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outbrain.com

Category: Ads, Analytics, Business, Economy, Information Technology

Scanned: May 7, 2026, 07:27 PM UTC · First seen: May 7, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
89 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of outbrain.com Captured May 7, 2026
https://outbrain.com
Screenshot of outbrain.com
21 years
Extremely Popular - #634 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Fastly, Inc.
Montreal, Canada
Unknown
Unknown
151.101.130.132
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar MarkMonitor, Inc.
Registered August 9, 2004
Expires August 9, 2029
Name Servers ns02.oblookup.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Fastly, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
24 files scanned
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www.outbrain.com/modernizr-custom.min.js?version= 16.2 KB Flagged: high risk
www.outbrain.com/contact 32.5 KB Flagged: high risk
www.outbrain.com/security 23.0 KB Flagged: high risk
www.outbrain.com/# 26.2 KB Flagged: high risk
www.outbrain.com/trust-and-transparency/# 32.1 KB Flagged: high risk
www.outbrain.com/es/# 26.4 KB Flagged: high risk
www.outbrain.com/patents/# 19.3 KB Flagged: high risk
www.outbrain.com.http-redirect 84 B No threats
www.outbrain.com/script.js?version=1757876076dd 331.2 KB No threats
www.outbrain.com/style.css?version=1757876076dd 92.3 KB No threats
www.outbrain.com/style.css 92.0 KB No threats
www.outbrain.com/favicon.ico 15.0 KB No threats
www.outbrain.com/script.js 331.2 KB No threats
www.outbrain.com/legal#terms-of-use 2.0 MB No threats
www.outbrain.com/tracking.min.js? 26.3 KB No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-MNMBTC 266 B No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id= 1.5 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
624
External Links
1 Flagged
12
Iframes
Clean
254
Referenced Domains
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Flagged Resources
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canarytokens.comFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://canarytokens.com/Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://canarytokens.com/Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://aboutads.info/Not flagged
http://digitaladvertisingalliance.org/Not flagged
http://gmpg.org/xfn/11Not flagged
http://help.outbrain.com/Not flagged
http://outbrain.com/${link.href}Not flagged
http://outbrain.com/about/companyNot flagged
http://outbrain.com/advertisersNot flagged
http://outbrain.com/advertisers/Not flagged
http://outbrain.com/advertisers/buying-optionsNot flagged
http://outbrain.com/advertisers/buying-options/Not flagged
http://outbrain.com/advertisers/guidelinesNot flagged
http://outbrain.com/advertisers/guidelines/Not flagged
http://outbrain.com/affiliate-marketing-strategy/Not flagged
http://outbrain.com/assets/new-banner-close.pngNot flagged
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about.ads.microsoft.comNot flagged
aboutads.infoNot flagged
adjust-digital.comNot flagged
admanmedia.comNot flagged
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advertising.inmobi.comNot flagged
advlion.comNot flagged
affiliate-program.amazon.co.ukNot flagged
affiliatenichebuilders.comNot flagged
ahrefs.comNot flagged
amninjas.comNot flagged
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<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"21 Coolest Kinetic Gadgets That Will Give You Goosebumps" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/aPnDAJRcvSE?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"BEST MOISTURIZERS OF THE YEAR | DOCTORLY REVIEWS" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ph0tBLZcnas?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"Digistore24 Affiliate Marketing Tutorial for Beginners 2024" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/xmKFgts-9Ck?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"From Zero to 10 Million YouTube Subscribers - Mrwhosetheboss" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/TQqKOi8UGG4?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"How I Made $15,000 From Temu Affiliate Program (and How You Can Too) - Unlimited Temu Referral Guide" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/HvsWim2dbfM?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"How to Promote Jvzoo Products with Free Traffic" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/3D9TyFpaz1M?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"How to make $100 a Day on Clickbank using Outbrain" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/krPSUM3v6M8?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"Moments by Outbrain: Unlocking Vertical Video for the Open Internet" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/wOB2EacE6qM?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"Outbrain Affiliate Partner Success Story - MaxWeb" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/n11sY9rRRPA?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"Revealing FIVE Income Streams that Made Me $237K" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/yyIFPTYks6c?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"Shopify Dropshipping - How to find winning products to sell on Shopify! (BEGINNERS GUIDE)" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/VDCPqmMBBqo?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"Zoom Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/pd1CVGXTnWw?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
outbrain.com Overview

Description of outbrain.com

Outbrain.com appears to be the corporate and product website for Outbrain, a long-established digital advertising and content recommendation company. The page content and metadata indicate a focus on direct-response advertising, publisher monetization, and performance marketing, with navigation aimed at advertisers, media owners, company information, and resources. The homepage also references Outbrain Direct Response as part of Teads, suggesting branding related to a merger or subsidiary relationship.

Based on the domain name, page title, screenshot, and third-party categorization data, the site appears to operate in the advertising technology and marketing sector rather than as a consumer retail store. Multiple web-classification providers place it in ads/analytics, marketing, business, and information technology categories, which aligns with the visible content and the domain's long operating history.

Safety Assessment for outbrain.com

The strongest safety signals in this scan are broadly favorable. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 92 security engines detected the domain, and the checked blacklist and threat-database sources were reported clean. The domain is also mature, with a registration age of more than 21 years, and it has a strong web presence indicated by a high traffic ranking, which generally reduces the likelihood of it being a newly created abusive site.

One malware scanner did report a malicious threat level and flagged 7 scanned URLs, but the associated threat name was a generic pattern match tied to a referenced canarytokens.com link rather than a named malware family or broader multi-engine consensus. Given that the flagged items include ordinary site pages such as contact, security, patents, and localized landing pages, and that no other security engines or blacklist databases corroborated the finding, this appears more consistent with a low-confidence heuristic or context-based alert than with confirmed malicious activity.

Based on available data, no threats were detected by the broader security-engine and blacklist consensus at the time of this scan. The isolated heuristic finding suggests some caution is reasonable, but based on these findings, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with validity extending to 2026-06-08 based on the provided data. It is hosted on Fastly infrastructure at IP address 151.101.130.132, which is consistent with use of a content delivery network for performance and availability. The nameserver setup includes both branded nameservers and NS1-hosted entries, suggesting a professionally managed DNS environment.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. The web server software and exact TLS protocol details were not identified in the scan output, so no deeper server-hardening assessment can be made from this dataset alone. No major infrastructure-level security issues were evident from the provided hosting, certificate, and blacklist information at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://outbrain.com
200 https://www.outbrain.com/
Website Insights
#634
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Ads, Analytics, Business, Economy, Information Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 30 May 6
15 cookies detected
Essential0
Analytics4
Advertising11
Social0
15 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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