Security Scan Report: pds-init.ess.apple.com

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Submitted: Sep 30, 2026, 10:21:14 AMCompleted: Sep 30, 2026, 10:21:45 AMpubliccompleted

This website contacted 1 IP in 1 country across 1 domain to perform 1 HTTP transaction. The main domain is pds-init.ess.apple.com and was registered 39 years ago.

Submitted URL: https://pds-init.ess.apple.com

The Cisco Umbrella rank of the primary domain is #13 of the top 1 million websitesTop 100 Site

AI Security Verdict

Safe Website

Confidence: 95%

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Risk Score

AI analysis skipped: Low-risk scan (score=23) on well-ranked domain #13.

Safety Factors (3)
Well-established domain (ranked #13)
No forms or interactive credential elements
No IoC, YARA, or IDS alerts
Domain age information unavailable

Details

Page Title

N/A

Scan Type

public

Domain Name Analysis

Within the commercial generic top-level domain (.com), 'pds-init.ess.apple.com' is registered with subdomain 'pds-init.ess'. Its registrable label 'apple' stretches across 5 characters with 2 vowels and 3 consonants. Breaking it apart gives one word: apple. Average segment length settles at five characters. No strong language cues emerged from the frequency lists.

Screenshot

Security scan screenshot of https://pds-init.ess.apple.com

Page Load Overview

0.29s
Total Load Time
180 KB
Total Size

Language Analysis

Primary Language

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

Detection Details

HTML Lang Attribute:en
Text Length:168 chars
Detector Agreement:100%

Website Classification

Primary Category

technology software73% confidence
Type: static
Method: ml+structural

All Detected Categories

technology software
73%
documentation technical
63%
real estate property
54%
healthcare medical
43%
government public service
43%

Detected Features

No structural features detected

Domain & IP Information

RequestsIP AddressLocationAS Autonomous System
12.16.168.44Akamai · CDNFrankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
AS20940Akamai International B.V.
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Detected Technologies2

Content Similarity HashesFor malware variant detection

TLSH (Trend Micro Locality Sensitive Hash)

Security-focused

Specialized for malware detection and similarity analysis

T195048F773296063986558498F05B43099F20B143F50AC9BCB9BCBAD9BFDED06107BB78

ssdeep (Context Triggered Piecewise Hashing)

Context-aware

Detects similar content even with modifications

3072:t/Qho9PKBbl8Vrq9Jzbs6tlg1ySBKw4Q9gcoIsPh2bMy8OldE:OhoCl8Bqzzbs6okSCggcpsJ2eA+

sdhash (Similarity Digest Hashing)

High-precision

High-precision similarity detection for forensic analysis

sdhash:3:185249:pwTAKdhoJC8mQUogQEUYkCmMGIEAQKmCiBMjSsADgjEQIMUNyQGpl+F+WwJGEIICQyCcEADELA8BIFawwEAGRJ6QyICrMCAT

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:ffcfc7f3ffffffff
Perceptual Hash:b1319acecc6c3333
Difference Hash:0018180600000000
Wavelet Hash:ffdfc7f300000000
Color Hash:#7940bf

Other Hashes

Crop Resistant:0018180600000000

Scan History

Scan history not available

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