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usc.edu

Category: Education

Scanned: Jun 8, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC · First seen: Jun 8, 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 usc.edu Captured Jun 8, 2026
https://usc.edu
Screenshot of usc.edu
40 years
Very Popular - #2,397 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Pantheon
San Francisco, United States
nginx
WordPress
23.185.0.3
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered August 20, 1985
Expires July 31, 2026
Name Servers NS0037.SECONDARY.CLOUDFLARE.COM
DNSSEC Unknown
Hosting Pantheon
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
42 files scanned
No threats
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www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id= 1.5 KB No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-5XS99H7 268 B No threats
usc.edu/# 301.8 KB No threats
usc.edu/xmlrpc.php 146 B No threats
usc.edu/xmlrpc.php?rsd 146 B No threats
www.usc.edu/# 604.9 KB No threats
usc.edu/we-are-trojans/# 292.6 KB No threats
usc.edu/usc-patient-care/# 228.5 KB No threats
usc.edu/campus-safety/# 250.0 KB No threats
usc.edu/graduate-professional/# 334.2 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1148
External Links
All Clean
5
Iframes
Clean
175
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://180degreesusc.org/Not flagged
http://ali.usc.edu/Not flagged
http://annenberg.usc.edu/CurrentStudents/UGStudentSvcs.aspxNot flagged
http://arch.usc.eduNot flagged
http://arch.usc.edu/studentsNot flagged
http://bovardcollege.usc.edu/Not flagged
http://calendar.usc.edu/?utm_campaign%3DBrand&utm_medium%3Dwebsite&utm_source%3DUSC%20HomepageNot flagged
http://chan.usc.edu/patient-care/Not flagged
http://dramaticarts.usc.eduNot flagged
http://firstgenplussc.usc.edu/Not flagged
http://gero.usc.edu/students/current-students/Not flagged
http://giving.usc.edu/?utm_campaign%3DBrand&utm_medium%3Dwebsite&utm_source%3DUSC%20HomepageNot flagged
http://gmpg.org/xfn/11Not flagged
http://itp.usc.edu/Not flagged
http://kaufman.usc.eduNot flagged
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Showing first 500 of 1148 entries.
180degreesusc.orgNot flagged
academicprograms.usc.eduNot flagged
accessibility.usc.eduNot flagged
admission.usc.eduNot flagged
admit.usc.eduNot flagged
advocasc.orgNot flagged
ahf.usc.eduNot flagged
aisusc.orgNot flagged
ali.usc.eduNot flagged
alumni.usc.eduNot flagged
annenberg.usc.eduNot flagged
apass.usc.eduNot flagged
app.prighter.comNot flagged
arch.usc.eduNot flagged
arr.usc.eduNot flagged
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<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"USC Trojan Marching Band 2021 Hype Video" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/8dYHDvxh-Uc?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-5XS99H7" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
<iframe style%3D"border: 0%3B" src%3D"https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb%3D!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d6610.758239093968!2d-118.20642347014001!3d34.05979443443516!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x80c2c675edf802a5%3A0xe8f856ea7eb63fc8!2sUniversity%20of%20Southern%20California%20Health%20Sciences%20Campus!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1677532639991!5m2!1sen!2sus" title%3D"iFrame with Google Map of Health Sciences Campus" width%3D"600" height%3D"450" allowfullscreen%3D"allowfullscreen">Not flagged
<iframe style%3D"border: 0%3B" src%3D"https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb%3D!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3306.838495726346!2d-118.28730568483788!3d34.02235632675198!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x80c2c7e49c71a5ed%3A0xaa905a5bb427a2c4!2sUniversity%20of%20Southern%20California!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1674681624664!5m2!1sen!2sus" title%3D"iFrame with Google Map of University Park Campus" width%3D"600" height%3D"450" allowfullscreen%3D"allowfullscreen">Not flagged
<iframe title%3D"Fight On! Class of 2020 USC Trojan Marching Band (at home)" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/QCtYB5hr7tc?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
usc.edu Overview

Description of usc.edu

usc.edu appears to be the primary website for the University of Southern California, a long-established private research university in the United States. The homepage branding, page title, and linked subdomains indicate that the site serves as the institution’s central web presence for academic programs, admissions, student services, alumni relations, campus information, and university news.

Based on the domain, metadata, and visible homepage content, the site is operated by the university itself or by its authorized web teams. The extensive network of linked usc.edu subdomains and related university resources suggests a large institutional website supporting prospective students, current students, faculty, staff, patients, donors, and the broader public.

Safety Assessment for usc.edu

This domain shows strong legitimacy signals based on available data. It is categorized by multiple web-classification providers as an education-related website, has a very long registration history dating back to 1985, and ranks highly in public traffic measurements. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and the checked threat-database and blacklist sources did not report content-related threats.

The page content shown in the screenshot is consistent with a real university homepage rather than a parked page, impersonation attempt, or thin-content site. External links and referenced domains appear to be normal institutional and third-party service links, and no suspicious files or links were identified in the provided scan results.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site was served over HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with expiry listed as 2026-07-16. The web server appears to use nginx, and the site is hosted on Pantheon infrastructure at IP address 23.185.0.3 in San Francisco, United States. The listed nameservers point to secondary Cloudflare DNS infrastructure, which is commonly used for resilience and DNS management.

No major technical security concerns were evident from the provided scan summary. DNSSEC status was not available in the scan data, so that control could not be confirmed from this snapshot. Overall, the hosting and certificate setup appear consistent with a professionally managed institutional website.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#2,397
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Education
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 27 Jun 7
4 cookies detected
Essential1
Analytics3
Advertising0
Social0
4 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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