Domain Age
17 Years
Tranco Rank
#37
Operator
Google LLC
Threat History
Clean Scan
The security-focused domain used by Google to serve user-generated content (images, attachments, Drive files) and utility pages (Google Translate, Web Cache). By hosting untrusted user content on a separate domain from the main google.com session cookies, Google mitigates security risks like Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).
While googleusercontent.com is an established platform, the following functional capabilities require extra vigilance.
Security Note: Even established platforms can be abused by malicious actors.
URLert analyzed recent scan activity for googleusercontent.com and found 25 results.
| Status | Target URL | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe | https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NYpO0VOrfWbT... | 1w ago | |
| Safe | https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_Nb32_4TTvY8W... | 2w ago | |
| Safe | https://video-downloads.googleusercontent.com/ADGPM2nYayG... | 3w ago |
Historical and current IP address mappings for this domain.
| IP Address / Hosting | Status | Subdomains | Last Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
Hosted by: Google LLC (AS15169) | Historical | lh3.googleusercontent.com | 20 hours ago |
Hosted by: Google LLC (AS15169) | Historical | lh3.googleusercontent.com | 20 hours ago |
Hosted by: Google LLC (AS15169) | Historical | lh3.googleusercontent.com | 20 hours ago |
Hosted by: Google LLC (AS15169) | Historical | lh3.googleusercontent.com | 20 hours ago |
Hosted by: Google LLC (AS15169) | Historical | lh3.googleusercontent.com | 20 hours ago |
Hosted by: Google LLC (AS15169) | Historical | ci3.googleusercontent.com | 20 hours ago |
Hosted by: Google LLC (AS15169) | Active | ci3.googleusercontent.com | 20 hours ago |
Hosted by: Google LLC (AS15169) | Historical | ci3.googleusercontent.com | 20 hours ago |
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{
"domain": "googleusercontent.com",
"confidence": "high",
"category": {
"purpose": "cdn_edge",
"specialization": "User Content Sandbox"
},
"identity": {
"headline": "Sandboxed delivery domain for user content on Google services",
"summary": "The security-focused domain used by Google to serve user-generated content (images, attachments, Drive files) and utility pages (Google Translate, Web Cache). By hosting untrusted user content on a separate domain from the main google.com session cookies, Google mitigates security risks like Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).",
"operator": "Google LLC",
"parent_entity": "Alphabet Inc.",
"topics": [
"sandbox environment",
"content delivery",
"google drive",
"security infrastructure",
"xss prevention"
]
},
"functions": {
"is_ugc_platform": false,
"is_file_host": true,
"is_url_shortener": false,
"is_public_idp": false,
"is_crypto_platform": false,
"allows_user_subdomains": false,
"is_form_builder": false,
"is_document_host": true
},
"facts": {
"registered_date": "2008-11-17T00:00:00Z",
"rank": 37,
"hosting_provider": "Google LLC"
}
}