WebVetted β„’ Beta
Recommendation
Proceed
Overall Summary
Safe
Why we think so

lo4d.com is a long-running Windows software download portal (active since ~2009) with substantial traffic (~1.2M monthly visits) and strong organic search referrals. The site runs on common, legitimate infrastructure (AWS, nginx), uses Google Analytics, and lists social profiles such as Facebook, LinkedIn and GitHub. External scans show no Google Safe Browsing or crypto-scam hits, and there are no USPTO trademark conflicts. There is limited direct contact information on the site (no clear site email), so the practical recommendation is: the site appears legitimate, but always scan any downloaded executables and verify file hashes before installing. πŸ›‘οΈ

Confidence Score
78%

Risk Insights

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Traffic & engagement

About 1.2M monthly visits and Alexa rank ~21k.
Average session length ~2:11 and bounce ~34% β€” consistent with active users.
High organic search share (63–74%) suggests users find the site via search engines.

Contradictory Signals

Overall signals favor legitimacy, but limited public ownership/contact details are a remaining trust gap.

Signal A: Long domain age and heavy traffic (positive trust signal)

Signal B: WHOIS registrant not public and no direct email scraped (reduces transparency)

Category Scores

Identity 75/100
Reputation 85/100
Technical 80/100
Content 78/100
Legal 70/100
Business Validity 78/100

Red Flags & Warnings

  • WHOIS registrant is not publicly listed (privacy/hidden), which reduces direct transparency about ownership.
  • No explicit site-scraped contact email or phone found, so users may have limited direct support channels.

πŸ”Ž Detailed Checks & Analysis

Domain age & registrar

Score: 85/100
Passed

"Older creation date and continuous DNS records suggest stable ownership; registrant contact is privacy-protected which lowers transparency."

Reason: Domain created ~2009 and registered via GoDaddy, consistent with a long-running service.

Traffic volume & engagement

Score: 88/100
Passed

"High organic search share (63–74%) is a positive signal; traffic patterns match known download portals."

Reason: High monthly visits (~1.2M), solid Alexa rank (~21k), and average session ~2:11 indicate real user activity.

Technical infrastructure

Score: 80/100
Passed

"Standard stack suggests professional maintenance rather than a throwaway phishing page."

Reason: Uses mainstream technologies (AWS, nginx, PHP) and tracking (Google Analytics/Tag Manager).

Blacklists & malware scanners

Score: 90/100
Passed

"Absence from key blacklists is a strong safety indicator, though it doesn't guarantee every file is safe."

Reason: Google Safe Browsing and crypto-scam scanner show no threat matches.

Contact & ownership transparency

Score: 60/100
Failed

"Social profiles exist but lack of direct contact email is a moderate negative for a download site."

Reason: No public site email or phone found; WHOIS registrant is not listed.

Trademark / brand impersonation

Score: 85/100
Passed

"Trademark absence lowers the chance this domain is a copycat of a protected brand."

Reason: No USPTO matches for the domain query, reducing impersonation risk.

External reputation / user reports

Score: 82/100
Passed

"Multiple third-party checkers (ScamAdviser, Gridinsoft mentions in search summaries) list the site as generally safe."

Reason: Aggregated search and reputation tools show positive/neutral ratings and no fraud reports.

Your Next Steps

  • 1
    If you download software, scan executables with an up-to-date antivirus and check file hashes when available.
  • 2
    Prefer official vendor pages when possible; use lo4d.com as an indexing/source reference, not the sole trust anchor.
  • 3
    Avoid running installers with administrative privileges until you verify the vendor and the file checksum.
  • 4
    If you find a suspicious download from the site, report it to the site owners via their social profiles and to Google Safe Browsing.

Evidence & Citations