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denniskcrosby.com

Last checked 4 days ago · Point-in-time assessment

71/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
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● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Dennis K. Crosby is an award-winning novelist and short fiction author. His debut novel, Death’s Legacy, won the 2021 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal in Urban Fantasy, the 2021 IAN Book of the Year Award for Outstanding Fiction in the Supernatural/Paranormal category, and was a finalist for Outstanding First Novel in the 2021 IAN Book of the Year Award. His sophomore novel, Death’s Debt, won the 2022 Best Indie Book Award for Urban Fantasy. His third novel, Death’s Despair, was released in 2023.

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

71/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History89 Infrastructure88 Website Security95 Security Hygiene50 Transparency53 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.

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 denniskcrosby.com

Updated Oct 5, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on denniskcrosby.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: Dennis K. Crosby is an award-winning novelist and short fiction author. His debut novel, Death’s Legacy, won the 2021 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal in…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Jul 3, 2017. Registrar: Automattic Inc..

Recorded expiry date: Jul 3, 2028. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 1000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Dec 26, 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: 71/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of denniskcrosby.com

No approved reviews yet ☆☆☆☆☆

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 denniskcrosby.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.

denniskcrosby.comhttps://denniskcrosby.com/ ABOUT – denniskcrosby.comDennis K. Crosby is an award-winning novelist and short fiction author. His debut novel, Death’s Legacy, won the 2021 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal in Urban Fantasy, the 2021 IAN Novels – denniskcrosby.comhttps://denniskcrosby.com/novels/ Short Stories – denniskcrosby.comVersion 1.0.0 Version 1.0.0 Version 1.0.0 Version 1.0.0 Version 1.0.0 Version 1.0.0 Adventure awaits – denniskcrosby.comI too sat down, laying the spear between us, and tried to explain how I came to Pellucidar, and wherefrom, but it was as impossible for him to grasp or believe the strange tale I t My coffee ritual – denniskcrosby.comI too sat down, laying the spear between us, and tried to explain how I came to Pellucidar, and wherefrom, but it was as impossible for him to grasp or believe the strange tale I t Tropical paradise – denniskcrosby.comI too sat down, laying the spear between us, and tried to explain how I came to Pellucidar, and wherefrom, but it was as impossible for him to grasp or believe the strange tale I t Death’s Legacy – denniskcrosby.comKassidy Simmons Book 1 Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your preferred Indie Bookstore. Twenty years ago, Reaper of Souls Kassidy Simmons battled Azra-El, the Angel of Dea Death’s Debt – denniskcrosby.comKassidy Simmons Book 2 Available From Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your preferred Indie Bookstore. Kassidy Simmons dispatched the Angel of Death, secured the Scythe of Cronus, and cl Death’s Despair – denniskcrosby.comKassidy Simmons Book 3 Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your preferred Indie Bookstore. Born to a family of witches, Traci Leeds has always been connected to magic. A dire

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on denniskcrosby.com

12 phrases

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

deathTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
amazon barnes nobleMeta description3 sampled pages
but it wasMeta description3 sampled pages
came to pellucidarMeta description3 sampled pages
grasp or believeMeta description3 sampled pages
him to graspMeta description3 sampled pages
kassidy simmons bookMeta description3 sampled pages
preferred indie bookstoreMeta description3 sampled pages
sat down layingMeta description3 sampled pages
spear between usMeta description3 sampled pages
tried to explainMeta description3 sampled pages
was as impossibleMeta 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.

!

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%
89/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
88/100

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%
53/100

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 HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-10-05T06:24:24+00:00
HTML bytes submitted72,704
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-05T18:00:13+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 4 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 scripts4
Inline scripts4
Embedded frames0
External script hosts2

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 domaindenniskcrosby.com
RegistrarAutomattic Inc.
RegisteredJul 3, 2017
Domain age9 years
ExpiresJul 3, 2028
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address192.0.78.168
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://denniskcrosby.com/
Endpoint192.0.78.168
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface8 records · 3 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals1 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 size72,704 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources4 · 2 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=Google Trust Services, commonName=WR1
Valid fromSep 27, 2026
Valid untilDec 26, 2026
Certificate namesbadgerandbellpublishing.com · denniskcrosby.com · tls.automattic.com · www.badgerandbellpublishing.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.

A192.0.78.168TTL —
A192.0.78.222TTL —
NSns1.wordpress.comTTL —
NSns2.wordpress.comTTL —
NSns3.wordpress.comTTL —
MX30 mx.denniskcrosby.comTTL —
TXTmailerlite-domain-verification=2e6af7160867acbf4e02537318d7186c9818a641TTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:_spf.mlsend.com include:_spf.mlsend.com ip4:38.113.1.0/24 ip4:38.113.20.0/24 ip4:65.254.224.0/19 include:websitewelcome.com include:_spf.wpcloud.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
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

1 observed
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000

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

Nginx 93% Tailwind CSS 72% WordPress 95%

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: 2026-10-05T02:40:22.811Z.

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.

Recommended maintenance checks

NginxReview the Nginx branch and keep security patches current. Avoid exposing detailed server version headers.
WordPressKeep WordPress core, themes and plugins updated. Remove unused plugins and review administrator accounts.

About this website

What the site says about itself

Dennis K. Crosby is an award-winning novelist and short fiction author. His debut novel, Death’s Legacy, won the 2021 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal in Urban Fantasy, the 2021 IAN Book of the Year Award for Outstanding Fiction in the Supernatural/Paranormal category, and was a finalist for Outstanding First Novel in the 2021 IAN Book of the Year Award. His sophomore novel, Death’s Debt, won the 2022 Best Indie Book Award for Urban Fantasy. His third novel, Death’s Despair, was released in 2023.

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 titledenniskcrosby.com
First headingDennis K. Crosby
DescriptionUnavailable
Canonical URLhttps://denniskcrosby.com/
Final URLhttps://denniskcrosby.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesOrganization · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://denniskcrosby.com/novels/About page detectedhttps://denniskcrosby.com/about/
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% 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 present100% evidence confidence
8100% evidence confidence
3100% 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
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
31536000100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% 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

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
clear-anchor-field-187

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

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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 denniskcrosby.com

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Is denniskcrosby.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 71/100 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 denniskcrosby.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 denniskcrosby.com registered?

The public registry record shows Jul 3, 2017. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did denniskcrosby.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 denniskcrosby.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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