Website reputation report

ucsdguardian.org

Last checked 5 hours ago · Point-in-time assessment

79/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
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● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Serving thousands of readers in print and online at ucsdguardian.org, The UCSD Guardian is UC San Diego’s award-winning independent student newspaper, published by UC San Diego students for the campus community. The Guardian’s mission is to facilitate the open exchange of ideas, foster a climate of community, and uphold our editorial values of public accountability, progress, and communication. Our journalism seeks to amplify voices seldom heard in news coverage, and to inform the student body and

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

79/100Safety 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 Infrastructure93 Website Security95 Security Hygiene80 Transparency61 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.

Current report context

What changed since the last scan

  • No earlier report to compare
What this scan could verify · 6 observed, 0 unavailable
DNS observed
Registration lookup observed
Network observed
TLS observed
Website response observed
Website content observed

Unavailable and unperformed checks are not clean results. The detailed evidence below remains the source for each conclusion.

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Independent evidence brief

What we observed about ucsdguardian.org

Updated Oct 13, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on ucsdguardian.org. 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: Serving thousands of readers in print and online at ucsdguardian.org, The UCSD Guardian is UC San Diego’s award-winning independent student newspaper, published by UC…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Sep 22, 1999. Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc..

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

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Nov 13, 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: 79/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of ucsdguardian.org

No approved reviews yet ☆☆☆☆☆

Visitor experiences are separate from the independent technical Safety Score.

Visitor opinions remain separate from the technical Safety Score.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on ucsdguardian.org

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.

The UCSD Guardian – UC San Diego's independent student newspaper since 1967UC San Diego's independent student newspaper since 1967 About Us – The UCSD GuardianServing thousands of readers in print and online at ucsdguardian.org, The UCSD Guardian is UC San Diego’s award-winning independent student newspaper, published by UC San Diego stu Donations – The UCSD GuardianThe UCSD Guardian relies on the generous donations from the public to fund our ongoing work as a hub for reliable and innovative student journalism. In order to continue offering o Alleged ICE presence on campus prompts questions about UCSD’s response – The UCSD GuardianAmid the fears regarding increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across San Diego and the country, advocacy groups raised awareness about potential ICE presence on U Not just socially dead, invested in death: What can be done at UCSD about silence on the genocide in Gaza? – The UCSD GuardianEditor’s note: This is a guest submission from BT Werner and UCSD scholars. BT Werner is a professor of environmental physics and complex systems at the Scripps Institution of Ocea News – The UCSD GuardianUC San Diego's independent student newspaper since 1967 Features – The UCSD GuardianUC San Diego's independent student newspaper since 1967 News Tips – The UCSD GuardianGot a tip? The best tips are newsworthy, clear, and accompanied with evidence. Our journalists may not follow a lead if it is vague, speculatory, or unsupported. Please do not send Fun & Games – The UCSD Guardianhttps://ucsdguardian.org/games/ Guardian Blueprint – The UCSD GuardianJoin up. Design the future. The UCSD Guardian’s Web team is undertaking a study to evaluate possible changes to our digital visual identity. This could include changes to colors, f

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on ucsdguardian.org

6 phrases

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

ucsd guardianTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
san diegoTitle, Meta description5 sampled pages
independent student newspaperTitle, Meta description4 sampled pages
uc sanTitle, Meta description4 sampled pages
diego independentTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
newspaper sinceTitle, Meta 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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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%
93/100

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%
61/100

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 HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-10-12T06:24:02+00:00
HTML bytes submitted234,689
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-13T00:00:21+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

5 resources checked · 28 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 scripts28
Inline scripts17
Embedded frames1
External script hosts9

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 domainucsdguardian.org
RegistrarCloudflare, Inc.
RegisteredSep 22, 1999
Domain age27 years
ExpiresSep 22, 2027
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address104.21.36.236
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://ucsdguardian.org/
Endpoint104.21.36.236
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFCloudflare · Not detected
DNS surface13 records · 2 nameservers · 5 mail exchangers
Protection signals6 security headers · 4 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 size234,689 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources28 · 9 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 5 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Google Trust Services, commonName=WE1
Valid fromAug 15, 2026
Valid untilNov 13, 2026
Certificate names*.ucsdguardian.org · ucsdguardian.org

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.

A104.21.36.236TTL —
A172.67.200.208TTL —
AAAA2606:4700:3030::6815:24ecTTL —
AAAA2606:4700:3031::ac43:c8d0TTL —
NSowen.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
NSsima.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
MX1 aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
TXTklaviyo-site-verification=SB3tW9TTL —
TXTv=spf1 +a +mx +ip4:208.75.148.178 ~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 frame-ancestors 'self';
permissions-policypresent accelerometer=(), camera=(), geolocation=(), gyroscope=(), magnetometer=(), microphone=(), payment=(), usb=()
referrer-policypresent strict-origin-when-cross-origin
strict-transport-securitypresent includeSubDomains; preload; max-age=63072000
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% Cloudflare 98% Google Analytics 94% 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

3 sampled JavaScript files checked locally with Retire.js. Database snapshot: 2026-10-13T02:40:16.560Z.

jquery 3.7.1 No known advisories matched this version in the database snapshot.
jquery-migrate 3.4.1 No known advisories matched this version in the database snapshot.

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

Serving thousands of readers in print and online at ucsdguardian.org, The UCSD Guardian is UC San Diego’s award-winning independent student newspaper, published by UC San Diego students for the campus community. The Guardian’s mission is to facilitate the open exchange of ideas, foster a climate of community, and uphold our editorial values of public accountability, progress, and communication. Our journalism seeks to amplify voices seldom heard in news coverage, and to inform the student body and greater San Diego populace through ethical and accessible journalism.

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 titleThe UCSD Guardian – UC San Diego's independent student newspaper since 1967
First headingThe UCSD Guardian
DescriptionUC San Diego's independent student newspaper since 1967
Canonical URLhttps://ucsdguardian.org/
Final URLhttps://ucsdguardian.org/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen
Structured typesNewsMediaOrganization
Page page detectedhttps://ucsdguardian.org/category/news/About page detectedhttps://ucsdguardian.org/about-us/
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unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
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63072000100% evidence confidence
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Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe inline100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe eval100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has object src100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has default src100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

0 recorded hops

No redirect hop was recorded for the sampled homepage.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
rapid-vector-trace-804

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

Show change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of ucsdguardian.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 ucsdguardian.org

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Is ucsdguardian.org safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 79/100 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 ucsdguardian.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 ucsdguardian.org registered?

The public registry record shows Sep 22, 1999. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did ucsdguardian.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.

How does ucsdguardian.org 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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