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mit.edu

Category: Education

Scanned: Apr 27, 2026, 05:14 PM UTC · First seen: Apr 27, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
85 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of mit.edu Captured Apr 27, 2026
https://mit.edu
Screenshot of mit.edu
40 years
Extremely Popular - #228 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Akamai Technologies
Slough, United Kingdom
Apache
Unknown
2.22.100.74
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered May 23, 1985
Expires July 31, 2026
Name Servers ASIA2.AKAM.NET
DNSSEC Unknown
Hosting Akamai Technologies
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
47 files scanned
No threats
46
Low Risk
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Medium Risk
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1
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web.mit.edu/files/images/201805/alumni-0517.mp4 4.3 MB Flagged: high risk
web.mit.edu.http-redirect 74 B No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-M8MGV4P 266 B No threats
web.mit.edu/education 53.6 KB No threats
web.mit.edu/innovation 40.7 KB No threats
web.mit.edu/research 46.1 KB No threats
web.mit.edu/building-a-better-world 40.7 KB No threats
web.mit.edu/campus-life 62.8 KB No threats
web.mit.edu/feedback 34.3 KB No threats
web.mit.edu/accessibility 36.6 KB No threats
web.mit.edu/contact 40.4 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
390
External Links
All Clean
4
Iframes
Clean
135
Referenced Domains
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0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://alum.mit.edu/contactNot flagged
http://appinventor.mit.eduNot flagged
http://bootcamp.mit.edu/Not flagged
http://calendar.mit.eduNot flagged
http://calendar.mit.edu/Not flagged
http://cambridgeusa.org/Not flagged
http://catalog.mit.eduNot flagged
http://catalog.mit.edu/interdisciplinary/Not flagged
http://computing.mit.eduNot flagged
http://computing.mit.edu/Not flagged
http://corporation.mit.eduNot flagged
http://d-lab.mit.edu/Not flagged
http://daper.mit.edu/Not flagged
http://deshpande.mit.edu/Not flagged
http://energy.mit.edu/Not flagged
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accessibility.mit.eduNot flagged
advising.mit.eduNot flagged
alum.mit.eduNot flagged
alumsso.mit.eduNot flagged
appinventor.mit.eduNot flagged
arts.mit.eduNot flagged
atlas.mit.eduNot flagged
betterworld.mit.eduNot flagged
bluebikes.comNot flagged
bootcamp.mit.eduNot flagged
calendar.mit.eduNot flagged
cambridgeusa.orgNot flagged
capd.mit.eduNot flagged
catalog.mit.eduNot flagged
clubsports.mit.eduNot flagged
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<iframe allowfullscreen%3D"" frameborder%3D"0" scrolling%3D"no" src%3D"https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8k2MQZsEztLReJv" style%3D"width:100%%3Bheight:860px">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-M8MGV4P" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
<iframe title%3D"vimeo-player" src%3D"https://player.vimeo.com/video/'+i+r+'" width%3D"640" height%3D"360" frameborder%3D"0" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe width%3D"560" height%3D"315" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/'+i+r+'" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"autoplay%3B encrypted-media%3B" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
mit.edu Overview

Description of mit.edu

mit.edu appears to be the official website of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a well-known private research university based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The page title, branding, and homepage navigation indicate that the site serves as MIT’s primary web presence for academic programs, research, admissions, campus life, news, alumni relations, and institutional information.

Based on the domain name, metadata, and screenshot, the site is operated by the university itself rather than by a third-party reseller or affiliate. The homepage presents standard higher-education content, including links for prospective students, current students, faculty, staff, alumni, and families, which is consistent with a large institutional education website.

Safety Assessment for mit.edu

The scan results are largely consistent with a legitimate, established institutional website. No detections were reported by 0 out of 91 security engines, and the domain was not listed on the checked blacklist databases at the time of this scan. The domain is also very old, has a strong web presence, and ranks highly in traffic data, all of which are typical of a longstanding university website.

One malware scan did report a malicious finding on a single media file under a subpath, while the broader domain-level indicators remained clean and no external links or referenced domains were flagged. In cases like this, an isolated file-level alert on a large, complex website may reflect a false positive, a stale artifact, or a limited issue confined to a specific resource rather than the entire domain. Because the alert should not be ignored outright, it is reasonable to note a minor caution until independently verified.

Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan, though one isolated file-level alert may warrant follow-up review.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by a mainstream certificate authority, with expiration extending into late 2026. It appears to be served over Apache and delivered through Akamai infrastructure, which is commonly used by large organizations for performance and availability. The observed server IP geolocates to the United Kingdom, which may reflect content delivery network routing rather than the organization’s physical location.

The domain is approximately 40 years old and uses multiple Akamai nameservers, which is consistent with mature enterprise-grade DNS and hosting practices. DNSSEC status was not available in the provided data, so that control could not be confirmed from this scan. Aside from the single flagged media file noted by one malware scan, no major infrastructure-level security concerns were evident in the supplied results.

HTTP Redirect Chain
302 https://mit.edu
200 https://web.mit.edu/
Website Insights
#228
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Education
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 16 Apr 26
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