Last Updated on November 8, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake
Teladoc (teladoc.com) is a virtual healthcare company allowing access to doctors, therapists, and specialists direct from a phone call, video, or app on your smartphone or computer. Teladoc virtual care means you can visit a doctor directly from your computer without having to see them in person.
ALTERNATIVES
Similar sites to teladoc.com include teladochealth.com, doctorondemand.com, sesamecare.com, zocdoc.com, healthcare.dmagazine.com, mdlive.com, plushcare.com, blueshieldca.com, americanwell.com, and anthem.com.
DESCRIPTION
When I analyzed teladoc.com, the domain name adequately described the content I found on the site. It was clear to me that the company wanted to connect telecommunication and doctors; an online doctor of sorts. That said, there was a lot of noise on the homepage and not much concise content for me to focus on and properly understand what was happening or what the site wanted me to be doing. I felt overwhelmed by the data and the doctor animations that appeared to show doctors talking to me. I recommend making all internal links on the teladoc.com homepage more obvious so people know that something is clickable and perhaps futher reading on other pages will make it easier to understand overall what is happening rather than packing so much onto the one homepage.
HISTORY
As of December 2023, teladoc.com has 1.326 million monthly views (1.3 million Dec 2022), according to Similar Web. The Wayback Machine estimates that teladoc.com was founded on July 19, 2001. The InternetArchive has saved teladoc.com 2,289 times between July 19, 2001 and February 17, 2024.
Is teladoc.com Safe?
I analyzed teladoc.com for malware and malicious content to check if it was legit or a scam. Here are the results:
I checked teladoc.com on Sucuri, and it returned with some issues.
The site teladoc.com is considered a high-security risk because it runs a critically outdated version of WordPress. More specifically, teladoc.com runs on WordPress under 5.4.2/5.3.4/5.2.7.
Security hardening flaws:
- Missing security header to prevent
Content Typesniffing. Affected pages:
https://teladoc.com/ for Google’s UA
https://www.teladoc.com/search- Missing
Strict-Transport-Securitysecurity header. Affected pages:
https://teladoc.com/ for Google’s UA
https://www.teladoc.com/search
I then ran a parasite scan with Unmask Parasites on teladoc.com, and it is clean.
Lastly, I ran a malware scan on teladoc.com with VirusTotal, and it is clean.
In conclusion, teladoc.com is a high security risk due to it running an outdated version of the WordPress software. However, that is only concerning it being potentially compromised in the future. No malware was found on the domain currently and there is no reason to assume the site is malicious. OVERALL GRADE: Relatively Safe.
Links and Profiles
Website: teladoc.com
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February 1, 2023 @ 19:24
I was surprised to see Teladoc running an outdated version of WordPress. It is fixed as quickly as clicking one button. The reason that button isn’t being pressed is likely because those in control of the development don’t want to risk some of the site’s features breaking or deal with them changing. Teladoc needs to update its version of WordPress as soon as possible otherwise it is vulnerable to hacks; older versions of WordPress do have vulnerabilities that can be exploited. If you are using an outdated version of WordPress because you preferred the old features, you need to run the updated version and find workarounds for those features. For instance, you can use the Classic Editor plugin if you don’t like the Gutenberg editor. There are plugins to solve any changes that occur during WordPress updates.