Is google.com legit?

Verdict for google.com

Likely legit

No major warning signs found.

Trust score

86/100

This website has very strong signs of being long-established and well run. It has been online for decades, is the most visited site on our popularity list, and has strong email protection. One blacklist lists some web addresses under this domain for malware, which is a warning sign worth knowing about. It likely relates to files that other people have uploaded, not the main site itself.

“Likely legit” means our automated checks found no warning signs when they ran. It is not an endorsement of this website, its sellers or its products, and it can change.

Last checked: 5 days ago ()

Short answer: google.com looks legit: our automated check on Nov 1, 2026 found no sign that it is a scam and rated it “Likely legit” (trust score 86/100), because the domain was registered 29 years ago, and the Internet Archive first saved it 27 years ago; it is ranked number 1 among the most visited websites, and it is not a lookalike of another brand.

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Why we gave this result

  • In favour: The domain was registered 29 years ago, and the Internet Archive first saved it 27 years ago.

    Based on: Domain age , Internet Archive history

  • In favour: It is ranked number 1 among the most visited websites, and it is not a lookalike of another brand.

    Based on: Popularity , Brand impersonation

  • In favour: Email protection is set up, so fake emails pretending to come from this domain are blocked.

    Based on: Email anti-spoofing

  • In favour: The site is not on the Spamhaus blocklist, and there are no confirmed user reports.

    Based on: Spamhaus domain blocklist , User reports

  • Against: A malware blacklist (URLhaus) lists 50 web addresses under this domain, such as drive.google.com. This can happen on sites where people upload files, but be careful with files you did not expect.

    Based on: Security blacklists

These reasons were written with help from AI and checked against the evidence below. How we use AI

Evidence we found

Every signal we checked, and whether it is a good or bad sign.

Good signs (5)

  • Good sign: Domain age

    Registered 29 years ago (1997-09-15)

  • Good sign: Internet Archive history

    First saved by the Internet Archive 27 years ago (1998-11-11)

  • Good sign: Email anti-spoofing

    Set up (SPF and DMARC) — fake emails pretending to come from this domain are blocked

  • Good sign: Spamhaus domain blocklist

    Not listed

  • Good sign: Popularity

    Ranked #1 among the most visited websites (Tranco list)

Warning signs (1)

  • Warning sign: Security blacklists

    Listed by URLhaus for malware distribution (50 listed web addresses, e.g. drive.google.com)

Other details (13)

  • For information: Registrar

    MarkMonitor Inc.

  • For information: Registration paid until

    2028-09-14 (in 22 months)

  • For information: Domain owner

    Owner details are hidden for privacy, as is normal for most domains today

  • For information: Website online

    The domain points to a web server

  • For information: Email set up

    Has mail servers (smtp.google.com)

  • For information: Hosting provider

    Hosted by Google LLC (AS15169, US)

  • For information: Security certificate (HTTPS)

    Valid certificate issued by Google Trust Services

  • For information: Certificate history

    Could not be checked this time (source unavailable)

  • For information: Brand impersonation

    Popular site — not a lookalike

  • For information: Contact details

    We could not read this site's contact details. Very popular sites often block automated checkers like ours

  • For information: Policy pages

    We could not read this site's policy pages (privacy, refunds, terms). Very popular sites often block automated checkers like ours

  • For information: Social media links

    YouTube

  • For information: User reports

    No confirmed user reports

Questions about google.com

Is google.com safe?

Our check found no major warning signs, so google.com is likely a real website. No check can promise that every order or deal on a site is safe, so pay with a card or a service that offers buyer protection.

Is google.com a scam?

Some links on google.com are on security blacklists (Listed by URLhaus for malware distribution (50 listed web addresses, e.g. drive.google.com)). The site as a whole was rated “Likely legit”, but don't open files or log in through links on it that you didn't expect.

How old is google.com?

Domain registration: Registered 29 years ago (1997-09-15).

Yes. Ranked #1 among the most visited websites (Tranco list). Popular sites are rarely outright fakes, but scammers do copy their names, so check the address carefully.

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