Website reputation report

sqlshack.com

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

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

sqlshack.com is currently classified in the Knowledge category based on observed public pages. An About page was also found. Recurring page-metadata topics include sql server, sql shack, database.

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

78/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History91 Infrastructure88 Website Security95 Security Hygiene80 Transparency56 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 sqlshack.com

Updated Oct 1, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on sqlshack.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: SQL Shack was created as a community service from ApexSQL, with the goal to share SQL Server knowledge through articles written by SQL Server…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Jan 22, 2014. Registrar: SafeNames Ltd..

Recorded expiry date: Jan 22, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Nov 9, 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: 78/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on sqlshack.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.

SQL Shack - articles about database auditing, server performance, data recovery, and moreShare SQL knowledge, help you learn about SQL and communicate with people from SQL world. About us - SQL ShackSQL Shack was created as a community service from ApexSQL, with the goal to share SQL Server knowledge through articles written by SQL Server professionals All about locking in SQL ServerLocking is essential to successful SQL Server transactions processing and it is designed to allow SQL Server to work seamlessly in a multi-user environment. SQL Server training - SQL Shack - articles about database auditing, server performance, data recovery, and moreThis is a list of index with links that organize and catalog basic topics in SQL Server like a particular operation or data type. Understanding PostgreSQL SUBSTRING functionThis article will show the PostgreSQL SUBSTRING function using various examples. How to create and query the Python PostgreSQL databaseThis article will describe Python PostgreSQL in an easily understandable way. Different ways to identify and change compatibility levels in SQL ServerSetting the compatibility level of a database allows you to control the version of the SQL Server database, affecting how the database behaves. Oracle Substring function overview with examplesIn this article, we will learn how to set up an Oracle instance, create sample data and understand the use of the substring function. Configure backup storage redundancy for Azure Cosmos DB accountThis article will show Backup Storage Redundancy for an Azure Cosmos DB SQL Performance Tuning tips for newbiesThis article will show the details to use some tools for SQL performance tuning operations.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on sqlshack.com

12 phrases

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

sql serverTitle, Meta description4 sampled pages
sql shackTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
databaseTitle, Meta description4 sampled pages
articleMeta description5 sampled pages
willMeta description5 sampled pages
article willMeta description4 sampled pages
substring functionTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
performanceTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
in sqlTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
dataTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
postgresqlTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
will showMeta 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%
91/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
88/100

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%
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 · 15 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 scripts16
Inline scripts13
Embedded frames1
External script hosts2

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 domainsqlshack.com
RegistrarSafeNames Ltd.
RegisteredJan 22, 2014
Domain age12 years
ExpiresJan 22, 2027
Registry statusesclient delete prohibited · client transfer prohibited · client update prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address3.136.173.2
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.sqlshack.com/
Endpoint3.136.173.2
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface8 records · 4 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals8 security headers · 2 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 size293,936 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources16 · 2 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=YR1
Valid fromAug 11, 2026
Valid untilNov 9, 2026
Certificate namessqlshack.com · www.sqlshack.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.

A3.136.173.2TTL —
NSns1-08.azure-dns.comTTL —
NSns2-08.azure-dns.netTTL —
NSns3-08.azure-dns.orgTTL —
NSns4-08.azure-dns.infoTTL —
MX0 sqlshack-com.h-v1.mx.microsoftTTL —
TXTMS=ms54540487TTL —
TXTv=spf1 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
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

8 observed
content-security-policypresent upgrade-insecure-requests;
cross-origin-opener-policypresent unsafe-none
cross-origin-resource-policypresent cross-origin
permissions-policypresent accelerometer=(), autoplay=(), camera=(), cross-origin-isolated=(), display-capture=(self), encrypted-media=(), fullscreen=*, geolocation=(self), gyroscope=(), keyboard-map=(), magnetometer=(), microphone=(), midi=(), payment=*, picture-in-picture=*, publickey-credentials-get=(), screen-wake-lock=(), sync-xhr=*, usb=(), xr-spatial-tracking=(), gamepad=(), serial=()
referrer-policypresent strict-origin-when-cross-origin
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload
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

Google Tag Manager 96% 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

WordPressKeep WordPress core, themes and plugins updated. Remove unused plugins and review administrator accounts.

About this website

What the site says about itself

SQL Shack was created as a community service from ApexSQL, with the goal to share SQL Server knowledge through articles written by SQL Server professionals

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 titleSQL Shack - articles about database auditing, server performance, data recovery, and more
First headingSQLShack
DescriptionShare SQL knowledge, help you learn about SQL and communicate with people from SQL world.
Canonical URLhttps://www.sqlshack.com/
Final URLhttps://www.sqlshack.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen-US
Structured typesBreadcrumbList · CollectionPage · Organization · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.sqlshack.com/sql-server-training/About page detectedhttps://www.sqlshack.com/about-us/
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions payment restricted100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions geolocation restricted100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en-US100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
8100% evidence confidence
unsafe-none100% evidence confidence
cross-origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has default src100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has object src100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe eval100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe inline100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
31536000100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.sqlshack.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
quiet-orbit-ring-669

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 sqlshack.com

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of sqlshack.com
Earlier browser capture retained because this scan did not produce a usable replacement. It is not fresh scan evidence.

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Questions about sqlshack.com

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Is sqlshack.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 78/100 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 sqlshack.com?

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

When was sqlshack.com registered?

The public registry record shows Jan 22, 2014. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did sqlshack.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 sqlshack.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.