Security Scan Report: refer.taxact.com

Redirected to: https://www.taxact.com/refer-a-friend?promotable_code=blank%21&extole_source=direct

Submitted: Mar 29, 2026, 11:48:01 PMCompleted: Mar 29, 2026, 11:49:42 PMpubliccompleted
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Summary

This website contacted 12 IPs in 2 countries across 12 domains to perform 1 HTTP transaction. The main domain is taxact.com and was registered NaN years ago.

Submitted URL: https://refer.taxact.com

Effective URL: https://www.taxact.com/refer-a-friend?promotable_code=blank%21&extole_source=directRedirected

The Cisco Umbrella rank of the primary domain is #183,643 of the top 1 million websites

AI Security Verdict

Moderate Risk

Confidence: 92%

4
Risk Score

Legitimate TaxAct referral page; minor hidden field warrants caution but no clear malicious activity.

Risk Factors
Hidden password field in form (potential credential harvesting vector)
Multiple redirects (could be used for tracking or obfuscation)
Safety Factors
Official brand subdomain (refer.taxact.com) matches TaxAct branding
Well‑established domain age (>10 years)
No payment or credential fields visible to users
No malicious Indicators of Compromise detected
No JavaScript malware patterns
Domain age information unavailable

Details

Bot Protection Detected

This website is protected by imperva bot protection. Our scanner was challenged or blocked during access.

Page Title

Share TaxAct With Friends | Refer a Friend & Get Rewarded

Scan Type

public

Language

🇺🇸

English

(80% confidence)

Category

government public service

(75%)

Domain Information

The domain name 'refer.taxact.com' uses the commercial generic top-level domain (.com); it also runs on subdomain 'refer'. Its registrable label 'taxact' stretches across 6 characters holding 2 vowels versus four consonants. Breaking it apart gives 2 words: tax, act. Median word length comes out to 3 characters. No strong language cues emerged from the frequency lists.

Screenshot

Security scan screenshot of https://refer.taxact.com

Page Load Overview

2.46s
Total Load Time
133
HTTP Requests
44
Domains
1.6 MB
Total Size

Language Analysis

Primary Language

🇺🇸English
Code: en
Confidence:80%
Script:Latin
Direction:ltr

Detection Details

Language Code:en
Detection Confidence:80%
Script Type:Latin
HTML Lang Attribute:en-us
Text Length:8,881 chars
Detector Agreement:100%

Website Classification

Primary Category

government public service75% confidence
Type: spa
Method: ml+structural

All Detected Categories

government public service
75%
social media network
74%
adult content
37%
technology software
35%
corporate
35%

Detected Features

Search
OG: website
Schema.org

Domain & IP Information

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Content Similarity HashesFor malware variant detection

TLSH (Trend Micro Locality Sensitive Hash)

Security-focused

Specialized for malware detection and similarity analysis

T1F9A2E9F2B408A1A9080744DFBDBA7B4E9156E21FD554CCB336FE41A95387AF12D6A80C

ssdeep (Context Triggered Piecewise Hashing)

Context-aware

Detects similar content even with modifications

384:GTPIMGiNVRXv8uSpWWxybzjW6PGFNLKWTbZ77b7gKy0a8dGA/Ke+oWQ26yJbEgKi:GTPIMGiNVRX0uSpWWxybzjpPGFNLK4bY

sdhash (Similarity Digest Hashing)

High-precision

High-precision similarity detection for forensic analysis

sdhash:3:22824:BJgQCUI9ABwmMBgBCt9QCCKMSDFJEmnOxSSBVbI6iREAZIFTtUBNDZsBCIaOkvSgISQHhRgCQAkKARMAeAA4SGJgAhCuIBAE

These hashes enable detection of similar websites and malware variants by comparing content similarity even when exact matches aren't found.

Image Hashes

Perceptual Hashes

Average Hash:81ffffffffffffff
Perceptual Hash:bc3c3c3c3c3c3c29
Difference Hash:0604000000000000
Wavelet Hash:0000fffff0f0f0f0
Color Hash:#c59a87

Other Hashes

Crop Resistant:0604000000000000

Scan History

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