Website reputation report

motherearthnews.com

Last checked 14 hours ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

motherearthnews.com is currently classified in the News & Media category based on observed public pages. An About page was also found. Recurring page-metadata topics include mother earth, articles, gardening.

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

57/100Safety Score
65%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History95 Infrastructure92 Website Security0 Security Hygiene35 Transparency53 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.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about motherearthnews.com

Updated Oct 1, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on motherearthnews.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: Meet the editorial group of the most popular and longest-running sustainable-lifestyle magazine, MOTHER EARTH NEWS.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Jul 7, 1997. Registrar: Network Solutions, LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Jul 6, 2028. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200.

TLS validity was not confirmed by the available evidence.

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: 57/100. Evidence Confidence: 65%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on motherearthnews.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.

Mother Earth NewsMother Earth News – The Original Guide To Living Wisely. Discover our articles and ideas on gardening, homesteading, sustainability, farming, and much more. About Us: Our Editors | Mother Earth NewsMeet the editorial group of the most popular and longest-running sustainable-lifestyle magazine, MOTHER EARTH NEWS. Organic Gardening: Articles & Ideas | Mother Earth NewsRead more from Mother Earth News on organic gardening. Browse our articles and blogs for ideas and actionable advice on your home gardening projects. Homesteading & Livestock: Blogs, Resources, and Ideas | Mother Earth NewsLearn about homesteading and caring for livestock from Mother Earth News. Browse our articles on gardening, homesteading, sustainability, farming, and more. Real Food Recipes & Articles | Mother Earth NewsRead more from Mother Earth News on real food recipes and articles. Browse our articles and blogs for ideas and advice on organic gardening and food here. Home & Gardening DIY Blogs & Ideas | Mother Earth NewsRead more from Mother Earth News on DIY tips and articles. Browse our articles and blogs for ideas and advice on building, crafting, and home gardening. Natural Health and Wellness - Articles & Information | Mother Earth NewsMother Earth News has in-depth articles on natural health and living. Browse our articles and learn more about natural living and body care. Sustainable Living - Blog, Articles, & Tips | Mother Earth NewsMother Earth News has in-depth articles on sustainable living and lifestyles. Browse our articles and learn more about sustainable practices in the home. Events – Mother Earth Newshttps://www.motherearthnews.com/events/ Videos – Mother Earth Newshttps://www.motherearthnews.com/videos/

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on motherearthnews.com

12 phrases

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

mother earthTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
articlesTitle, H1, Meta description7 sampled pages
gardeningTitle, H1, Meta description5 sampled pages
ideasTitle, H1, Meta description5 sampled pages
blogsTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
browseMeta description6 sampled pages
livingTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
organic gardeningTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
homesteadingTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
sustainableTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
advice onMeta description3 sampled pages
articles onMeta 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.

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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%
95/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
92/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
0/100

Evidence is unavailable.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
35/100

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%
96/100

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 · 6 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 scripts8
Inline scripts12
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 domainmotherearthnews.com
RegistrarNetwork Solutions, LLC
RegisteredJul 7, 1997
Domain age29 years
ExpiresJul 6, 2028
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address13.225.196.103
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNAmazon CloudFront
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.motherearthnews.com/
Endpoint13.225.196.103
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFAmazon CloudFront · Not detected
DNS surface16 records · 4 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals0 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 size433,736 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources8 · 3 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 0 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Validity unavailable
StatusUnavailable
ProtocolUnknown
IssuerUnknown
Valid fromUnavailable
Valid untilUnavailable
Certificate namesUnavailable

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.

A13.225.196.103TTL —
A13.225.196.42TTL —
A13.225.196.49TTL —
A13.225.196.89TTL —
NSns-115.awsdns-14.comTTL —
NSns-1481.awsdns-57.orgTTL —
NSns-2002.awsdns-58.co.ukTTL —
NSns-959.awsdns-55.netTTL —
MX0 motherearthnews-com.mail.protection.outlook.comTTL —
TXTfacebook-domain-verification=my3ochxgmwl1wkzo8akqghbuzfzc3wTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=5KDEvG3ILUdUyFdo6zvv_zDGRdOuGsixtX_MEp8yzIoTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=gRZFatXeuhmPBCqOC0IfXkHXMqTsrn0d5OOX8fStZb4TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=sMc3h6i288md_X2f3sLmmS98NklDVkVUVxpoPdkvxRgTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=tqe5LokC7eXcelRXev5na6E4yq_uetjcNRQBRuGVGvcTTL —
TXTMS=ms43463056TTL —
TXTv=spf1 ip4:24.249.117.142 include:_spf.google.com include:spf.protection.outlook.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
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

0 observed

Header evidence is unavailable. Missing data is not treated as a clean result or proof of compromise.

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed1
Missing Secure0
Missing HttpOnly0
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

Apache HTTP Server 93% Bootstrap 80% Google Tag Manager 96% PHP 88% Shopify 95% 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

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.
ShopifyReview third-party apps and theme scripts regularly because external integrations can change independently.
WordPressKeep WordPress core, themes and plugins updated. Remove unused plugins and review administrator accounts.

About this website

What the site says about itself

Meet the editorial group of the most popular and longest-running sustainable-lifestyle magazine, MOTHER EARTH NEWS.

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.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleMother Earth News
First headingJoin Mother Earth News
DescriptionMother Earth News – The Original Guide To Living Wisely. Discover our articles and ideas on gardening, homesteading, sustainability, farming, and much more.
Canonical URLhttps://www.motherearthnews.com/
Final URLhttps://www.motherearthnews.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen-US
Structured typesBreadcrumbList · CollectionPage · ListItem · LocalBusiness · Organization · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/About page detectedhttps://www.motherearthnews.com/biographies/about-us/
1100% evidence confidence
en-US100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing secure100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
16100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing httponly100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% 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

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.motherearthnews.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-shield-path-174

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 motherearthnews.com

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

motherearthnews.comPreview unavailable

No usable browser image was saved. The website icon is separate from a screenshot and is not visual evidence of the page.

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Questions about motherearthnews.com

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Is motherearthnews.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 57/100 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 motherearthnews.com?

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

When was motherearthnews.com registered?

The public registry record shows Jul 7, 1997. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

How does motherearthnews.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.