Website reputation report

apmresearchlab.org

Last checked 12 hours ago · Point-in-time assessment

71/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

The APM Research Lab is home to a team of researchers who inform the public with both original and curated research, facts and analysis. This work equips journalists, civic and business leaders and anyone else who want to know what the best research says about challenges and opportunities facing families, communities and organizations throughout the nation.

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

71/100Safety Score
70%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History89 Infrastructure90 Website Security95 Security Hygiene45 Transparency69 Reputation50 Operational Stability85
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 apmresearchlab.org

Updated Oct 13, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on apmresearchlab.org. 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: The APM Research Lab is home to a team of researchers who inform the public with both original and curated research, facts and analysis.…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Jun 22, 2017. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Jun 22, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 1000 ms.

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: 71/100. Evidence Confidence: 70%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of apmresearchlab.org

No approved reviews yet ☆☆☆☆☆

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 apmresearchlab.org

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.

Hashtags found on the website: #LabNotes . These are site-supplied labels, not search rankings.

APM Research LabThe APM Research Lab conducts research projects of all types—surveys, demographic analyses, literature reviews, and more—and informs the work of partner organizations and the broad About — APM Research Labhttps://www.apmresearchlab.org/about Poll: Americans wary about the President taking unconventional actions — APM Research LabThe McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s latest Mood of the Nation Poll finds that Americans strongly prefer that the President achieves his political goals through conventional, s Poll: Many Minnesotans are lonely — APM Research LabA new poll finds that about half of Minnesotans feel lonely, at least some of the time. More specifically, 13% say they “often” lack companionship and another 35% lack companionshi APM Research Lab in the news — APM Research LabOur nonpartisan research and analysis has been cited by a variety of sources. Search for an outlet in the drop-down menu below or read the comprehensive list of places where our re Lab Notes: the APM Research Lab Blog — APM Research LabLab Notes is the blog for APM's Research Lab. This is the space for our staff to talk about discuss ideas and share data in the context of current events. How abnormal are the revisions in this month’s jobs report? — APM Research LabA look at revisions to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly jobs report data in light of President Donald Trump's firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. Introducing the Marketplace Dozen: For better or worse, most things are looking up — APM Research LabIn conjunction with our colleagues at Marketplace, we just launched a dashboard of key economic indicators. Called “The Dozen,” it provides a quick read on the health of the econom The great Upper Midwest standoff: Nation thinks Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa are all 'equally good' — APM Research LabA national survey finally addresses the age old question: “Which state is better? Minnesota, Wisconsin or Iowa?” The most popular answer? “All are equally good.” On second look, nation favors Wisconsin slightly more than Minnesota or Iowa. And much more than California. — APM Research LabEarlier this summer we reported that the “nation thinks Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa are ‘equally good.’” New data suggests that Wisconsin has the slight edge. However, Democrats

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on apmresearchlab.org

12 phrases

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

apm research labTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
nationTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
iowaTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
minnesotaTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
pollTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
wisconsinTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
equally goodTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
minnesota wisconsinTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
nation thinks minnesotaTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
or iowaTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
presidentTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
betterTitle, H1, Meta description2 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

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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%
89/100

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%
45/100

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%
69/100

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%
85/100

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)2026-10-13T06:26:14+00:00
HTML bytes submitted237,305
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-13T12:00:10+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 19 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 scripts19
Inline scripts20
Embedded frames1
External script hosts6

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 domainapmresearchlab.org
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredJun 22, 2017
Domain age9 years
ExpiresJun 22, 2027
Registry statusesclient delete prohibited · client renew prohibited · client transfer prohibited · client update prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address198.185.159.144
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://www.apmresearchlab.org/
Endpoint198.185.159.144
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface13 records · 2 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals2 security headers · 3 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 size237,305 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources19 · 6 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=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YR1
Valid fromOct 8, 2026
Valid untilJan 6, 2027
Certificate namesapmresearchlab.org

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.

A198.185.159.144TTL —
A198.185.159.145TTL —
A198.49.23.144TTL —
A198.49.23.145TTL —
NSns1.mpr.orgTTL —
NSns2.mpr.orgTTL —
MX10 apmresearchlab-org.mail.protection.outlook.comTTL —
TXT6C1095JQKZpZmaxJ6PAjSMDDWtHqiozE1WtdPetUR1HofQfjn7+FJ57q6Rq+m7Z4RKfWuohtfYQ+gq95C7YtZw==TTL —
TXTadobe-idp-site-verification=6ab59c6257f956381f76a5f5c8942fab8e7798c6ad64b000828ed595750d2a5fTTL —
TXTfacebook-domain-verification=78r170063xyzu1hj8yc2ng3v3j3t9lTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=GkxDG7nUQarx6cZNOCATagcqmfynAU_vBdPPJNuAh0ITTL —
TXTMS=ms39513142TTL —
TXTv=spf1 ip4:192.203.201.30 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.salesforce.com -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
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=0
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed1
Missing Secure0
Missing HttpOnly1
Missing SameSite1

Only cookie attribute counts are retained. Cookie names and values are never stored. These observations are not proof of compromise and do not independently change the Safety Score.

Detected stack

Technologies

Bootstrap 80% Google Tag Manager 96% Tailwind CSS 72%

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: 2026-10-13T02:40:16.560Z.

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

The APM Research Lab is home to a team of researchers who inform the public with both original and curated research, facts and analysis. This work equips journalists, civic and business leaders and anyone else who want to know what the best research says about challenges and opportunities facing families, communities and organizations throughout the nation.

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.

Emailinfo@apmresearchlab.orgSource: https://www.apmresearchlab.org/
Phone+16512901219Source: https://www.apmresearchlab.org/about
Emailchelmstetter@apmresearchlab.orgSource: https://www.apmresearchlab.org/about
Phone+16512901092Source: https://www.apmresearchlab.org/about
Emailegawthrop@apmresearchlab.orgSource: https://www.apmresearchlab.org/about
Emailaclary@apmresearchlab.orgSource: https://www.apmresearchlab.org/about

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleAPM Research Lab
First heading‘We did not want to take this guy’: Abuse rates higher at nursing homes with more mental illness
DescriptionThe APM Research Lab conducts research projects of all types—surveys, demographic analyses, literature reviews, and more—and informs the work of partner organizations and the broader public through traditional reports, as well as infographics, blog posts, interactives, presentations, and other platforms.
Canonical URLhttps://www.apmresearchlab.org
Final URLhttps://www.apmresearchlab.org/
HTTP response200 · text/html;charset=utf-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesLocalBusiness · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.apmresearchlab.org/newsAbout page detectedhttps://www.apmresearchlab.org/about
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing secure100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
13100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts max age100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.apmresearchlab.org/

The chain is shown exactly as observed by the scanner. A redirect is not itself a malware finding, but unexpected domains or an HTTP downgrade deserve review.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
bright-vector-ring-833

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 apmresearchlab.org

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Is apmresearchlab.org safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 71/100 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 apmresearchlab.org?

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 apmresearchlab.org registered?

The public registry record shows Jun 22, 2017. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did apmresearchlab.org 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 apmresearchlab.org 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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