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25/ 100 trust score
Industry: Software & Downloads Checked Jun 25, 2026 Software & Downloads average: 52 15 signals

In plain English

This subdomain looks like it was once part of Kaspersky's update infrastructure, but something has gone wrong. The SSL certificate doesn't match the hostname, the site redirects away, and the robots.txt blocks everything. I'd treat it as a dead or misconfigured endpoint, not something you should rely on for security updates.

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Cross-referenced 15 live signals from Google Safe Browsing, VirusTotal, WHOIS and more on Jun 25, 2026. How we score β†’

Where the score comes from

We look at six areas. Here's how dnl-16.geo.kaspersky.com did in each.
20
Security

The SSL certificate is invalid for this hostname, which makes the site unreachable over HTTPS. That's a critical failure for any site that claims to be part of a security company's infrastructure.

40
Identity

WHOIS returns no match for this subdomain, which is unusual for a core service hostname. The redirect to a different registrable domain (kaspersky.de) further muddies who actually operates this endpoint.

60
Reputation

The domain has been around for 17 years and isn't on any blacklists or threat lists. That history is a positive signal, but the current configuration problems overshadow it.

30
Transparency

No favicon, no contact info, and no meaningful site content at this hostname. For a subdomain that appears to be part of a major security company's update system, the lack of transparency is alarming.

40
Compliance

No privacy policy, terms of service, or legal pages are served from this hostname. For a site that handles software updates (which could involve user data or system-level changes), that's a gap.

30
Infrastructure

The site redirects to a different domain, has no MX records, blocks all crawlers in robots.txt, and lacks DNSSEC. This configuration looks more like a broken or abandoned server than a properly maintained update endpoint.

What we checked

The 15 signals behind this report.
Security & Transport
Certificate Issuer
Kaspersky Lab
Google Web Risk
Clean
SSL Certificate
Invalid
Site Reachable
Unreachable
Identity & WHOIS
Branding
Missing
Infrastructure & DNS
DNS Blacklists
Clean
DNS Resolution
1 IP(s)
DNSSEC
Not enabled
Email (MX Records)
None
Reputation & Reach
Sitemap
Not found
Tranco Rank
Not ranked
Trustpilot
No Trustpilot profile
Web Archive History
17 years
robots.txt
Blocks all crawlers
Other
Site Redirect
Redirects to www.kaspersky.de

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If you're here because this domain showed up in your logs or an update ping, that's understandable. dnl-16.geo.kaspersky.com looks like it should be part of Kaspersky's update server network, but the current behavior is a red flag. The SSL certificate doesn't match this hostname, so any connection attempt will produce a browser warning. The site also redirects visitors to www.kaspersky.de, which is a different registered domain entirely.

For a legitimate software-update endpoint, you'd expect a valid certificate, stable DNS, and content served directly from that hostname. None of those things are happening here. The domain has been around since 2008 and hasn't shown up on any security blacklists, which keeps it out of the "dangerous" category. But the configuration is broken enough that I wouldn't trust this address to deliver updates. If your software is trying to reach this hostname, the proper behavior is likely a different subdomain like downloads.upd.kaspersky.com, which the certificate was actually issued for. Check your software's configuration and point it to the correct update server instead.

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