Website reputation report

hippocampusmagazine.com

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

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Hippocampus Magazine is an online journal devoted to creative nonfiction. We publish essays, memoir and more.

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

76/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History93 Infrastructure87 Website Security95 Security Hygiene80 Transparency56 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.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about hippocampusmagazine.com

Updated Oct 2, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on hippocampusmagazine.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: Hippocampus Magazine is an online journal devoted to creative nonfiction. We publish essays, memoir and more.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Aug 10, 2010. Registrar: Bluehost Inc..

Recorded expiry date: Aug 10, 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 27, 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: 76/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of hippocampusmagazine.com

No approved visitor reviews yet. Visitor opinions remain separate from the technical Safety Score.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on hippocampusmagazine.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.

Hippocampus Magazine - online creative nonfiction magazineHippocampus Magazine is an online creative nonfiction magazine featuring essays, flash CNF, interviews, reviews, articles; also seeking submissions in fall and spring. About Hippocampus Magazine | Hippocampus MagazineHippocampus Magazine is an online journal devoted to creative nonfiction. We publish essays, memoir and more. Awards, Honors, Recognition & Reprints | Hippocampus MagazineWhether selected or nominated for awards, notated on lists of critically acclaimed work, reprinted in anthologies, or other honors, Hippocampus Magazine and its contributors have b Statement of and Commitment to Equity and Inclusion | Hippocampus MagazineAt Hippocampus Magazine, our mission is to empower writers to tell true stories. We do it because we love it — and because we believe that telling the truth can change the world. W In the News: Media & Blog Coverage | Hippocampus MagazineWe're so honored to have been featured in magazines, papers, and podcasts over the years. Here, we'd like to share some of these stories, mentions and more. Special thanks to these Hippocampus News | Hippocampus MagazineAn archive of posts relating to Hippocampus news and happenings, including special calls for submissions, contest alerts, award nominations, staff updates, book news, and general a WRITING LIFE: 5 Lessons for Writers from a Small Press Founder Celebrating 5 Years by Angel R. Ackerman | Hippocampus Magazine"When you build something from nothing, success comes from a combination of preparation and vision." -- small press founder Angel R. Ackerman Comment Policy and Community Guidelines | Hippocampus MagazineTo create a welcoming environment for anyone who wants to engage in discussion, we have a few expectations for commenting. Interviews | Hippocampus MagazineOur archive of interviews with authors, publishers, agents, filmmakers, and other literary and publishing professionals. Reviews | Hippocampus MagazineAn archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on hippocampusmagazine.com

10 phrases

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

hippocampus magazineTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
creative nonfictionTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
interviewsTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
reviewsTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
archive ofMeta description3 sampled pages
categoryH13 sampled pages
writersTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
yearsTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
haveMeta description3 sampled pages
otherMeta description3 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

i

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%
93/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
87/100

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%
56/100

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 HTMLLocal antivirus is not enabled
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameLocal feed snapshot unavailable

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource antivirus is not enabled

0 resources checked · 26 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 scripts26
Inline scripts24
Embedded frames1
External script hosts3

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 domainhippocampusmagazine.com
RegistrarBluehost Inc.
RegisteredAug 10, 2010
Domain age16 years
ExpiresAug 10, 2027
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address173.236.158.236
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.hippocampusmagazine.com/
Endpoint173.236.158.236
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface6 records · 3 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals6 security headers · 7 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 size161,522 bytes
HTTP check duration3,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources26 · 3 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 0 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YR2
Valid fromAug 29, 2026
Valid untilNov 27, 2026
Certificate nameshippocampusmagazine.com · www.hippocampusmagazine.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.

A173.236.158.236TTL —
NSns1.dreamhost.comTTL —
NSns2.dreamhost.comTTL —
NSns3.dreamhost.comTTL —
MX0 mail.hippocampusmagazine.comTTL —
TXTv=spf1 ip4:192.168.0.0/16 include:_spf.google.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

6 observed
content-security-policypresent default-src * 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' data: blob:;
permissions-policypresent private-state-token-redemption=(self "https://www.google.com" "https://www.gstatic.com" "https://recaptcha.net" "https://challenges.cloudflare.com" "https://hcaptcha.com"), private-state-token-issuance=(self "https://www.google.com" "https://www.gstatic.com" "https://recaptcha.net" "https://challenges.cloudflare.com" "https://hcaptcha.com")
referrer-policypresent no-referrer-when-downgrade
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000;
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% Nginx 93% Tailwind CSS 72% WooCommerce 90% 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

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

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

Hippocampus Magazine is an online journal devoted to creative nonfiction. We publish essays, memoir and more.

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 titleHippocampus Magazine - online creative nonfiction magazine
First headingHippocampus Magazine
DescriptionHippocampus Magazine is an online creative nonfiction magazine featuring essays, flash CNF, interviews, reviews, articles; also seeking submissions in fall and spring.
Canonical URLhttps://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/
Final URLhttps://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · 3000 ms
Languageen-US
Structured typesBreadcrumbList · CollectionPage · ListItem · Organization · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/news/About page detectedhttps://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/about/
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions usb restricted100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions payment restricted100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en-US100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has object src100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
3100% evidence confidence
6100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% evidence confidence
31536000100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions camera restricted100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions geolocation restricted100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions microphone restricted100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.hippocampusmagazine.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
bright-radar-trace-069

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.

Website icon for hippocampusmagazine.com

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of hippocampusmagazine.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 hippocampusmagazine.com

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Is hippocampusmagazine.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 76/100 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 hippocampusmagazine.com?

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

When was hippocampusmagazine.com registered?

The public registry record shows Aug 10, 2010. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did hippocampusmagazine.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 hippocampusmagazine.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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