.gov
28 years
Very Popular - #1,750 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Akamai Technologies
Slough, United Kingdom
AkamaiGHost
Unknown
2.22.14.109
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar get.gov
Registered October 2, 1997
Expires July 7, 2026
Name Servers a1-252.akam.net
DNSSEC Signed
Hosting Akamai Technologies
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
0
0 of 91 engines flagged this website No security vendors flagged this site at the time of scanning
Not flagged
Direct Threat Database Sources
Google Not listed Spamhaus DBL Not listed SURBL Not listed Spamhaus ZEN Not listed Barracuda Not listed SpamCop Not listed Phishtank Not listed QBMA Not listed
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File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
3 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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Medium Risk
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No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
www.ftc.gov.http-redirect 74 B No threats
www.ftc.gov/# 461 B No threats
www.ftc.gov/apology_objects/logo.jpg 105.6 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
1
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
1
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://ftc.gov/apology_objects/logo.jpgNot flagged
ftc.govNot flagged
ftc.gov Overview

Description of ftc.gov

ftc.gov appears to be the official website of the United States Federal Trade Commission, a federal government agency focused on consumer protection and competition enforcement. The homepage shown in the scan includes government branding, public-service navigation, and resources related to fraud reporting, identity theft, antitrust matters, and consumer guidance.

Based on the domain, page content, and third-party categorization, the site serves as a public information and service portal for U.S. residents, businesses, and researchers seeking legal guidance, enforcement updates, and complaint-reporting tools. The domain uses the .gov namespace and has a long operating history, which is consistent with an established government web presence.

Safety Assessment for ftc.gov

The scan results indicate no malware detections from 0 out of 91 security engines, and the malware scan reported 0 flagged files out of 3 checked at the time of this scan. In addition, the domain was categorized by multiple web-classification providers as a government or legal website, which aligns with the visible content and branding in the screenshot.

Blacklist and reputation checks were also clean at the time of this scan, including major safe-browsing and phishing-related databases as well as DNS-based blacklist checks. The domain is longstanding, highly ranked, and the page content appears consistent with an official public-sector service portal rather than a deceptive or opportunistic site.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain is approximately 28 years old, registered through get.gov, and uses signed DNSSEC, which may help strengthen DNS integrity. The site presented a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by DigiCert Inc with expiry in February 2027, indicating that encrypted HTTPS connections were configured at the time of testing.

Infrastructure details suggest the site is delivered through Akamai, with AkamaiGHost as the web server and Akamai nameservers in use. This kind of content-delivery and edge-hosting setup is common for large public-sector websites. No technical security concerns were evident from the provided scan data beyond the limited visibility inherent in a point-in-time external scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
403 https://ftc.gov/
Website Insights
#1,750
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Government, Legal
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 20 May 27
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