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.
Similar sites to DLGoogle include Download Master, Robtex, WestByte, and Name – Canonical.
As of December 2023, dl.google.com has 693,592 monthly views, 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. Results: Sucuri scan for the site dl.google.com.
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. Results: Unmask Parasites scan for the site dl.google.com.
I also checked dl.google.com on VirusTotal, and it is clean; however, it does have an unfavorable community score. Results: VirusTotal scan for the site dl.google.com.
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
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.