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pagead2.googlesyndication.com

Category: Ads

Scanned: Jun 1, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC · First seen: Jun 1, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of pagead2.googlesyndication.com Captured Jun 1, 2026
https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com
Screenshot of pagead2.googlesyndication.com
23 years (googlesyndication.com)
Not Ranked - This website does not appear in the Tranco top list
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Google LLC
Mountain View, United States
sffe
Unknown
172.217.22.66
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Markmonitor Inc.
Registered January 21, 2003 (googlesyndication.com)
Expires January 21, 2027
Name Servers ns1.google.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Google LLC
This is a subdomain of googlesyndication.com. The WHOIS data above belongs to the parent domain, not to pagead2.googlesyndication.com. The actual creation date of this subdomain is unknown and could be much more recent than the parent.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
1 file scanned
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pagead2.googlesyndication.com 1.5 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
0
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
0
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
pagead2.googlesyndication.com Overview

Description of pagead2.googlesyndication.com

pagead2.googlesyndication.com appears to be a long-established Google-owned subdomain associated with online advertising delivery and syndication infrastructure. The domain naming pattern and third-party categorization data indicate that it is used in the advertising ecosystem rather than as a standalone consumer website, which is consistent with ad-serving, tracking, or content distribution functions embedded across other sites and services.

In this scan, the visible page returned a standard Google-branded 404 error, suggesting the specific requested path was not available at the time of access rather than indicating a dedicated homepage experience. The domain is registered through a major corporate registrar, has been active for more than two decades, and uses Google-operated nameservers and hosting, all of which are consistent with a large established web platform.

Safety Assessment for pagead2.googlesyndication.com

The available scan results were broadly clean at the time of this scan. No detections were reported by 0 out of 91 security engines, the malware scan did not flag any files, and the domain was not listed by the checked blacklist and threat-database sources. Multiple web-classification providers categorized the domain as advertising-related, which aligns with its apparent role as part of an ad-serving network rather than indicating malicious activity by itself.

Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain is very old, uses established infrastructure, and the screenshot shows a routine 404 error page rather than deceptive content, phishing prompts, or malware delivery indicators. As always, advertising-related domains can still be blocked in some environments for privacy or policy reasons, but based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain presented a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by a mainstream certificate authority, with expiry in 2026-07-30. It resolves to an IP address hosted by Google LLC in Mountain View, United States, and the reported web server identifier was "sffe." Nameserver delegation points to Google-controlled authoritative DNS infrastructure, which is consistent with a large-scale production service.

DNSSEC was reported as unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation protections. No technical indicators of compromise were provided in the scan data, and the observed response was a standard 404 page rather than an error commonly associated with domain suspension or parking.

HTTP Redirect Chain
404 https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/
Website Insights
Not Ranked
Tranco Rank
Not in Top 1M
Visitors Unknown
Category: Ads
Rank History (30 days)
No rank data available
No cookies data available
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