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Category: Computers & Software

Scanned: May 6, 2026, 08:20 PM UTC · First seen: May 6, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
95 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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30 years (ssrn.com)
Not Ranked - This website does not appear in the Tranco top list
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
104.16.40.248
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar SafeNames Ltd.
Registered February 15, 1996 (ssrn.com)
Expires February 16, 2027
Name Servers NS-1049.AWSDNS-03.ORG
DNSSEC Signed
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
This is a subdomain of ssrn.com. The WHOIS data above belongs to the parent domain, not to papers.ssrn.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
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papers.ssrn.com/# 5.2 KB No threats
papers.ssrn.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=9f7aad359c611d9a 181.0 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
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External Links
1 Flagged
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Iframes
Clean
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Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
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Flagged Resources
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papers.ssrn.comFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://papers.ssrn.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray%3D9f7aad359c611d9aFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://papers.ssrn.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray%3D9f7aad359c611d9aFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
papers.ssrn.comFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
papers.ssrn.com Overview

Description of papers.ssrn.com

papers.ssrn.com appears to be a subdomain of SSRN, a long-established online platform used to host and distribute scholarly papers, research preprints, and academic working papers. Based on the domain structure and the available category data, this section of the site likely serves research documents and related academic content for students, researchers, institutions, and professionals.

The domain has been registered for many years and appears to be part of a mature web property rather than a newly created standalone site. Classification sources broadly associate it with education, online services, and computing-related content, which is consistent with an academic paper repository or research publication platform.

Safety Assessment for papers.ssrn.com

Available scan results were largely favorable at the time of this scan. No detections were reported by 0 out of 91 security engines, and multiple web-classification sources categorized the site in education, online services, and software-related areas rather than overtly harmful categories. Major blacklist checks also appeared clean, with only a limited listing reported by 1 source.

One malware scan did reference a "GenericMaliciousObject" finding tied to the site's own challenge-platform URL and domain. Based on the path shown, this may be related to an automated anti-bot or browser verification mechanism rather than confirmed malicious content, especially since broader engine consensus did not reproduce the finding. The domain's long registration history, signed DNSSEC, and valid TLS configuration also reduce concern compared with newly created or poorly maintained sites.

Based on available data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan, though the isolated generic flag suggests routine caution is still appropriate.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid TLS certificate issued by a mainstream certificate authority, with certificate expiry listed as 2026-07-28. It is served through Cloudflare infrastructure on IP address 104.16.40.248, which suggests the site benefits from CDN and edge-protection services. DNSSEC is enabled and signed, which may help protect against certain DNS tampering scenarios.

The domain is very old, with a creation date in 1996, and uses established AWS nameservers together with Cloudflare hosting. No major technical misconfiguration is evident from the provided data. The main technical anomaly is the flagged challenge-platform URL, which appears consistent with traffic filtering or anti-automation infrastructure and may have triggered a false positive at the time of scanning.

HTTP Redirect Chain
403 https://papers.ssrn.com
Website Insights
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Tranco Rank
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Visitors Unknown
Category: Computers & Software
Rank History (30 days)
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1 3rd party (tracker)
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