Is Ashley Madison Safe?

Ashley Madison scored 4/10 on privacy. Our Blacklight scan found 5 trackers, 7 cookies.

5 trackers found on Ashley Madison — what they mean

Billing discretion for Ashley Madison

Charges appear on your statement as "MDNH*Services", processed by Direct. This is a generic descriptor that won't reveal the nature of the purchase.

Ashley Madison trust signals

Full safety analysis of Ashley Madison

Ashley Madison performs well on privacy. Our Blacklight scan detected 5 third-party trackers and 7 cookies — below the industry average. While not perfectly clean, this is a reasonable tracking footprint for a site of this size.

No canvas fingerprinting was detected, which is a positive sign. Your browser isn't being uniquely identified through rendering techniques.

For billing discretion, charges from Ashley Madison appear on statements as "MDNH*Services" processed through Direct. This is a generic descriptor that won't reveal the nature of the purchase.

Ashley Madison passed our VirusTotal malware scan with a clean score of 0/94. No security vendors flagged the domain for malware, phishing, or other threats.

The domain has been registered since 2001 — over 25 years of operation. Long-running domains are generally more trustworthy, as scam sites rarely survive this long.

Overall, Ashley Madison rates 4/10 on our privacy scale — below average. We strongly recommend using a VPN, an ad blocker, and avoiding logging in with any accounts linked to your real identity.

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🛡️ 5 trackers detected — protect yourself

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