Website reputation report

acquire.com

Last checked 3 days ago · Point-in-time assessment

73/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Find out what Acquire.com is all about and more! Get to know our mission, values, and the people behind the world's most founder-friendly startup acquisition marketplace.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

73/100Safety Score
70%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History95 Infrastructure90 Website Security95 Security Hygiene50 Transparency51 Reputation50 Operational Stability96
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Current report context

What changed since the last scan

  • No earlier report to compare
What this scan could verify · 6 observed, 0 unavailable
DNS observed
Registration lookup observed
Network observed
TLS observed
Website response observed
Website content observed

Unavailable and unperformed checks are not clean results. The detailed evidence below remains the source for each conclusion.

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Independent evidence brief

What we observed about acquire.com

Updated Oct 15, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on acquire.com. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its About page, the site says: Find out what Acquire.com is all about and more! Get to know our mission, values, and the people behind the world's most founder-friendly startup…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Dec 12, 2000. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Dec 12, 2030. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Jan 6, 2027.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 73/100. Evidence Confidence: 70%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of acquire.com

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Visitor experiences are separate from the independent technical Safety Score.

Visitor opinions remain separate from the technical Safety Score.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on acquire.com

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Buy & Sell Profitable Online Businesses | Acquire.comBuy or sell a profitable online business in as little as 90 days. 500k+ qualified buyers, 1,000s of vetted listings. M&A advisory, legal help, escrow, & more. About Us | Acquire.comFind out what Acquire.com is all about and more! Get to know our mission, values, and the people behind the world's most founder-friendly startup acquisition marketplace. Expert acquisition guidance for SaaS foundersWork with a SaaS expert to sell your startup for the highest price and friendliest terms. Your acquisition is guaranteed or you pay nothing. Sell Your Business for Maximum Value With Expert Support | Acquire.comSell your business quickly with a structured and proven listing process. Access 500k+ qualified buyers. Free escrow & more. Sign up now. View 1,000s of Online Businesses for Sale | Acquire.comShop 1,000s of profitable online businesses for sale. All of our listings are vetted. Free escrow, legal doc builders & more. Join 500k+ buyers closing deals. Simple Pricing to Help Sell Your Business | Acquire.comSell your business quickly, easily, and at max valuation with an acquisition plan tailored to your goals. Expert tooling and support included. Free escrow. Buy Vetted Profitable Online Businesses | Acquire.com PlatinumBrowse 1000s of vetted, profitable online businesses with Acquire.com Platinum. Trusted by 500k+ entrepreneurs. Expert support, daily updates, and priority access to top listings. Free Business Valuation Calculator | Acquire.comGet a free company valuation in minutes using real market data. Unlike most valuation tools, it also shares buyer demand for startups like yours. Try it now. Get Slack Alerts of New Companies for Sale | Acquire.comGet instant Slack alerts of new companies for sale so you never miss an acquisition opportunity. Download for free now! M&A Advisory Services by Acquire.comOur mergers and acquisitions advisory service will prepare you for exit, saving you up to 60% on broker fees.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on acquire.com

12 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

sellTitle, H1, Meta description5 sampled pages
businessTitle, H1, Meta description5 sampled pages
profitableTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
businessesTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
freeTitle, Meta description5 sampled pages
acquisitionTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
expertTitle, Meta description4 sampled pages
vettedTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
escrowMeta description4 sampled pages
saleTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
advisoryTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
free escrowMeta description3 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
95/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
90/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
50/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
51/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
96/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-10-14T06:24:15+00:00
HTML bytes submitted346,717
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-15T00:00:07+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 7 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts7
Inline scripts8
Embedded frames1
External script hosts1

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domainacquire.com
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredDec 12, 2000
Domain age25 years
ExpiresDec 12, 2030
Registry statusesclient delete prohibited · client renew prohibited · client transfer prohibited · client update prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address199.36.158.100
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNNot detected
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://acquire.com/
Endpoint199.36.158.100
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface12 records · 2 nameservers · 5 mail exchangers
Protection signals2 security headers · 2 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size346,717 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources7 · 1 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Google Trust Services, commonName=WR3
Valid fromOct 8, 2026
Valid untilJan 6, 2027
Certificate namesacquire.com · app.acquire.com · www.acquire.com

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A199.36.158.100TTL —
NSns77.domaincontrol.comTTL —
NSns78.domaincontrol.comTTL —
MX1 aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
TXTfacebook-domain-verification=6wxq4asaf7u1vem5nv1ei5o8sdv5brTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=19EjdHTn0YYJffks5sYtF3bINnLTzTTbtXIPkSvUIKITTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=DLlqPMXoMLX4TnpdEXJTFFK0H5yCZL5Pgzd7a_mcvhgTTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:_spf.firebasemail.com include:_spf.google.com include:19985776.spf05.hubspotemail.net ~allTTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFPolicy record observed, not fully validated
DMARCPolicy record observed, not fully validated

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

2 observed
content-security-policypresent frame-ancestors 'none'
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31556926

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation

No Set-Cookie header was observed on the sampled homepage response. Other pages may set cookies separately.

Detected stack

Technologies

Google Analytics 94% Google Tag Manager 96%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

4 sampled JavaScript files checked locally with Retire.js. Database snapshot: 2026-10-15T02:40:06.108Z.

No supported library version was identified in the sampled files. This does not establish that the scripts are safe.

A version match is not proof that the website is infected or that an issue is exploitable here. Owners should review the advisory, check whether their code is affected and test an update. Up to four external script files are sampled, not every dependency, inline script or dynamically loaded resource.

About this website

What the site says about itself

Find out what Acquire.com is all about and more! Get to know our mission, values, and the people behind the world's most founder-friendly startup acquisition marketplace.

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Publisher supplied

Public contact details

These details were observed on the website, not independently verified as an active support channel.

Emailsupport@acquire.comSource: https://acquire.com/

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleBuy & Sell Profitable Online Businesses | Acquire.com
First headingThe largest marketplace to buy and sell profitable online businesses
DescriptionBuy or sell a profitable online business in as little as 90 days. 500k+ qualified buyers, 1,000s of vetted listings. M&A advisory, legal help, escrow, & more.
Canonical URLhttps://acquire.com/
Final URLhttps://acquire.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen
Structured typesNone observed
Page page detectedhttps://acquire.com/sellers/About page detectedhttps://acquire.com/about/Support page detectedhttps://acquire.com/guided-by-acquire/
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has object src100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has default src100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
12100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
5100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
31556926100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe inline100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe eval100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

0 recorded hops

No redirect hop was recorded for the sampled homepage.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
clear-harbor-wave-648

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

Show change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

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No usable browser image was saved. The website icon is separate from a screenshot and is not visual evidence of the page.

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Questions about acquire.com

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Is acquire.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 73/100 with 70% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on acquire.com?

ClamAV found no signature match in the sampled homepage HTML. External scripts, downloads and private server files were not checked. This is not a whole-site malware clearance.

When was acquire.com registered?

The public registry record shows Dec 12, 2000. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did acquire.com have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does acquire.com describe itself?

The website's About page describes its purpose in the report above. This is publisher-supplied information and is separate from independent security findings.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.

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