Website reputation report

7news.com.au

Last checked 2 hours ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

7news.com.au is currently classified in the News & Media category based on observed public pages. An About page was also found. The sampled pages were marked as English-language. Recurring page-metadata topics include australia, murder, alleged.

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

64/100Safety Score
70%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History0 Infrastructure95 Website Security95 Security Hygiene50 Transparency70 Reputation50 Operational Stability84
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.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about 7news.com.au

Updated Oct 1, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on 7news.com.au. 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: 7NEWS is the top-rated news service in Australia, broadcasting national bulletins from Sydney and local bulletins from various cities. 7NEWS also provide news updates…

Registrar and domain history

A reliable creation date was not returned by the registration lookup. The report leaves domain age unverified rather than guessing.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 2000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Apr 2, 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: 64/100. Evidence Confidence: 70%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on 7news.com.au

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.

7NEWS Australia: Latest news, sport, video, entertainment and lifestyle from Australia and the world7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business h About Us | 7NEWS7NEWS is the top-rated news service in Australia, broadcasting national bulletins from Sydney and local bulletins from various cities. 7NEWS also provide news updates for the Gold Contact Us7NEWS is trusted Australian news including local and breaking stories. Get the latest sport, weather and entertainment, as well as best in lifestyle from Sunrise and The Morning Sh The implant that helped Carol go from barely walking to hiking Mount Fuji | 7NEWS‘It’s given me my life back.’ Jake and Callum Robinson’s family issue emotional statement as trial of brothers’ alleged killers enters final stages | 7NEWSThree men are accused of killing two Australian brothers and their friend during a surfing trip in 2024. Community rallies around child’s family after siblings slain in alleged Blue Mountains murder | 7NEWSTheir call to give a grieving family ‘financial breathing room’ follows a mother’s deadly alleged knife attack. Housing prices continue to fall across Australia as interest rate bite threatens further drops | 7NEWSThe housing market is nearing the largest downtown in four decades. US woman Christa Pike survives execution for grisly murder of teen girl after death penalty backflip | 7NEWSChrista Pike was 18 years old when she and two others lured another teen to her brutal death three decades ago. ‘Unusual’ rainbomb to saturate Victoria with a month’s worth of rain within days | 7NEWSThere is 100mm of rain forecast to fall in coming days as a mega-rainband stretches across the state. Videos - Watch the Latest News Videos | 7News | 7NEWSWatch the latest news videos from Australia and around the world on 7News. Stay up to date with all of the national, international, local video headlines. Today's news, live update

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on 7news.com.au

12 phrases

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

australiaTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
murderTitle, H13 sampled pages
allegedTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
familyTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
latestTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
afterTitle, H12 sampled pages
aroundTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
localMeta description4 sampled pages
to fallTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
trialTitle, H12 sampled pages
acrossTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
entertainmentTitle, 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

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%
0/100

Evidence is unavailable.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
95/100

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%
70/100

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%
84/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLLocal antivirus is not enabled
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameLocal feed snapshot unavailable

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource antivirus is not enabled

0 resources checked · 5 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 scripts5
Inline scripts7
Embedded frames1
External script hosts4

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

Partial analysis. Only the first 512 KiB of the page were inspected.

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 domain7news.com.au
RegistrarCorporation Service Company (Aust) Pty Ltd
RegisteredUnavailable
Domain ageUnavailable
ExpiresUnavailable
Registry statusesserver delete prohibited · server transfer prohibited · server update prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address13.225.196.35
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNAmazon CloudFront
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://7news.com.au/
Endpoint13.225.196.35
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFAmazon CloudFront · Not detected
DNS surface23 records · 4 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals2 security headers · 1 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 size839,185 bytes
HTTP check duration2,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources5 · 4 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 0 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Amazon, commonName=Amazon RSA 2048 M04
Valid fromSep 17, 2026
Valid untilApr 2, 2027
Certificate names*.7news.com.au · *.sn.swmdigital.io · 7news.com.au · sn.swmdigital.io

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.

A13.225.196.35TTL —
A13.225.196.61TTL —
A13.225.196.69TTL —
A13.225.196.97TTL —
AAAA2600:9000:21a2:1000:11:8939:7e00:93a1TTL —
AAAA2600:9000:21a2:4c00:11:8939:7e00:93a1TTL —
AAAA2600:9000:21a2:5400:11:8939:7e00:93a1TTL —
AAAA2600:9000:21a2:6a00:11:8939:7e00:93a1TTL —
AAAA2600:9000:21a2:a600:11:8939:7e00:93a1TTL —
AAAA2600:9000:21a2:be00:11:8939:7e00:93a1TTL —
AAAA2600:9000:21a2:cc00:11:8939:7e00:93a1TTL —
AAAA2600:9000:21a2:e000:11:8939:7e00:93a1TTL —
NSns-1247.awsdns-27.orgTTL —
NSns-1569.awsdns-04.co.ukTTL —
NSns-273.awsdns-34.comTTL —
NSns-604.awsdns-11.netTTL —
MX0 7news-com-au.mail.protection.outlook.comTTL —
TXTfacebook-domain-verification=z0loea8ietugc3fe6489nvzemf1aqnTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=mFDobQrnTuCdUsADazawCAR6gGCg6dlQQuogb7CTMboTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=ViIttJwk057ThwB6mYqh0l4a-kJ4BhaN77n7IcarnS8TTL —
TXTMS=ms36982959TTL —
TXTv=spf1 ip4:203.4.232.0/21 ip4:202.12.24.0/23 ip4:180.188.204.0/22 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -allTTL —
TXTyandex-verification: e0237488aa6eabefTTL —

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 default-src 'self' data: https:;base-uri 'self' https:;font-src 'self' https: data:;form-action 'self' https:;frame-ancestors https://cue.wanews.com.au 'self';img-src 'self' data: https:;object-src 'none';script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' data: https:;style-src 'self' https: 'unsafe-inline';upgrade-insecure-requests;report-to csp-violations;report-uri https://7news.com.au/csp-report;connect-src 'self' https: data: wss:;frame-src 'self' https: data: blob:;media-src 'self' data: blob: https:;worker-src 'self' https: data: blob:;child-src 'self' https: blob:
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains

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 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

JavaScript advisory analysis could not be completed or no eligible script files were sampled. No clean result is implied.

About this website

What the site says about itself

7NEWS is the top-rated news service in Australia, broadcasting national bulletins from Sydney and local bulletins from various cities. 7NEWS also provide news updates for the Gold Coast and regional markets in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.

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.

Email7ndtips@seven.com.auSource: https://7news.com.au/
Emailclipsales@seven.com.auSource: https://7news.com.au/contact-us
Email7you@seven.com.auSource: https://7news.com.au/contact-us

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page title7NEWS Australia: Latest news, sport, video, entertainment and lifestyle from Australia and the world
First headingAussie parents’ request as verdict nears in Mexico murder trial
Description7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Canonical URLhttps://7news.com.au/
Final URLhttps://7news.com.au/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · 2000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesNewsMediaOrganization · WebPage · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://7news.com.au/news/world/jake-and-callum-robinsons-family-issue-emotional-statement-as-trial-of-brothers-alleged-killers-enters-final-stages-c-22953926About page detectedhttps://7news.com.au/about-usContact page detectedhttps://7news.com.au/contact-usSupport page detectedhttps://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/the-implant-that-helped-carol-go-from-barely-walking-to-hiking-mount-fuji-c-22948787
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en100% evidence confidence
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missing100% evidence confidence
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Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
23100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
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Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
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31536000100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

0 recorded hops

No redirect hop was recorded for the sampled homepage.

Premium monitoring

Catch downtime and security changes automatically

Regular checks, availability history, and alert emails are reserved for Premium websites. Free reports remain point-in-time scans and do not create recurring server work.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

A comparison will appear after the next completed scan.

Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
steady-shield-wave-339

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

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

Website icon for 7news.com.au

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

7news.com.auPreview unavailable

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 7news.com.au

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Is 7news.com.au safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 64/100 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 7news.com.au?

External threat-provider coverage was unavailable for this scan, so malware status is unverified.

When was 7news.com.au registered?

The registry lookup did not provide a reliable creation date in this scan.

Did 7news.com.au 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 7news.com.au 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.