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chicagoliterarywriters.com

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69/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
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● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

We are a writing group that focuses on literary fiction. Established in 2007, we meet every other week at a local coffee shop to discuss members' stories, share writing prompts, and support each other through our literary journeys.

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

69/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History87 Infrastructure81 Website Security95 Security Hygiene45 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.

Current report context

What changed since the last scan

  • No earlier report to compare
What this scan could verify · 6 observed, 0 unavailable
DNS observed
Registration lookup observed
Network observed
TLS observed
Website response observed
Website content observed

Unavailable and unperformed checks are not clean results. The detailed evidence below remains the source for each conclusion.

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Independent evidence brief

What we observed about chicagoliterarywriters.com

Updated Oct 10, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on chicagoliterarywriters.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: We are a writing group that focuses on literary fiction. Established in 2007, we meet every other week at a local coffee shop to…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Aug 2, 2018. Registrar: DreamHost, LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Aug 2, 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 Nov 13, 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: 69/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of chicagoliterarywriters.com

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Visitor experiences are separate from the independent technical Safety Score.

Visitor opinions remain separate from the technical Safety Score.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on chicagoliterarywriters.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.

Chicago Literary WritersA writing group focused on literary fiction, meeting every two weeks in Chicago. Learn about our members, keep up with new publications, and apply to join. About — Chicago Literary WritersWe are a writing group that focuses on literary fiction. Established in 2007, we meet every other week at a local coffee shop to discuss members' stories, share writing prompts, a News and Publications — Chicago Literary WritersStay up to date with new publications, live readings, and other news from the members of the Chicago Literary Writers. A new story from D.A. Hosek, “Place de Stalingrad” — Chicago Literary Writers"Place de Stalingrad" by D.A. Hosek asks is it better to make art that matters or art that makes money? If nobody wants art, what does the question matter? Find it in here in Ligei Is it a quiz or a poem? Read the latest by Lori Barret — Chicago Literary WritersThis fun quiz-in-poem-form kicks off with a question all writers and bakers can relate to, “Can you guess which of the statements below are from judges sampling baked goods and whi “God Forgot”, a new flash from Diane D. Gillette — Chicago Literary WritersCheck out Whale Road Review’s December issue featuring Diane’s new Ruby flash, “God Forgot.” The story drops the reader and little Ruby into a conflict between her father and her g Check out a new flash chapbook and stories by Diane D. Gillette — Chicago Literary WritersDiane D. Gillette's "We're All Just Trying To Make It To January 2nd" is a collection that seeks to question the meaning of the holidays whilst expertly examining emotive aspects o “Did You Eat a Lot Of Paint Chips as a Child?”: A new story from Lori Barrett — Chicago Literary WritersCheck out CLW’s Lori Barrett new story, “Did You Eat a Lot of Paint Chips as a Child,” in Bull magazine. This is a funny and heartbreaking tale of a mid-life man’s adventure workin A new list story from D.A. Hosek, "The Norton Anthology of Self-Destructive Behaviors" — Chicago Literary Writers“The Norton Anthology of Self-Destructive Behaviors” by D.A. Hosek provides us list-lovers with a short story we can keep on our wall. Well, maybe a little dark for that, this well Check out new flash, Stingrays in Captivity by Diane D. Gillette — Chicago Literary Writers“Stingrays in Captivity” appeared in Lost Balloon, an online publication inspired by the ‘birthday balloon that slips from your fingers and floats into the horizon, or the dropped

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on chicagoliterarywriters.com

12 phrases

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

chicago literary writersTitle, Meta description10 sampled pages
storyTitle, H1, Meta description5 sampled pages
diane gilletteTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
flashTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
hosekTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
checkTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
place de stalingradTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
thatH1, Meta description5 sampled pages
on literary fictionH1, Meta description2 sampled pages
by dianeTitle, H12 sampled pages
loriTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
writing groupH1, 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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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%
87/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
81/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
45/100

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 HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-10-10T06:24:04+00:00
HTML bytes submitted447,807
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-10T06:00:12+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 29 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 scripts29
Inline scripts15
Embedded frames0
External script hosts5

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 domainchicagoliterarywriters.com
RegistrarDreamHost, LLC
RegisteredAug 2, 2018
Domain age8 years
ExpiresAug 2, 2027
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address198.185.159.144
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://www.chicagoliterarywriters.com/
Endpoint198.185.159.144
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface7 records · 3 nameservers · 0 mail exchangers
Protection signals2 security headers · 3 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 size447,807 bytes
HTTP check duration3,000 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources29 · 5 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YR1
Valid fromAug 15, 2026
Valid untilNov 13, 2026
Certificate nameschicagoliterarywriters.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.

A198.185.159.144TTL —
A198.185.159.145TTL —
A198.49.23.144TTL —
A198.49.23.145TTL —
NSns1.dreamhost.comTTL —
NSns2.dreamhost.comTTL —
NSns3.dreamhost.comTTL —

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.

SPFNo matching record returned for this exact hostname
DMARCNo matching record returned for this exact hostname

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
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=0
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed1
Missing Secure0
Missing HttpOnly1
Missing SameSite1

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% Google Analytics 94% 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: 2026-10-10T02:40:10.478Z.

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

We are a writing group that focuses on literary fiction. Established in 2007, we meet every other week at a local coffee shop to discuss members' stories, share writing prompts, and support each other through our literary journeys.

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 titleChicago Literary Writers
First headingA writing group focused on literary fiction.
DescriptionA writing group focused on literary fiction, meeting every two weeks in Chicago. Learn about our members, keep up with new publications, and apply to join.
Canonical URLhttps://www.chicagoliterarywriters.com
Final URLhttps://www.chicagoliterarywriters.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html;charset=utf-8 · 3000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesWebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.chicagoliterarywriters.com/newsAbout page detectedhttps://www.chicagoliterarywriters.com/about
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing secure100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
7100% evidence confidence
3100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.mail route count100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts max age100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.chicagoliterarywriters.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

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
clear-signal-field-267

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

Show change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

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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 chicagoliterarywriters.com

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Is chicagoliterarywriters.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 69/100 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 chicagoliterarywriters.com?

ClamAV found no signature match in the sampled homepage HTML. External scripts, downloads and private server files were not checked. This is not a whole-site malware clearance.

When was chicagoliterarywriters.com registered?

The public registry record shows Aug 2, 2018. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did chicagoliterarywriters.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 chicagoliterarywriters.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.

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