Last Updated on October 25, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake
Dl.google.com is the domain Google uses for software downloads. So, when you click on a Download button when using the Google Chrome web browser, for instance, your file would be downloaded via dl.google.com often without you even noticing.
ALTERNATIVES
Similar sites to DLGoogle include Download Master, Robtex, WestByte, and Name – Canonical.
DESCRIPTION
The dl.google.com homepage is for downloading Google Chrome. When you have the Google Chrome browser installed and try to download files related to Google or Google Chrome such as Android SDK, Google Earth, etc, the files will download via the dl.google.com on the google.com website. In short, dl.google.com is a subdomain of google.com that Google uses for the downloading of certain files related to Google-owned products.
HISTORY
As of March 2024, dl.google.com has 704,002 thousand monthly views (693,592K, Dec 2023), according to Similar Web. The Wayback Machine estimates that dl.google.com was founded on November 25, 2005. The Internet Archive has saved dl.google.com 10,120 times between November 25, 2005 and February 5, 2024.
Is dl.google.com Safe?
I analyzed dl.google.com for malware and malicious content to check if it was legit or a scam. Here are the results:
I checked dl.google.com on Sucuri, and it returned as a medium security risk.
Sucuri says dl.google.com is a medium security risk because of TLS recommendations (no redirect from HTTP to HTTPS).
I then ran a parasite scan with Unmask Parasites on dl.google.com, and it is clean.
I also checked dl.google.com on VirusTotal, and it is clean; however, it does have an unfavorable community score.
In conclusion, Sucuri says dl.google.com is a medium security risk because of no redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. Unmask Parasites says webpussi.com is clean of parasites. VirusTotal says webpussi.com isn’t malicious; however, it does have an unfavorable community score. OVERALL GRADE: Relatively Safe.
Links and Profiles
Website: dl.google.com
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February 8, 2024 @ 12:36
Editor’s Note:
The Sucuri scan was updated on 2/8/2024. Here are the old Sucuri results:
The overall grade has been downgraded from Very Safe to Relatively Safe.