Website reputation report

thisoldhouse.com

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

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

thisoldhouse.com is currently classified in the Home Improvement category based on observed public pages. An About page was also found. Recurring page-metadata topics include old house, house ventures llc, improvement.

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 History95 Infrastructure89 Website Security95 Security Hygiene80 Transparency54 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 thisoldhouse.com

Updated Sep 30, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on thisoldhouse.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: Since 1979, This Old House has pioneered home improvement television with 19 Emmy Awards and over 45 seasons of trusted content, produced by This…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Nov 14, 1998. Registrar: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc..

Recorded expiry date: Nov 13, 2026. 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 Dec 14, 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.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on thisoldhouse.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.

Home Improvement and Remodeling - This Old HouseHow-to and DIY expert advice from America's most trusted home improvement brand. About This Old House - This Old HouseSince 1979, This Old House has pioneered home improvement television with 19 Emmy Awards and over 45 seasons of trusted content, produced by This Old House Ventures, LLC. All About Storm Windows - This Old HousePreserve nice, wood windows—or just save on the cost of replacement—while boosting energy efficiency and reducing noise transmission with the newest generation of storm windows. About This Old House Ventures, LLC - This Old HouseLearn about This Old House Ventures, LLC, the company behind the Emmy-winning home improvement shows that serve over 20 million consumers monthly. Contact Us - This Old HouseGet in touch with This Old House for general inquiries, magazine subscriptions, Insider membership support, or to submit your house for TV consideration. In the News - This Old HouseStay current with This Old House press coverage and media appearances. Find the latest news articles, TV features, and press releases about the home improvement brand. Insider Login - This Old Househttps://www.thisoldhouse.com/insider-login Basements - This Old HouseGet advice on keeping your basement dry, maintained, and mold-free, plus ideas for renovating your space. Bathrooms - This Old HouseFrom tiny remodels to spa-like custom-builds, find your inspiration for your next bathroom project here. Cleaning - This Old HouseFrom materials and products to clever, everyday practical information, read on to learn more about cleaning in your home.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on thisoldhouse.com

4 phrases

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

old houseTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
house ventures llcTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
improvementTitle, Meta description4 sampled pages
insiderTitle, 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%
95/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
89/100

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%
54/100

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 HTMLAnalysis limit reached
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-09-30T06:24:18+00:00
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 · 18 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 scripts18
Inline scripts16
Embedded frames0
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 domainthisoldhouse.com
RegistrarCSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
RegisteredNov 14, 1998
Domain age27 years
ExpiresNov 13, 2026
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address162.159.136.54
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNCloudflare
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.thisoldhouse.com/
Endpoint162.159.136.54
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFCloudflare · Not detected
DNS surface11 records · 2 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals5 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 size471,958 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources18 · 2 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Google Trust Services, commonName=WE1
Valid fromSep 15, 2026
Valid untilDec 14, 2026
Certificate namesthisoldhouse.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.

A162.159.136.54TTL —
A162.159.137.54TTL —
NSdns1.cscdns.netTTL —
NSdns2.cscdns.netTTL —
MX10 thisoldhouse-com.mail.protection.outlook.comTTL —
TXT_z7j9y87rlzix4vmeonlv36b1japxpj0TTL —
TXT1cq6rcsahhbk4rr78a55926ojuTTL —
TXT725fqs793gkystcx0w1063k30rbtn9ylTTL —
TXTfacebook-domain-verification=k6gmd2oe1fobsp27khkh9vd2qdzi3eTTL —
TXTMS=ms73815095TTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com include:_spf.elasticemail.com ip4:54.85.33.91 ip4:54.209.128.233 ip4:54.209.34.20 ip4:52.70.247.174 ip4:18.205.87.206 ip4:3.232.73.183 ip4:54.208.225.232 ip4:52.5.63.189 ip4:54.157.110." "66 ip4:34.225.42.46 ip4:44.219.75.248 ip4:54.209.110.178 ip4:34.226.178.173 ip4:3.222.95.175 ip4:44.199.80.64 ip4:44.221.155.130 ip4:3.230.224.89 ip4:34.233.68.2 ip4:54.159.66.199 ip4:44.221.92.66 ip4:54.86.253.56 -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

5 observed
content-security-policypresent default-src https: data: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; child-src https: data: blob:; connect-src https: data: blob: ; font-src https: data:; img-src https: data: blob:; media-src https: data: blob:; object-src https:; script-src https: data: blob: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; style-src https: 'unsafe-inline'; block-all-mixed-content; upgrade-insecure-requests
referrer-policypresent strict-origin-when-cross-origin
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31556952
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent sameorigin

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed1
Missing Secure0
Missing HttpOnly0
Missing SameSite0

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

Bootstrap 80% Cloudflare 98% 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

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.

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

Since 1979, This Old House has pioneered home improvement television with 19 Emmy Awards and over 45 seasons of trusted content, produced by This Old House Ventures, LLC.

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.

Emailreviewsteam@thisoldhousereviews.comSource: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/contact-us
Emailyoudidit@thisoldhouse.comSource: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/contact-us
Emailcontact@thisoldhouse.comSource: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/contact-us
Emailreviews@thisoldhousereviews.comSource: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/contact-us
Emailcathleen@plum-pr.comSource: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/in-the-news
Emailmembersupport@thisoldhouse.comSource: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/insider-login

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleHome Improvement and Remodeling - This Old House
First headingThis Old House
DescriptionHow-to and DIY expert advice from America's most trusted home improvement brand.
Canonical URLhttps://www.thisoldhouse.com
Final URLhttps://www.thisoldhouse.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen-US
Structured typesBreadcrumbList · ImageObject · ListItem · Organization · WebPage · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/in-the-newsAbout page detectedhttps://www.thisoldhouse.com/this-old-house/about-this-old-houseContact page detectedhttps://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/contact-us
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en-US100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing secure100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing samesite100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing httponly100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
11100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
31556952100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.thisoldhouse.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-beacon-path-449

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.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of thisoldhouse.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 thisoldhouse.com

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Is thisoldhouse.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 thisoldhouse.com?

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

When was thisoldhouse.com registered?

The public registry record shows Nov 14, 1998. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did thisoldhouse.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 thisoldhouse.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.