How the GACS link checker works
Paste a URL and the scanner runs the same checks a fraud analyst would, in parallel: WHOIS / registration age, TLS certificate issuer and validity, hosting ASN reputation, brand-name similarity (homograph and look-alike domain detection), content fingerprinting against known phishing kits, and a lookup against the community blacklist. You get a single verdict with the reasoning behind it — never a black-box score.
When to use a URL checker
- A link arrived in an unexpected SMS, DM, or email.
- A QR code in public asked you to "verify your wallet" or "claim a refund".
- A Google Ad sent you to what looks like the real exchange — but the URL is off.
- A "support agent" replied to your public complaint with a help link.
- You are about to enter a password, card, or seed phrase on a site you did not type by hand.
What a green verdict actually means
Green means "no red flags found right now." It is not a guarantee. Brand-new scam domains and freshly-cloned phishing sites can land green for the first few hours until reports come in. Pair the checker verdict with the basics: never share a seed phrase, never pay an "unlock" or "tax" fee, and never trust a recovery DM.