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Spam Score Checker

Checks a site against 16 observable warning signs of a spam or low-quality site and shows the evidence for each.

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How it works

A domain lands in your inbox, or a client asks whether a link is safe, and you want more than a score. This tool fetches the homepage, reads the registration record and checks the domain against 16 observable warning signs. Each flagged sign shows what was found. Risk reads low, medium or high.

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    We fetch the homepage, read the registration record and look the domain up in the link graph and the top-million ranking.

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    Sixteen signs are tested, among them: a very new domain, no valid HTTPS, almost no text, far more outbound than internal links, links hidden from visitors, a stuffed title, gambling or pharmacy vocabulary, an automatic redirect to another site, and no way to contact anyone.

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    Each sign shows what was found. Risk is low, medium or high by the weight of the flagged signs.

What it does not do

  • It is not Moz Spam Score. It is a transparent list of signs you can verify yourself.

  • Only the homepage is read, and blocklists run by email and security providers are not queried.

  • A flagged sign is a reason to look closer, not proof.

When a source is busy or a site does not answer, this tool says so. It never fills the gap with a guess.

Questions

Why is my site flagged when I run a real business?

A flagged sign is a reason to look closer, not proof of spam. A new registration, a homepage with little text, or more outbound than internal links will each raise a flag, and real businesses can trip all three. Check the evidence beside each sign. If the explanation is innocent, the sign is a false alarm, and the tool never treats it as a verdict on its own.

Is this the same as Moz Spam Score?

No. It does not produce that metric. It tests 16 signs it lists in full and shows the finding behind each, so you can verify every one yourself. It reads the homepage, the registration record, the link graph and the top-million ranking. Blocklists run by email and security providers are not queried.

Why does the tool only check the homepage?

The homepage is what a visitor and most crawlers see first, and reading one page keeps the evidence short enough to check by hand. It also means a clean homepage does not clear the rest of the site: inner pages can still carry hidden links or stuffed titles. Treat the result as a first pass.

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