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researchervault.com

Category: Education

Scanned: Jun 8, 2026, 05:58 PM UTC · First seen: Jun 8, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
89 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of researchervault.com Captured Jun 8, 2026
https://researchervault.com
Screenshot of researchervault.com
10 months
Not Ranked - This website does not appear in the Tranco top list
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Hostinger
Boston, United States
LiteSpeed
WordPress
46.202.183.153
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Registered August 16, 2025
Expires August 16, 2026
Name Servers ns1.dns-parking.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Hostinger
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
0
0 of 91 engines flagged this website No security vendors flagged this site at the time of scanning
Not flagged
Direct Threat Database Sources
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File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
101 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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High Risk
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researchervault.com/?p=3457 164.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
researchervault.com/?p=3219 196.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
researchervault.com/?p=1324 190.6 KB Flagged: medium risk
researchervault.com/# 220.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
researchervault.com/membership-nomination/# 204.0 KB Flagged: medium risk
researchervault.com/about/# 190.6 KB Flagged: medium risk
researchervault.com/registration-track-your-submission/# 172.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
researchervault.com/fausta-selemani-michael-immunology-and-microbiology-best-researcher-award/# 166.0 KB Flagged: medium risk
researchervault.com/cosmin-constantin-baciu-ortopedics-and-trauma-best-researcher-award/# 164.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
researchervault.com/zafran-ullah-chemical-engineering-best-researcher-award/# 164.6 KB Flagged: medium risk
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researchervault.com/xmlrpc.php 42 B No threats
researchervault.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd 828 B No threats
researchervault.com/wp-json/# 576.4 KB No threats
researchervault.com/feed/# 81.9 KB No threats
researchervault.com/comments/feed/# 730 B No threats
researchervault.com/assoc-prof-dr-jiakai-liu-wetland-conservation-best-researcher-award/feed/# 906 B No threats
researchervault.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresearchervault.com%2Fassoc-prof-dr-jiakai-liu-wetland-conservation-best-researcher-award%2F 2.6 KB No threats
researchervault.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresearchervault.com%2Fabout%2F&format=xml 2.1 KB No threats
researchervault.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresearchervault.com%2Fabout%2F 2.1 KB No threats
researchervault.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresearchervault.com%2F&format=xml 2.1 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
361
External Links
1 Flagged
8
Iframes
Clean
14
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
2
Flagged Resources
Detected
4.9.7.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://researchervault.com/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/dist/Lite/assets/css/table-of-contents/global.e90f6d47.css?ver%3D4.9.7.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://researchervault.com/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/dist/Lite/assets/css/table-of-contents/global.e90f6d47.css?ver%3D4.9.7.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://player.vimeo.com/video/Not flagged
http://researchervault.com/award-winner/Not flagged
http://researchervault.com/award-winner/?pagenum%3D18Not flagged
http://researchervault.com/award-winner/?pagenum%3D2Not flagged
http://researchervault.com/award-winner/?pagenum%3D3Not flagged
http://researchervault.com/registration-track-your-submission/Not flagged
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2024.124513Not flagged
https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16101916Not flagged
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12112762Not flagged
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10020253Not flagged
https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61122228Not flagged
https://fonts.googleapis.comNot flagged
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family%3DDM+Sans%3A400%2C%7CLexend%3A600%2C400%2C700%7CForum%3A400&#038%3Bdisplay%3Dswap&#038%3Bver%3D4.13.0Not flagged
https://fonts.gstatic.comNot flagged
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4.9.7.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
doi.orgNot flagged
fonts.googleapis.comNot flagged
fonts.gstatic.comNot flagged
gmpg.orgNot flagged
orcid.orgNot flagged
player.vimeo.comNot flagged
researchervault.comNot flagged
s.w.orgNot flagged
secure.gravatar.comNot flagged
www.googletagmanager.comNot flagged
www.scopus.comNot flagged
www.youtube.comNot flagged
youtube.comNot flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/researchervault.com\/about\/embed\/#?secret%3D2jGzd9mW5w\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BAbout&#8221%3B &#8212%3B researchervault.com\" data-secret%3D\"2jGzd9mW5w\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/researchervault.com\/about\/embed\/#?secret%3Dq07EbBfP0c\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BAbout&#8221%3B &#8212%3B researchervault.com\" data-secret%3D\"q07EbBfP0c\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/researchervault.com\/assoc-prof-dr-jiakai-liu-wetland-conservation-best-researcher-award\/embed\/#?secret%3DP4DWksTY9H\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BJiakai Liu | Wetland conservation | Best Researcher Award&#8221%3B &#8212%3B researchervault.com\" data-secret%3D\"P4DWksTY9H\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/researchervault.com\/assoc-prof-dr-jiakai-liu-wetland-conservation-best-researcher-award\/embed\/#?secret%3DtSXGATkPQf\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BJiakai Liu | Wetland conservation | Best Researcher Award&#8221%3B &#8212%3B researchervault.com\" data-secret%3D\"tSXGATkPQf\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/researchervault.com\/embed\/#?secret%3D4pqifILW75\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BHome&#8221%3B &#8212%3B researchervault.com\" data-secret%3D\"4pqifILW75\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/researchervault.com\/embed\/#?secret%3DtV7P9S3hRV\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BHome&#8221%3B &#8212%3B researchervault.com\" data-secret%3D\"tV7P9S3hRV\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"http://player.vimeo.com/video/'+ id +'?autoplay%3D1" width%3D"'+ width +'" height%3D"'+ height +'" frameborder%3D"0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe width%3D\""+ width +"\" height%3D\""+ height +"\" src%3D\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/" + id + "?autoplay%3D1&v%3D" + id + "\" frameborder%3D\"0\" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
researchervault.com Overview

Description of researchervault.com

researchervault.com appears to be a website for an academic recognition and awards platform branded as "Researcher Vault" or "ResearcherVault International Research Awards." Based on the homepage text, it promotes nomination cycles, researcher awards, conference-related activities, committee information, and winner listings across multiple academic disciplines. The site presents itself as a place where researchers can submit nominations, track submissions, and seek recognition for scholarly work.

The content and linked references suggest a focus on academia and research visibility rather than general publishing or retail. Mentions of review panels, award winners, ORCID profiles, DOI links, and discipline-specific award pages indicate that the operator may be running a research-awards or academic networking initiative. Based on the available page content, the site appears to be independently operated rather than tied to a clearly identified university, government body, or major scholarly publisher.

Safety Assessment for researchervault.com

At the time of this scan, no security engines reported detections for this domain, with 0 out of 91 engines flagging it. Major threat-database checks shown in the scan were also clean, and no content-malice blacklist listings were reported. These are positive indicators and suggest that overt malware or phishing activity was not detected based on available scan data.

There was, however, a separate malware scan that marked multiple pages and one asset with a generic suspicious label. The reported threat name was a broad heuristic pattern rather than a specific malware family, and it was not corroborated by the broader engine consensus or blacklist results. The domain is also relatively new, at under one year old, which modestly increases uncertainty when assessing reputation. Based on available data, this appears more consistent with a low-confidence heuristic concern than with confirmed malicious activity.

The site itself appears functional and content-rich, with academic-award themed pages rather than a parked or empty domain. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan, though visitors may still wish to exercise normal caution when submitting personal or professional information to a relatively new website.

Technical Description

The domain is hosted on Hostinger infrastructure and resolves to an IP address in the United States, with LiteSpeed reported as the web server. It uses a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate that was active at the time of the scan, which indicates that traffic to the site can be encrypted in transit. The nameservers point to dns-parking.com, and DNSSEC appears to be unsigned.

From a technical standpoint, the main caution points are the domain's young age and the generic heuristic flags raised during one malware scan. No DNS-based blocklist hits were reported, and the broader security-engine consensus was clean at the time of this scan. The use of standard third-party resources such as fonts, video embeds, DOI links, and researcher identifier services appears consistent with the site's stated academic purpose.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
Not Ranked
Tranco Rank
Not in Top 1M
Visitors Unknown
Category: Education
Rank History (30 days)
No rank data available
2 cookies detected
Essential0
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
2 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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