Niconico (nicovideo.jp) is a Japenese streaming site.
As of December 2023, nicovideo.jp has 189.0 million monthly views (192.9 million Dec 2022), according to Similar Web. The Wayback Machine estimates that nicovideo.jp was founded on January 7, 2007. Nicovideo.jp does have some subdomains set up for its different categories. So when you click on the category menu, it loads subdomains for those categories. We will scan those subdomains in our audit below.
Is nicovideo.jp Safe?
I analyzed nicovideo.jp for malware and malicious content to check if it was legit or a scam. Here are the results:
I checked nicovideo.jp on Sucuri, and it returned with no issues. Results: Sucuri scan for the site Nicovideo.jp.
I also scanned the 17 subdomains which are visible from the main site menu and they returned with no issues as well.
Security hardening flaws:
- Missing security header for
ClickJacking Protection. Affected pages:
https://sp.nicovideo.jp/ for iPad’s UA- Missing security header to prevent
Content Typesniffing. Affected pages:
https://sp.nicovideo.jp/ for iPad’s UA
I then ran a parasite scan with Unmask Parasites on nicovideo.jp, and it is clean. Results: Unmask Parasites scan for the site nicovideo.jp.
I also checked nicovideo.jp on VirusTotal, and it is clean. Results: VirusTotal scan for the site Nicovideo.jp.
In conclusion, nicovideo.jp is safe. But it has security header issues. OVERALL GRADE: Safe.
Links and Profiles
Website: nicovideo.jp
References
2. Wayback Machine – nicovideo.jp
(Last Updated: 2/19/2024)