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medscape.com

Category: Health

Scanned: Jun 20, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 20, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of medscape.com Captured Jun 20, 2026
https://medscape.com
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27 years
Very Popular - #3,004 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
172.64.150.155
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Markmonitor Inc.
Registered March 4, 1999
Expires March 4, 2027
Name Servers cloe.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
101 files scanned
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www.medscape.com.http-redirect 84 B No threats
www.medscape.com/newsletters 5.3 KB No threats
www.medscape.com/ophthalmology 5.3 KB No threats
www.medscape.com/saved 5.3 KB No threats
www.medscape.com/urology 5.3 KB No threats
www.medscape.com/register?client=205502&scode=msp&lang=en&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2hvbWU= 5.7 KB No threats
www.medscape.com/register?client=205502&scode=msp&lang=en 5.5 KB No threats
www.medscape.com/for-you 5.3 KB No threats
www.medscape.com/pulmonarymedicine 5.3 KB No threats
www.medscape.com/marketresearch 5.3 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
420
External Links
All Clean
1
Iframes
Clean
41
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://medscape.com/:Not flagged
http://medscape.com/aNot flagged
http://medscape.com/allergy-immunologyNot flagged
http://medscape.com/allergy-immunology/conferencesNot flagged
http://medscape.com/allergy-immunology/resourceNot flagged
http://medscape.com/anesthesiologyNot flagged
http://medscape.com/anesthesiology/resourceNot flagged
http://medscape.com/businessmedicineNot flagged
http://medscape.com/businessmedicine/resourceNot flagged
http://medscape.com/c25/p14/heart-rhythm-society-hrs-2026-2026a10009z8Not flagged
http://medscape.com/c25/p14/society-cardiovascular-angiography-and-intervention-scai-2026a10009z9Not flagged
http://medscape.com/cardiologyNot flagged
http://medscape.com/cardiology/conferencesNot flagged
http://medscape.com/cardiology/resourceNot flagged
http://medscape.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray%3Da0e6b4f6ea9fd800Not flagged
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ajax.googleapis.comNot flagged
apps.apple.comNot flagged
as.medscape.comNot flagged
assets.adobedtm.comNot flagged
cdn.browsiprod.comNot flagged
cdn.cookielaw.orgNot flagged
cme.medscape.comNot flagged
dc.ads.linkedin.comNot flagged
deutsch.medscape.comNot flagged
espanol.medscape.comNot flagged
facebook.comNot flagged
francais.medscape.comNot flagged
help.medscape.comNot flagged
ibclick.streamNot flagged
img.medscapestatic.comNot flagged
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medscape.com Overview

Description of medscape.com

Medscape appears to be a long-established healthcare and medical information website focused on clinical news, specialty coverage, continuing education, and professional reference materials. The homepage content shown in the scan includes medical news, specialty sections such as cardiology and neurology, conference coverage, and CME/CE resources, which suggests the site is aimed primarily at physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Based on the domain, page content, and linked assets, the website appears to operate as part of the broader Medscape/WebMD publishing ecosystem. It offers medical journalism, educational content, and topic-based navigation across multiple specialties and languages, indicating a large, established health-information platform rather than a personal or temporary site.

Safety Assessment for medscape.com

The scan results are consistent with a low-risk profile at the time of analysis. No detections were reported by 0 out of 91 security engines, the malware scan did not flag any of the 101 scanned files, and the checked threat-database and blacklist sources did not report the domain. Multiple web-classification providers also categorize the site as health or healthcare related, which aligns with the visible content.

Additional context also supports a favorable assessment: the domain has been registered for approximately 27 years, has a strong traffic ranking, and the screenshot shows a professional medical publishing site with no obvious phishing, scam, or malware-delivery patterns. Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Because scan results are point-in-time findings rather than permanent guarantees, normal caution is still appropriate when entering credentials or personal information online. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate and is served through Cloudflare infrastructure, with hosting resolved to a Cloudflare IP address in Toronto, Canada. Its nameservers also point to Cloudflare, indicating use of a major CDN and edge-protection platform. The domain is registered through MarkMonitor, a registrar commonly used by established organizations, and its age of roughly 27 years is consistent with a mature web property.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No technical indicators of malware delivery were identified in the provided scan data, and the referenced iframe appears to be associated with analytics or site functionality rather than an obviously harmful payload based on the available context.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://medscape.com/
307 https://www.medscape.com/
301 https://medscape.com/
403 https://www.medscape.com/
Website Insights
#3,004
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Health
Rank History (30 days)
May 11 Jun 19
1 cookie detected
Essential1
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
1 1st party cookie
0 3rd party (trackers)
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