Website reputation report

rferl.org

Last checked 2 days ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

rferl.org is currently classified in the News & Media category based on observed public pages. The sampled pages were marked as English-language. Recurring page-metadata topics include rfe rl, features rfe, free.

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

74/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History95 Infrastructure95 Website Security95 Security Hygiene60 Transparency60 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.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about rferl.org

Updated Sep 30, 2026

The latest scan examined 9 public pages on rferl.org. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its homepage, the site says: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is an international media organization headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, and Washington, D.C. RFE/RL’s mission is to promote democratic…

  • News - RFE/RLRFE/RL has more than 700 full-time journalists and 1,300 freelancers reporting the news in 27 languages in 23…
  • Features - RFE/RLRFE/RL has more than 700 full-time journalists and 1,300 freelancers reporting the news in 27 languages in 23…
  • Russia News & Features - RFE/RLRFE/RL's Radio Svoboda is the leading international broadcaster in Russia. As Russia witnesses increasing control of the media…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Jan 9, 1992. Registrar: 101domain GRS Limited.

Recorded expiry date: Jan 8, 2027. 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 Nov 4, 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: 75%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on rferl.org

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.

Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is an international media organization headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, and Washington, D.C. RFE/RL’s mission is to promote democra News - RFE/RLRFE/RL has more than 700 full-time journalists and 1,300 freelancers reporting the news in 27 languages in 23 countries. We operate where a free press is banned by the government o Features - RFE/RLRFE/RL has more than 700 full-time journalists and 1,300 freelancers reporting the news in 27 languages in 23 countries. We operate where a free press is banned by the government o Russia News & Features - RFE/RLRFE/RL's Radio Svoboda is the leading international broadcaster in Russia. As Russia witnesses increasing control of the media by state authorities, Radio Svoboda has become a key Farda English - RFE/RLFarda English showcases the compelling news, stories, and videos delivered daily by RFE/RL’s Persian-language service to an international audience. Kyrgyzstan News & Features - RFE/RLRFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service is one of the most trusted sources of news and information in Kyrgyzstan, especially at times of political turmoil. Azattyk's reports are regularly cited an Tajikistan News & Features - RFE/RLRFE/RL's Tajik Service attracts a young, influential audience with its timely, locally focused reporting. The government's continued vigor in controlling politics and media has len Turkmenistan News & Features - RFE/RLRFE/RL's Turkmen Service is the only independent source for news and information in the country, with special emphasis given to topics such as democracy and human rights. Uzbekistan News & Features - RFE/RLRFE/RL's Radio Ozodlik is one of the only sources of reliable news and information for people in Uzbekistan. The country remains one of the most repressive in the world in terms of

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on rferl.org

8 phrases

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

rfe rlTitle, Meta description9 sampled pages
features rfeTitle6 sampled pages
freeTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
radioTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
governmentMeta description3 sampled pages
internationalMeta description3 sampled pages
mediaMeta description3 sampled pages
reportingMeta 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%
95/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
60/100

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%
60/100

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)2026-09-30T06:24:18+00:00
HTML bytes submitted167,221
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-09-30T12:00:07+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,027

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 10 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 scripts10
Inline scripts15
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 domainrferl.org
Registrar101domain GRS Limited
RegisteredJan 9, 1992
Domain age34 years
ExpiresJan 8, 2027
Registry statusesactive
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address23.72.248.219
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.rferl.org/
Endpoint23.72.248.219
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface19 records · 2 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals2 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 size167,221 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources10 · 3 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YR1
Valid fromAug 6, 2026
Valid untilNov 4, 2026
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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.

A95.100.110.15TTL —
A95.100.110.32TTL —
AAAA2a02:26f0:82::17c8:5610TTL —
AAAA2a02:26f0:82::17c8:5621TTL —
NSjasper.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
NSkelly.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
MX0 rferl-org.mail.protection.outlook.comTTL —
TXT836310OCC1O0L579QTJFWXIHYL32ZPSPS2R99M16TTL —
TXTadobe-idp-site-verification=a76e1a230c0b99a7c979bbc73834c6ba0dabaab5bd52655db28d1e8c63ce6924TTL —
TXTanthropic-domain-verification-94vxjz=Uio1jBGUlGIEo0TGTKCLXda6zTTL —
TXTatlassian-domain-verification=MBV4E4lDaiA2KxZPwFa4rkKY4tLywu3217RWJuWOk2xqpQwBaKB9K5DM60xjxQ1sTTL —
TXTcisco-ci-domain-verification=34f4449702ffcd8cf9e55b7d22d5b0af954fe028459951eed225a69c79e590daTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=5kHCm-YLYZ_v68ntOLQhydohEpCemrIyiMx6YJesV5MTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=98XElXtnf2Cad0Y80498X5nLSTuplGi4Ezvhem5wkdgTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=XBPT6p03KMYK5adc9id-AGuU0-SEgSubOG942EJJaEUTTL —
TXTMS=ms67393700TTL —
TXTopenai-domain-verification=dv-0HIwbrwNsIm5dwtqeKMukIK5TTL —
TXTv=spf1 a mx include:spf.protection.outlook.com mx:rferl.goolara.net a:exchange.rferl.org include:servers.mcsv.net -allTTL —
TXTworkplace-domain-verification=e9f10893-41c3-43ca-b2d5-6edb03890564TTL —

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
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff

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 Tag Manager 96% 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

4 sampled JavaScript files checked locally with Retire.js. Database snapshot: 2026-09-30T02:40:06.930Z.

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.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
First headingUnavailable
DescriptionRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is an international media organization headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, and Washington, D.C. RFE/RL’s mission is to promote democratic values by providing accurate, uncensored news and open debate in countries where a free press is threatened and disinformation is pervasive. RFE/RL reports in 24 languages to 18 countries, reaching nearly 50 million people every week. RFE/RL is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation funded by the U.S. Congress through a f
Canonical URLhttps://www.rferl.org/
Final URLhttps://www.rferl.org/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesWebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.rferl.org/LatestNews
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% 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
19100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
4100% 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

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.rferl.org/

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

Safety ScoreNo comparable score
HTTP statusUnavailable → 200
Final URL changedYes
Technologies addedbootstrap, google-tag-manager, tailwind
Technologies removedNone observed

This comparison uses persisted scan evidence only. A changed signal can reflect a real website change, a different response or newly available evidence.

Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
quiet-harbor-ring-155

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 rferl.org

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of rferl.org
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 rferl.org

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Is rferl.org safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 74/100 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 rferl.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 rferl.org registered?

The public registry record shows Jan 9, 1992. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did rferl.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.

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.