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How CheckLink Reviews Links and Listings
CheckLink combines quick scanner signals with manual review workflows for listings, reports, and business trust requests.
Quick scanner
The scanner gives an automated signal-based check for URLs, redirects, domains, and email sender patterns.
It helps triage a link quickly, but it is not a final guarantee.
Manual link review
Manual review is used for reports and suspicious link submissions.
Human context can reduce false positives and false negatives.
The owner may ask follow-up questions before giving next steps.
Launch Board review
Product details are reviewed.
The website is checked.
The badge is checked for free listings.
Paid does not guarantee approval.
Featured is placement, not safety certification.
Signals checked today
URL normalization
HTTPS
Redirect hops
Final domain mismatch
Raw IP host
Punycode or unusual encoding
Brand and lookalike patterns
Deep subdomains
Suspicious URL structure
Email or domain pattern checks where relevant
Planned signals
Reputation feeds
Domain age
WHOIS/RDAP context
User report history
Screenshot/content review
API scoring
Brand monitoring
ML-assisted review
Limitations
Sites can change after review.
Attackers adapt quickly.
Low risk is not risk-free.
High risk is not proof of malicious intent.
Manual review is based on available information.
Need a careful review path?
Use the scanner first, then request manual review when a link affects work, money, customers, or account access.