Our 2026 security analysis checked 11 signals for care.com — including SSL, WHOIS history, and threat databases. View the full risk breakdown in the report above to see how it scored.

We checked care.com against multiple threat databases, financial-regulator warning lists, and community reports. The full breakdown — including the verdict, flagged signals, and our recommendation — is available in the report on this page.

What is the risk score for care.com?

The risk score for care.com is calculated from 11 independent security signals — SSL validity, domain age, WHOIS data, threat-intel databases, and community reports. The score and per-signal breakdown are shown in the report above.

Does care.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — care.com presents a valid SSL certificate issued by DigiCert Inc. The certificate's issuer, validity window, and chain details are in the report above.

care.com is registered through MarkMonitor, Inc. WHOIS history, name servers, and full ownership signals are listed in the report above.

When was care.com registered?

care.com was registered on 1997-07-11. The full WHOIS record — including registrar, name servers, and registrant country — is in the report above.

Is care.com Safe or a Scam?

Live Analysis

Checked 2 days ago

care.com

Low Risk

care.com appears to be relatively safe based on our AI analysis. Multiple trust signals have been verified including SSL certificates, domain registration history, and content quality indicators.

Signals Detected

SSL Certificate

Valid

9.5

/ 100 Risk

Domain Age

28y

Analysis Depth

standard

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Risk Breakdown

Valid SSL certificate detected. Issued by DigiCert Inc. Expires 12/3/2026.

An SSL certificate encrypts data between your browser and the website. A valid certificate means the connection is secure.

Domain has been registered for 28+ year(s).

Older domains are generally more trustworthy. Scam operations rarely maintain domains for extended periods.

Website is online and responding.

The website was reachable during our scan. An online status alone does not indicate safety.

Content quality — metadata score 100/100, 3/3 legal pages present.

This website has proper metadata and the essential legal pages (terms, privacy, contact).

Detected category: home services (low risk).

This website was classified as 'home services'. The category risk level reflects how frequently this type of website is associated with online fraud.

No community reports filed against this domain.

Our community has not submitted any fraud reports for this domain.

Analysis depth: standard — matched to this site's category.

All core checks (SSL, WHOIS, DNS, content, technology, threat intelligence) ran. Depth is calibrated to the site's category — lower-risk categories use a lighter fraud-analysis pass than crypto/trading/payment sites. This does NOT mean any step was skipped.

Safety Signals

Status

Online

Safe

SSL Security

DigiCert Inc

Safe

Domain Age

28 years

Safe

Registrar

MarkMonitor, Inc

Info

Country

Info

Content

100/100

Safe

Threat Databases

Clear

Safe

FCA Warning Blacklist Threats Index URLhaus Phishing Patterns Ai Analysis

Regulators

12 checked

Safe

Reviews

3.5/5 (5916)

Warning

AI Analysis

Care.com is a well-established online platform that connects families with various care providers, including nannies, babysitters, senior caregivers, pet sitters, and housekeepers. It offers tools for searching, messaging, and background checks, with a subscription-based model for users seeking care.

Heuristic regex pre-scan detected critical fraud patterns (broker_scam_indicators) that the LLM did not flag. LLM verdict was overridden — possible prompt-injection in scraped content.

Broker Scam Indicators

• Standard online safety practices apply when using care services.

WHOIS Information

Registrar

MarkMonitor, Inc

Registration Date

July 11, 1997

Expiration Date

July 10, 2027

Country

Domain Age

28 years and 11 months

Registrant (domain owner)

Company / organisation

Care.com

Select Request Email Form at https://domains.markmonitor.com/whois/care.com

Scam websites often use recently registered domains. A domain registered just days or weeks ago that claims to be an established business is a common red flag.

SSL Certificate

OV validated

Issued by

DigiCert Inc

Validation level

Organization validated

Certificate lifespan

198 days (issued May 19, 2026)

Covers

14 domains

Public key

ECDSA (secp256r1) 256-bit

Connection

TLSv1.3 (256-bit)

TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384

This certificate vetted a real organization, not just control of the domain — a stronger trust signal than the free certificates most sites (and scams) use.

Company & Operator

Care.com, Inc.

Care.com is a company dedicated to providing a platform that makes it easier and safer for families to find quality care, and for professional caregivers to find meaningful work.

Address

Dallas, TX, US

Phone

+1-877-227-3115

support@care.com

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