Href.li Adware distributor

May 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM

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Danger Zone

Risky Territory

Caution Advised

Trusted but Verify

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First checked May 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM

Website content and technical signals analyzed

Method: automated checks + analyst review.

Adware distributor This site is classified as Adware distributor based on multiple risk signals, including 4 blacklist detections and no established public user-review history. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.

Figure 1. Trust signal radar for href.li. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored href.li

Tech signals:

Corporate Registration

Positive signals:

popular site
a long-term domain history (16.3 years)
an active SSL certificate (3 months)

Negative signals:

security-provider warnings
multiple malware or phishing blacklist detections (2)
a low third-party reputation score

20 /100

Trust Score

16.3 years

Domain Age

Location

Provider warnings

Last checked May 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.4.7

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Href.li is a website that allows users to create short links with an expiry date while hiding their referrer information. However, it is important to note that href.li is marked as an adware distributor by Gridinsoft, making it an illegitimate site.

What is Href?

Href.li is linked to adware-style distribution. In similar cases, users report changed search settings, unexpected redirects, and persistent ad overlays.

This usually starts after a bundled installer, browser extension, or "helper" utility is accepted without a clear opt-out. The result is noisy browsing and increased tracking exposure.

If this behavior appears on your device, remove unknown extensions, review startup apps, and run a trusted anti-malware scan.

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This domain was registered 16 years ago through the company MarkMonitor and ownership information is not publicly available. Complaint contact not found.

Is href.li safe?

— Unfortunately, not likely.

🚨 Gridinsoft blocks this website because it was classified as adware distributor.

href.li has a blacklist warning and a 20/100 trust score. Verify the site identity before use and avoid sending sensitive or payment data.

Why is href.li marked "Adware distributor"?

Gridinsoft evaluates href.li, focusing on suspicious content indicators (Blacklisted, Low Scamadviser Score), hosting technology and infrastructure, SSL certificate status, website reputation across multiple databases, customer reviews from various independent platforms. We weigh these indicators to calculate the trust score.

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Popular Site

This site shows elevated traffic signals relative to similar domains; this is generally positive but does not by itself prove legitimacy.

Blacklisted

Gridinsoft Internet Security classified this site as unsafe. As a VirusTotal partner, our detections contribute to broader protection across tools and browsers.

Established Domain

href.li has maintained active domain presence over time, indicating operational continuity.

Low Scamadviser Score

Independent security assessment from Scamadviser indicates this site has received a low trust rating, suggesting potential security risks or operational concerns requiring user caution.

Corporate Registration

This domain is registered through a corporate-focused registrar, MarkMonitor, commonly used by established organizations for managed domain protection and portfolio control.

Provider warnings: 4/30 Adware distributor

This section shows what trusted 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.

Gridinsoft Threat List

Warned

Chong Lua Dao

Malicious

PrecisionSec

Malicious

Scamadviser

Warned

BitDefender

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

ESET

Clean

Sophos

Clean

Google Safebrowsing

Clean

Fortinet

Clean

G-Data

Clean

Webroot

Clean

Dr.Web

Clean

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Clean

CyRadar

Clean

Lionic

Clean

Quick Heal

Clean

Phishing Database

Clean

Phishtank

Clean

OpenPhish

Clean

alphaMountain.ai

Clean

Netcraft

Clean

Sucuri SiteCheck

Clean

Criminal IP

Clean

URLhaus

Clean

Emsisoft

Clean

Spam404

Clean

Trustwave

Clean

VX Vault

Clean

Quttera

Clean

Href.li blocked? Check the provider verdict report created on May 30, 2026

Domain Information

Created February 4, 2010 at 8:15 AM

Domain Age 16.3 years

Registrar MarkMonitor

Top Level Domain .li Domain Extension

Technical Details

IP Address 192.0.78.26

Hosting Provider Automattic, Inc San Francisco, California, US · Hosting Provider · Anycast

Network AS2635 - Automattic, Inc Hosting

SSL Certificate WR1 TLS 1.3 · Valid for: 3 months · from May 19, 2026 at 1:50 PM · to August 17, 2026 at 1:50 PM

Content Analysis

Website title href.li: hide your referrer

Website description Make a short link with an expiry date.

Primary Language

Mentioned hosts (1)

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Security Analysis

Verified Services This domain has been verified by the following legitimate services and organizations, confirming authentic ownership and proper email security configuration.

Google Verification

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Exclusion

If you believe href.li is safe, you can add it to the exclusion list:

Open Gridinsoft Anti-Malware → Tools → Ignore List.
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If you own Href.li and want to challenge the trust score, please submit a review request via portal.gridinsoft.com. There you can claim your profile and add verified company/contact details. If you cannot access the portal, email legal(at)gridinsoft.com with proof of legitimacy and contact details. We never charge website owners for reviews or reconsideration requests. For more information, please review our Disclaimer.

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