Website reputation report

ghostbsd.org

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

74/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

What is GhostBSD?GhostBSD is a FreeBSD-based operating system engineered to provide a robust, user-friendly desktop experience. Combining the reliability of FreeBSD with the elegance of the MATE desktop environment, we aim to deliver a stable and straightforward computing solution for both everyday users and developers.

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

74/100Safety Score
70%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History94 Infrastructure88 Website Security93 Security Hygiene55 Transparency55 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

  • 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 ghostbsd.org

Updated Oct 16, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on ghostbsd.org. 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: What is GhostBSD?GhostBSD is a FreeBSD-based operating system engineered to provide a robust, user-friendly desktop experience. Combining the reliability of FreeBSD with the elegance…

  • About GhostBSD | GhostBSDWhat is GhostBSD?GhostBSD is a FreeBSD-based operating system engineered to provide a robust, user-friendly desktop experience. Combining the…
  • License | GhostBSDCopyright (c) 2009-2025, GhostBSD All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without…
  • Partners | GhostBSDWe appreciate our partners. Our partners provide the support and services we need to ensure our success. They…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Aug 31, 2009. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Aug 31, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Oct 23, 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: 74/100. Evidence Confidence: 70%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of ghostbsd.org

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 ghostbsd.org

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.

A simple, elegant desktop BSD Operating System | GhostBSDhttps://ghostbsd.org/ About GhostBSD | GhostBSDWhat is GhostBSD?GhostBSD is a FreeBSD-based operating system engineered to provide a robust, user-friendly desktop experience. Combining the reliability of FreeBSD with the elegan License | GhostBSDCopyright (c) 2009-2025, GhostBSD All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following co Partners | GhostBSDWe appreciate our partners. Our partners provide the support and services we need to ensure our success. They make our job easier and allow us to focus on the development of GhostB Patreon Member List | GhostBSDPATRONS AMOUNT(USD) PATRON SINCE Todd Thisby $20.0 Sep 02 2026 Ed Elliott $20.0 Jun 21 2026 UpsPups NON $2.5 Jun 18 2026 Takeshi Shigihara $5.0 May 23 2026 Paul Hoehne $5.0 M Sponsors | GhostBSDOur Sponsors contributed a qualified donation to GhostBSD. We proudly associate their name with our success. Interested in becoming a sponsor? See how you can become a sponsor! Latest News | GhostBSDhttps://ghostbsd.org/news GhostBSDCon | GhostBSDOne day, GhostBSDCon will be the premier online conference for Desktop users and developers on BSD based systems, but for 2025 GhostBSDCon will be a MVP (minimum viable product) wh Download GhostBSD | GhostBSDGhostBSD Official Image Built and backed by the GhostBSD team, these MATE images are our pride. Mention "GhostBSD" on Telegram or the Forums, and we'll assume MATE unless you speci Donate | GhostBSDSupport GhostBSD with a one-time or monthly PayPal donation, Patreon, or a sponsorship. See monthly donation totals and sponsor tiers.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on ghostbsd.org

3 phrases

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

desktopTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
operating systemTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
patreonTitle, H1, 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

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%
94/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
88/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
93/100

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%
55/100

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)2026-10-15T06:24:22+00:00
HTML bytes submitted20,599
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-16T00:00:06+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

3 resources checked · 1 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 scripts1
Inline scripts0
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 domainghostbsd.org
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredAug 31, 2009
Domain age17 years
ExpiresAug 31, 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 address54.39.202.48
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://ghostbsd.org/
Endpoint54.39.202.48
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface8 records · 2 nameservers · 3 mail exchangers
Protection signals2 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 size20,599 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources1 · 0 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 3 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YE2
Valid fromJul 25, 2026
Valid untilOct 23, 2026
Certificate namesforums.ghostbsd.org · ghostbsd.org · old-forums.ghostbsd.org · www.ghostbsd.org

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.

A54.39.202.48TTL —
NSns57.domaincontrol.comTTL —
NSns58.domaincontrol.comTTL —
MX10 mail.protonmail.chTTL —
MX20 mailsec.protonmail.chTTL —
MX30 mail.ghostbsd.orgTTL —
TXTprotonmail-verification=516d801b1731ec99f8829de57cbbded222a10c4cTTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:_spf.protonmail.ch mx ~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

2 observed
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

Apache HTTP Server 93% Bootstrap 80% PHP 88% 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

JavaScript advisory analysis could not be completed or no eligible script files were sampled. No clean result is implied.

Recommended maintenance checks

Apache HTTP ServerReview the Apache branch and keep security patches current. Avoid exposing detailed server version headers.
PHPCheck the PHP branch against your host support policy and plan updates before the branch reaches end of security support.

About this website

What the site says about itself

What is GhostBSD?GhostBSD is a FreeBSD-based operating system engineered to provide a robust, user-friendly desktop experience. Combining the reliability of FreeBSD with the elegance of the MATE desktop environment, we aim to deliver a stable and straightforward computing solution for both everyday users and developers.

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.

Emailghostbsdcon@ghostbsd.orgSource: https://ghostbsd.org/ghostbsdcon

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleA simple, elegant desktop BSD Operating System | GhostBSD
First headingA simple, elegant desktop BSD Operating System
DescriptionUnavailable
Canonical URLhttps://ghostbsd.org/
Final URLhttps://ghostbsd.org/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen
Structured typesNone observed
Page page detectedhttps://ghostbsd.org/about/sponsorsAbout page detectedhttps://ghostbsd.org/about
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
3100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
8100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy 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
clear-shield-ring-937

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.

Website icon for ghostbsd.org

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

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Questions about ghostbsd.org

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Is ghostbsd.org safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 74/100 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 ghostbsd.org?

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 ghostbsd.org registered?

The public registry record shows Aug 31, 2009. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did ghostbsd.org 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 ghostbsd.org 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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