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u.to

Category: Information Technology

Scanned: May 23, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC · First seen: May 23, 2026 · Threat Engines: 2 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
81 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of u.to Captured May 23, 2026
https://u.to
Screenshot of u.to
4 years
Popular - #17,941 Tranco rank (>1M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 2 of 91 engines
✓ Valid (TLS)
Iqweb LLC
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
ddos-guard
Unknown
186.2.165.57
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Government of Kingdom of Tonga
Registered November 18, 2021
Expires November 18, 2026
Name Servers ns2.ucoz.net
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Iqweb LLC
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
3 files scanned
No threats
3
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
186.2.165.57/# 587 B No threats
186.2.165.57/.well-known/ddos-guard/wrongip.css 2.0 KB No threats
186.2.165.57/.well-known/ddos-guard/wrongip.js 29.6 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
2
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
1
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://186.2.165.57/.well-known/ddos-guard/wrongip.cssNot flagged
http://186.2.165.57/.well-known/ddos-guard/wrongip.jsNot flagged
186.2.165.57Not flagged
u.to Overview

Description of u.to

u.to appears to be a URL shortening service that lets users convert long web addresses into shorter links and track click statistics. The page title, meta description, and homepage layout all indicate a straightforward link-shortening platform with account access, link creation, and basic usage information.

Based on the domain presentation and third-party categorization, the site appears to fall within information technology or web-hosting related services. The infrastructure references and nameserver pattern suggest it may be connected to a broader hosting or site-building ecosystem rather than a standalone content publisher or online store.

The site does not appear to be a parked or inactive domain. At the time of this scan, it presented a functional homepage with a live shortening form, sign-in option, and policy links, which is consistent with an operational web utility service.

Safety Assessment for u.to

The scan results are somewhat mixed but lean broadly positive. Most security signals were clean at the time of this scan: the malware scan reported no flagged files, major blacklist checks were largely clean, and only 2 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain. That limited detection count may indicate low-confidence or context-specific concerns rather than broad consensus.

At the same time, some caution is still warranted because URL shorteners can be abused by third parties to conceal destination links, and two security engines classified the domain in a phishing-related context. In addition, one blacklist source showed a generic suspicious listing, although other threat databases did not corroborate that finding. These signals do not by themselves establish that the service is harmful, but they do suggest that shortened links from this domain should be treated carefully unless the destination is known.

The domain is more than four years old, has a valid SSL certificate, and has measurable web traffic presence, all of which modestly support legitimacy. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan, though the service may still carry some misuse-related risk because of its link-shortening nature.

Technical Description

The site was served over HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate issued by GoGetSSL, expiring in late 2026. It resolved to IP address 186.2.165.57, with hosting attributed to Iqweb LLC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the web server identified as ddos-guard. Nameservers were ns2.ucoz.net and ns3.ucoz.net, which may indicate reliance on external platform or hosting infrastructure.

DNSSEC was not enabled at the time of this scan, which is not uncommon but does mean DNS responses do not benefit from that additional authenticity layer. No malicious files, flagged external links, or iframes were identified in the page scan. The visible linked resources referenced the same server IP and appeared related to protective network infrastructure rather than obviously suspicious third-party content.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#17,941
Tranco Rank
Popular
Visitors >1M/mo
Category: Information Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 13 May 22
9 cookies detected
Essential9
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
9 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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