Website trust report
yahoo.com
65/ 100
Overview
The website yahoo.com exhibits several positive indicators, including essential policies, a professional structure, and strong security measures like HTTPS with organization validation and email anti-spoofing. However, some independent feedback includes negative experiences, and full company contact details were not readily available on the site.
What should I do?
While the site shows many trustworthy characteristics, it is advisable to review independent feedback, especially before making significant commitments. Always ensure you understand the terms of service and privacy policy, and consider saving screenshots of important transactions or agreements.
The evidence is incomplete. Some check areas or independent confirmation of the seller’s identity are missing. Even a high score does not guarantee legitimacy or delivery. Verify unanswered questions before paying.
Why this score
Domain history
Not scored
Company identity
11/20
Reputation
9/20
Website consistency
11/15
Offer plausibility
Not scored
Technical & security
14/15
Categories marked not scored never count against a site.
scoring algorithm trust-score-v1.3
Findings
Most serious first. Open a finding for the detail and its source.
Mixed independent feedbackReputation · low confidence
Independent mentions include some negative experiences (4 of 4 classified mentions). Individual complaints are normal; review them before larger purchases.
Source: Web search
Essential policies presentWebsite consistency · high confidence
The site provides the expected policy pages (terms, privacy).
Coherent, professional site structureWebsite consistency · medium confidence
The site's structure, navigation and content are coherent and professionally maintained.
Valid HTTPS certificateTechnical & security · high confidence
The site's connection is encrypted with a valid certificate issued by DigiCert Inc.
Organization-validated certificateTechnical & security · high confidence
The TLS certificate includes a validated organization name (Yahoo Holdings Inc.), which requires identity checks by the certificate authority.
Modern security headersTechnical & security · high confidence
The site sets security headers (strict-transport-security) that indicate attention to security hygiene.
Email anti-spoofing configuredTechnical & security · medium confidence
The domain publishes SPF/DMARC records, which help prevent email spoofing.
Domain age could not be determinedDomain history · high confidence
Registration data for this domain was not available from the RDAP lookup, so domain age could not be assessed. This is not counted against the site.
Source: RDAP
Partial company informationCompany identity · medium confidence
Some company information is published (a company name, an address), but contact details could not be found on the site.
Company registration could not be verifiedCompany identity · high confidence
Company registration could not be verified because no compatible registry source is currently available for Irland. This is not counted against the site.
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