Website reputation report

bleepingcomputer.com

Last checked 1 day ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

bleepingcomputer.com is currently classified in the Cybersecurity category based on observed public pages. An About page was also found. Recurring page-metadata topics include attacks, third party, zero day.

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

73/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History95 Infrastructure94 Website Security95 Security Hygiene55 Transparency58 Reputation50 Operational Stability83
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 bleepingcomputer.com

Updated Sep 30, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on bleepingcomputer.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: The BleepingComputer About Us page explains how the site was started and lets you meet our editorial staff.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Jan 26, 2004. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Jan 26, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 3000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Oct 29, 2026.

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: 75%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on bleepingcomputer.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.

BleepingComputer | Cybersecurity, Technology News and SupportBleepingComputer is a premier destination for cybersecurity news for over 20 years, delivering breaking stories on the latest hacks, malware threats, and how to protect your device About BleepingComputer.comThe BleepingComputer About Us page explains how the site was started and lets you meet our editorial staff. Contact UsThe BleepingComputer contact page contains answers to frequently asked questions and allows you to contact our staff with questions. Microsoft is rolling out Linux container support to WSLMicrosoft is taking Windows Subsystem for Linux beyond just running Linux distributions, as WSL Containers is now generally available. ShinyHunters uses WAF bypass trick in Oracle PeopleSoft attacksThe ShinyHunters extortion gang is using a URL-encoding trick to bypass web application firewall rules that mitigate the Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-35273 flaw, allowing the threat Apple patches CoreGraphics zero-day flaw exploited in attacksApple released security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability exploited in OpenAI's AI agents accidentally uploaded user-provided images to third-party sitesOpenAI says its AI agents uploaded user-provided images to third-party image-hosting services while carrying out research and evaluation tasks. Microsoft to block Entra ID script injection attacks starting OctoberMicrosoft has reminded customers that the Entra ID authentication system will get better protection against external script injection attacks starting next month. TeamViewer urges users to patch severe flaws “as soon as possible”Remote access software company TeamViewer warned customers on Tuesday to immediately patch a set of high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its client and host software. Bitget hacked via zero-day in third-party security productsCryptocurrency exchange Bitget revealed today that attackers who stole $387.5 million last week breached its systems after exploiting a zero-day flaw in third-party security produc

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on bleepingcomputer.com

8 phrases

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

attacksTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
third partyTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
zero dayTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
microsoftTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
flawTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
day flawTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
securityTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
thatMeta 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%
94/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
55/100

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%
58/100

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%
83/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLAnalysis limit reached
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-09-30T06:24:18+00:00
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-09-30T12:00:07+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,027

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 11 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 scripts12
Inline scripts9
Embedded frames0
External script hosts4

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 domainbleepingcomputer.com
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredJan 26, 2004
Domain age22 years
ExpiresJan 26, 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 address172.66.135.165
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNCloudflare
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.bleepingcomputer.com/
Endpoint172.66.135.165
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFCloudflare · Not detected
DNS surface14 records · 2 nameservers · 5 mail exchangers
Protection signals3 security headers · 4 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 size116,261 bytes
HTTP check duration3,000 ms
Cookies observed2
Script resources12 · 4 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=GB, organizationName=Sectigo Limited, commonName=Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
Valid fromApr 13, 2026
Valid untilOct 29, 2026
Certificate namesbleepingcomputer.com · www.bleepingcomputer.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.

A172.66.135.165TTL —
A172.66.139.132TTL —
AAAA2606:4700:10::ac42:87a5TTL —
AAAA2606:4700:10::ac42:8b84TTL —
NSleah.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
NSmatt.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
MX1 aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 aspmx2.googlemail.comTTL —
MX10 aspmx3.googlemail.comTTL —
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
TXTfacebook-domain-verification=7blqulz1jgzvpo4lo4o9asfac689d2TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=YpiFolIitpzFF_YJJBDD45XaSbkDkOBR4VRG-zBCcZETTL —
TXTv=spf1 ip4:169.63.114.66 include:_spf.google.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

3 observed
content-security-policypresent upgrade-insecure-requests; frame-ancestors 'self'
referrer-policypresent same-origin
x-frame-optionspresent SAMEORIGIN

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed2
Missing Secure0
Missing HttpOnly1
Missing SameSite0

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% Cloudflare 98% Google Analytics 94% jQuery 3.5.1 82%

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: 2026-09-30T02:40:06.930Z.

jquery 3.5.1 No known advisories matched this version in the database snapshot.
jquery-migrate 1.4.1 No known advisories matched this version in the database snapshot.

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.

Recommended maintenance checks

jQueryConfirm the observed jQuery version is supported by your application and update it through your normal dependency process.

About this website

What the site says about itself

The BleepingComputer About Us page explains how the site was started and lets you meet our editorial staff.

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.

Emaillawrence.abrams@bleepingcomputer.comSource: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/about/
Emailionut@bleepingcomputer.comSource: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/about/
Emailsergiu@bleepingcomputer.comSource: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/about/
Emailbill.toulas@bleepingcomputer.comSource: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/about/
Emailmayankparmar@protonmail.comSource: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/about/
Emailax@axsharma.comSource: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/about/

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleBleepingComputer | Cybersecurity, Technology News and Support
First headingUnavailable
DescriptionBleepingComputer is a premier destination for cybersecurity news for over 20 years, delivering breaking stories on the latest hacks, malware threats, and how to protect your devices.
Canonical URLhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
Final URLhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · 3000 ms
Languageen-us
Structured typesNewsMediaOrganization · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-uses-waf-bypass-trick-in-oracle-peoplesoft-attacks/About page detectedhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/about/Contact page detectedhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/contact/Support page detectedhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-rolling-out-linux-container-support-to-wsl/
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en-us100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
14100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
5100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe inline100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe eval100% 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
2100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing secure100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing samesite100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/

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

Safety ScoreNo comparable score
HTTP statusUnavailable → 200
Final URL changedYes
Technologies addedbootstrap, cloudflare, google-analytics, jquery
Technologies removedNone observed

This comparison uses persisted scan evidence only. A changed signal can reflect a real website change, a different response or newly available evidence.

Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
azure-beacon-web-508

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.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of bleepingcomputer.com
Captured once in an isolated browser during this scan. Visual tint is an interface overlay. The original evidence is not duplicated.

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Questions about bleepingcomputer.com

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Is bleepingcomputer.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 73/100 with 75% 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 bleepingcomputer.com?

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

When was bleepingcomputer.com registered?

The public registry record shows Jan 26, 2004. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did bleepingcomputer.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 bleepingcomputer.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.