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October 1, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Dustinhowes → Safety Check

First checked October 1, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Suspicious Website Gridinsoft currently classifies this site as Suspicious Website. The report highlights 1 blacklist detections and no established public user-review history. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
Trust signal radar Normalized trust signals for dustinhowes.com Domain Maturity: 4200 days Domain Maturity Warning Cleanliness: 1 detections Warning Cleanliness Safety Level: 1 negative tags Safety Level Positive Signals: 3 positive signals Positive Signals Popularity: Estimated from social profiles: YouTube Popularity Trust Zone: .com Trust Zone Operational Signals: 1 detected services Operational Signals Location Credibility: Hosting country US Location Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for dustinhowes.com. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored dustinhowes.com

On-page mentions:
Multilevel Marketing, Guides
Tech signals:
Wordpress Platform, Meta Verified, SEO Optimization, Animate.css Framework
Positive signals:
Negative signals:
  • security-provider warnings
  • a malware or phishing blacklist detection (1)
  • limited independent reputation data
Context signals:
  • content related to educational content and guides
35 /100
Trust Score
11.5 years
Domain Age
US
Location
1
External provider warnings
Last checked October 1, 2026 at 6:45 AM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.5.5

What is Dustinhowes?

According to its current page title, dustinhowes.com presents itself as “Your Guide For Affiliate Management Solutions | Dustin Howes”. The sections below evaluate the site-specific reputation and technical findings.

This domain was registered April 1, 2015 at 3:26 PM through the company NameCheap, Inc. and ownership information is not publicly available.
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Is dustinhowes.com safe?

Use caution with dustinhowes.com. Its current Gridinsoft trust score is 35/100; review the site-specific findings below before use.

Why is dustinhowes.com marked "Suspicious Website"?

Gridinsoft's current assessment of dustinhowes.com is based on the domain-specific reputation, content, and technical signals listed in the report. Context considered alongside those findings includes limited public traffic history. 1 of 26 publicly displayed security sources report a warning. A separate license-restricted partner security signal also contributes to the automated assessment; its provider name and verdict cannot be displayed publicly under the source license.

Dustinhowes Digital Footprints

A structured view of the site's detected themes, page signals, and related online footprint elements.

Deals
Multilevel Marketing
Guides
Wordpress Platform

Our analyzer determines that this website is using WordPress CMS. WordPress is the most popular content management system, powering over 43% of websites globally.

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager to add and update tracking tags on its website.

Meta Verified

This website is linked to a verified entity on Meta's platforms, helping to reduce the risk of impersonation or fraud.

SEO Optimization

This website employs search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to improve its visibility and ranking in search engine results pages (SERPs).

jQuery Library
Animate.css Framework
Social Media Links

The presence of social media links on the website indicates that it references social media accounts. This signal alone does not confirm ownership or authenticity of those profiles.

Blacklisted by Security Providers

Security intelligence signal: A security-provider signal contributes to the automated assessment of dustinhowes.com. Publicly displayable provider verdicts, when available, are reported separately; some source details may be restricted by license.

Established Domain

This site has maintained active domain presence over time, indicating operational continuity.

Verified YouTube Channel

Ownership verification confirms that this site controls the YouTube channel Dustin Howes (@affiliatenerd) (5,910 subscribers, 1,488 videos, 239,292 total views, since 2018, country: US).

Color Guide
  • Requires special attention Marks high-risk findings that should be reviewed first.
  • Exercise caution Highlights areas involving user data, payments, or permissions.
  • Positive indicators Shows trust signals that support the site's reliability.
  • Neutral General context that does not increase or reduce risk on its own.

External provider warnings: 1/26 Suspicious Website

This section shows what independent external security sources say about this site.

A warning appears when one or more sources report malware, phishing, abuse, or other safety concerns. Each row shows the source and its verdict.

If no source reports a warning, the site is shown as clear in this section.

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Malware

External provider results for Dustinhowes.com, last checked October 1, 2026. — VirusTotal

Domain Information

Created April 1, 2015 at 3:26 PM Updated: March 2, 2026 at 7:08 AM · Expires: April 1, 2027 at 3:26 PM
Domain Age 11.5 years
Registrar NameCheap, Inc. IANA ID: 1068
Abuse Email [email protected]
Domain Status Client Transfer Prohibited DNSSEC: UNSIGNED
Top Level Domain .com Generic TLD

Technical Details

HTTP status 403
IP Address 34.174.128.9
Hostname 9.128.174.34.bc.googleusercontent.com
Hosting Provider AS396982 Google LLC Dallas, Texas, US
SSL Certificate YR2 TLSv1.3 · Valid for: 3 months · from August 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM · to November 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Name Servers ns1.siteground.net
ns2.siteground.net

Content from the analyzed website

Quoted for security analysis. These statements belong to the source website and are not endorsed by Gridinsoft.

Original page title Your Guide For Affiliate Management Solutions | Dustin Howes
Original description Looking to grow your affiliate program? Dustin Howes is not your guy, but he knows what tools, agencies, and consultants are the best solutions for affiliate management. He offers free calls with anyone to help scope ...
Primary Language
Profile
Dustin Howes · @affiliatenerd · 5,910 subscribers · 8.6 years

Security Analysis

Detection Signatures These signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
Deals Multilevel Marketing Guides Wordpress Platform SEO Optimization jQuery Library Animate.css Framework
Verified Services This domain has been verified by the following legitimate services and organizations, confirming authentic ownership and proper email security configuration.
Google Verification Domain ownership verified by Google.
Security Fingerprint Unique identifier based on site analysis
moon-maine-eleven-muppet

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