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r.search.yahoo.com

Category: Technology

Scanned: Oct 5, 2026, 24:36 UTC · First seen: Oct 5, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
0 - High Risk50 - Moderate100 - No Threats
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Screenshot of r.search.yahoo.com Captured Oct 5, 2026
https://r.search.yahoo.com
Screenshot of r.search.yahoo.com
31 years (yahoo.com)
Not Ranked - This website does not appear in the Tranco top list
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Yahoo-EU
Dublin, Ireland
ATS
Unknown
212.82.100.137
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Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Markmonitor Inc.
Registered January 18, 1995 (yahoo.com)
Expires January 19, 2027
Name Servers ns1.yahoo.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Yahoo-EU
This is a subdomain of yahoo.com. The WHOIS data above belongs to the parent domain, not to r.search.yahoo.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
No threats
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Medium Risk
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r.search.yahoo.com 1.0 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
4
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
3
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/en-us/ Not flagged
info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/details.html Not flagged
s.yimg.com/pv/static/img/yahoo-search-logo-147x40.png Not flagged
www.yahoo.com/ Not flagged
info.yahoo.com Not flagged
s.yimg.com Not flagged
www.yahoo.com Not flagged
r.search.yahoo.com Overview

Description of r.search.yahoo.com

r.search.yahoo.com appears to be a Yahoo-operated subdomain associated with search and redirection infrastructure. The domain naming suggests it is used as part of Yahoo Search link handling, likely to route or track clicks from search results and related Yahoo web properties rather than serving as a standalone consumer website.

The screenshot shows a Yahoo-branded server error page with links to Yahoo legal and privacy information, which is consistent with an operational endpoint inside a larger web platform. Based on the domain structure, long registration history, and Yahoo-owned nameservers, this subdomain appears to belong to Yahoo's established internet services ecosystem.

Safety Assessment for r.search.yahoo.com

Based on available scan data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and the checked blacklist and threat-database sources did not indicate phishing, malware, or other content-related abuse.

Additional context also supports a low-risk assessment at this time: the domain is very old, uses Yahoo-controlled infrastructure, and the visible page is a branded error response rather than a suspicious landing page. While the screenshot shows that the specific endpoint was returning a server error when accessed, that by itself does not indicate malicious activity. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid TLS certificate issued by a mainstream certificate authority, with expiry listed in late 2026. It resolves to Yahoo-hosted infrastructure in Dublin, Ireland, and the web server identifies as ATS, which is commonly associated with large-scale traffic-serving infrastructure. WHOIS data indicates a long-established registration managed through a corporate registrar, with Yahoo-operated nameservers.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No technical indicators of malware hosting were reported in the provided scan results, and the external-link review did not identify flagged outbound references.

HTTP Redirect Chain
404 https://r.search.yahoo.com/
Website Insights
Not Ranked
Tranco Rank
Not in Top 1M
Visitors Unknown
Category: Technology
Rank History (30 days)
No rank data available
3 cookies detected
Essential3
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
0 1st party cookies
3 3rd party (trackers)
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