Website reputation report

buffalonews.com

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

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

buffalonews.com 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 buffalo, erie county, headlines.

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

62/100Safety Score
70%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History95 Infrastructure88 Website Security0 Security Hygiene80 Transparency58 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.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about buffalonews.com

Updated Sep 30, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on buffalonews.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: Affiliate content. Learn the most common HVAC problems based on the age of your home.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on May 14, 1997. Registrar: Tucows Domains Inc..

Recorded expiry date: Oct 6, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 1000 ms.

TLS validity was not confirmed by the available evidence.

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: 62/100. Evidence Confidence: 70%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on buffalonews.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.

Buffalo News | Breaking News | Read the latest Buffalo, NY, and Erie County news from the Buffalo News. Get headlines on local weather, entertainment, and eventRead the latest Buffalo, NY, and Erie County news from the Buffalo News. Get headlines on local weather, entertainment, and events. What Your Home's Age Reveals About the HVAC Problems Coming Your WayAffiliate content. Learn the most common HVAC problems based on the age of your home. LEON KOMM & SON MONUMENT COMPANYLEON KOMM & SON MONUMENT COMPANY: Monuments Markers Mausoleums Family Features Civic Memorials Restorations 893-2500... Buffalo News | buffalonews.comRead coverage of Buffalo, Erie County, Western New York crime, weather, traffic, breaking news and investigative reports from the Buffalo News Buffalo | Local News | buffalonews.comRead the latest Buffalo and Erie County metro area news from the Buffalo News. Get headlines on local weather, entertainment, events and more. Buffalo | Crime News | buffalonews.comRead the most recent breaking regional crime and court headlines for Buffalo, and Erie County Courthouse of Western New York. Nation & World Business | Buffalo, New York | buffalonews.comFeaturing nation & world business news from Buffalo, and the greater Erie County of New York.Tools to help businesses grow, network and hire. History | buffalonews.comhttps://buffalonews.com/news/local/history/ Buffalo | Nation & World News | buffalonews.comStay informed with global news at Buffalo News. Updates on world events, politics, and more. Your source for international headlines. Markets and Stocks | buffalonews.comhttps://buffalonews.com/news/local/business/markets-stocks/

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on buffalonews.com

12 phrases

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

buffaloTitle, Meta description6 sampled pages
erie countyTitle, Meta description5 sampled pages
headlinesTitle, H1, Meta description5 sampled pages
nation worldTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
readTitle, Meta description4 sampled pages
localTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
headlines on localTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
local weather entertainmentTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
latestTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
yorkTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
crimeTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
latest buffaloTitle, 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%
95/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
88/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
0/100

Evidence is unavailable.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
80/100

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%
85/100

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)2026-09-30T18:00:09+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,072

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 23 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 scripts23
Inline scripts18
Embedded frames2
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 domainbuffalonews.com
RegistrarTucows Domains Inc.
RegisteredMay 14, 1997
Domain age29 years
ExpiresOct 6, 2027
Registry statusesactive
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address192.104.182.109
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://buffalonews.com/
Endpoint192.104.182.109
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface9 records · 2 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals5 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 size623,639 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources23 · 4 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks2 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Validity unavailable
StatusUnavailable
ProtocolUnknown
IssuerUnknown
Valid fromUnavailable
Valid untilUnavailable
Certificate namesUnavailable

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.

A192.104.182.109TTL —
A192.104.182.209TTL —
NSdns1.tn-cloud.netTTL —
NSdns2.tn-cloud.netTTL —
MX10 inbound-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.comTTL —
TXTfacebook-domain-verification=clehenflu2znu4bn366axlz4w8a4tdTTL —
TXTknowbe4-site-verification=4d74bbd68c11b993425e4dcc4cf20593TTL —
TXTtollbit-domain-verification=7c1f71bfe23bd5c18e43c0ad27eca2dd2a9ac7b57f658b98fc0c75f347c25f4dTTL —
TXTv=spf1 mx include:spf-00292f01.pphosted.com include:jobboardmount.com include:tn-cloud.net -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
DMARCMonitoring-only DMARC policy

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

5 observed
content-security-policypresent upgrade-insecure-requests
referrer-policypresent strict-origin-when-cross-origin
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent SAMEORIGIN

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

Bootstrap 80% Google Analytics 94% 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: 2026-09-30T02:40:06.930Z.

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

Affiliate content. Learn the most common HVAC problems based on the age of your home.

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleBuffalo News | Breaking News | Read the latest Buffalo, NY, and Erie County news from the Buffalo News. Get headlines on local weather, entertainment, and events.
First headingUnavailable
DescriptionRead the latest Buffalo, NY, and Erie County news from the Buffalo News. Get headlines on local weather, entertainment, and events.
Canonical URLhttps://buffalonews.com/
Final URLhttps://buffalonews.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesOrganization
Page page detectedhttps://buffalonews.com/news/About page detectedhttps://buffalonews.com/shopping/article_bf6c4488-136e-5744-be9a-bcce2e63ffc0.html
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% 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
Local headers.csp unsafe eval100% evidence confidence
9100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
31536000100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe inline100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

0 recorded hops

No redirect hop was recorded for the sampled homepage.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

Safety ScoreNo comparable score
HTTP statusUnavailable → 200
Final URL changedYes
Technologies addedbootstrap, google-analytics, google-tag-manager, tailwind
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
calm-shield-trace-701

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 buffalonews.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 buffalonews.com

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Is buffalonews.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 62/100 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 buffalonews.com?

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

When was buffalonews.com registered?

The public registry record shows May 14, 1997. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

How does buffalonews.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.