Website reputation report

europebyrail.eu

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

68/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

The 19th edition of the definitive guide to exploring Europe by rail is published on 22 June 2026. With tips on ticketing, fares and accommodation, Europe by Rail has become the definitive guide to exploring Europe by train. Read here the book's word of welcome.

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

68/100Safety Score
65%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History0 Infrastructure83 Website Security95 Security Hygiene80 Transparency65 Reputation50 Operational Stability96
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

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What this scan could verify · 5 observed, 1 unavailable
DNS observed
Registration lookup unavailable Reason: stage unavailable
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 europebyrail.eu

Updated Oct 21, 2026

The latest scan examined 9 public pages on europebyrail.eu. 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 19th edition of the definitive guide to exploring Europe by rail is published on 22 June 2026. With tips on ticketing, fares and…

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.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Dec 28, 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: 68/100. Evidence Confidence: 65%. These measure different things.

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Public content profile

Pages reviewed on europebyrail.eu

9 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.

Europe by Rail | The Definitive GuideExploring Europe by rail is easy and enjoyable. The guidebook Europe by Rail really is the definitive guide to the best routes and places to visit, along with tips on ticketing, fa Europe by Rail | About the bookThe 19th edition of the definitive guide to exploring Europe by rail is published on 22 June 2026. With tips on ticketing, fares and accommodation, Europe by Rail has become the de Europe by Rail | Contact the authorsFeel free to contact the editors of the Thomas Cook guide to Europe by Rail. The editors Nicky Gardner and Susanne Kries are always interested in receiving feedback about the guide Europe by Rail | European Rail News & NotesIn this European Travel News section, we present material relevant to Europe by Rail: The Definitive guide for Independent Travellers. News include updates on train services in Eur Europe by Rail | Trenitalia to Marseille and other rail newsWe take a look at some interesting new train services recently introduced or planned for the mid-June 2025 timetable change. Yet not all news are positive as engineering work and a Europe by Rail | The book specBook spec for the 19th edition of Europe by Rail: The Definitive Guide published by hidden europe publications in June 2026. The book is written by Nicky Gardner and Susanne Kries. Europe by Rail | Online route maps: 19th editionThis page introduces the online route maps to accompany the 19th edition of the book Europe by Rail: The Definitive Guide. They serve as a planning tool and help give a wider geogr Europe by Rail | New 19th edition of Europe by Rail: The Definitive GuideEurope by Rail has sold over 200,000 copies over 25 years. Literary flair and great storytelling underpin the enduring success of this guidebook, which now includes descriptions of Europe by Rail | Sitemap Europe by Railhttps://europebyrail.eu/sitemap-europe-by-rail/

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on europebyrail.eu

9 phrases

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

europe by railTitle, H1, Meta description9 sampled pages
definitive guideTitle, H1, Meta description6 sampled pages
th editionTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
edition ofTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
bookTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
to europeH1, Meta description3 sampled pages
of europeTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
guide toMeta description3 sampled pages
juneMeta 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

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%
83/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
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%
65/100

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%
96/100

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)2026-10-20T06:24:12+00:00
HTML bytes submitted65,700
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-21T00:00:08+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 22 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 scripts22
Inline scripts1
Embedded frames0
External script hosts0

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 domaineuropebyrail.eu
RegistrarUnavailable
RegisteredUnavailable
Domain ageUnavailable
ExpiresUnavailable
Registry statusesUnavailable
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address185.26.156.68
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://europebyrail.eu/
Endpoint185.26.156.68
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface5 records · 3 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals4 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 size65,700 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources22 · 0 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=YR2
Valid fromSep 29, 2026
Valid untilDec 28, 2026
Certificate nameseuropebyrail.eu

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.

A185.26.156.68TTL —
NSns.inwx.deTTL —
NSns2.inwx.deTTL —
NSns3.inwx.deTTL —
MX10 brooks.uberspace.deTTL —

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

4 observed
referrer-policypresent strict-origin-when-cross-origin
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent SAMEORIGIN

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed1
Missing Secure0
Missing HttpOnly0
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% jQuery 2.2.4 82% Nginx 93%

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.

Recommended maintenance checks

jQueryConfirm the observed jQuery version is supported by your application and update it through your normal dependency process.
NginxReview the Nginx branch and keep security patches current. Avoid exposing detailed server version headers.

About this website

What the site says about itself

The 19th edition of the definitive guide to exploring Europe by rail is published on 22 June 2026. With tips on ticketing, fares and accommodation, Europe by Rail has become the definitive guide to exploring Europe by train. Read here the book's word of welcome.

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 titleEurope by Rail | The Definitive Guide
First headingWelcome to Europe by Rail
DescriptionExploring Europe by rail is easy and enjoyable. The guidebook Europe by Rail really is the definitive guide to the best routes and places to visit, along with tips on ticketing, fares and accommodation. Researched and written by two of Europe's leading travel writers.
Canonical URLhttps://www.europebyrail.eu/
Final URLhttps://europebyrail.eu/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen
Structured typesNone observed
Page page detectedhttps://europebyrail.eu/european-rail-news-notes/About page detectedhttps://europebyrail.eu/about-the-book/Contact page detectedhttps://europebyrail.eu/contact-the-authors/
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing secure100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing samesite100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing httponly100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
5100% evidence confidence
3100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
1100% 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
Local headers.csp present100% 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
bright-anchor-wave-782

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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Questions about europebyrail.eu

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Is europebyrail.eu safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 68/100 with 65% 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 europebyrail.eu?

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 europebyrail.eu registered?

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

Did europebyrail.eu 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 europebyrail.eu 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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