Website reputation report

western.edu

Last checked 4 hours ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

At Western, students are immersed in experiential learning, guided by professors who care, in an outdoor landscape like no other.

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

60/100Safety Score
70%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History0 Infrastructure40 Website Security95 Security Hygiene65 Transparency50 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 western.edu

Updated Oct 2, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on western.edu. 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: At Western, students are immersed in experiential learning, guided by professors who care, in an outdoor landscape like no other.

  • LeadershipMeet our dedicated leadership teams who drive innovation, foster growth, and support student success at Western.
  • President’s OfficeThe President's Office at Western Colorado University provides strategic leadership, guiding the university’s vision, growth, and commitment to…
  • Student Financial ServicesExplore tuition, financial aid, scholarships, and payment options at Western Colorado University to make earning your degree more…

Registrar and domain history

A reliable creation date was not returned by the registration lookup. The report leaves domain age unverified rather than guessing.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 1000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Nov 22, 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: 60/100. Evidence Confidence: 70%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on western.edu

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.

Western Colorado UniversityAt Western, students are immersed in experiential learning, guided by professors who care, in an outdoor landscape like no other. About Western's Missions & Valueshttps://western.edu/about/ LeadershipMeet our dedicated leadership teams who drive innovation, foster growth, and support student success at Western. President’s OfficeThe President's Office at Western Colorado University provides strategic leadership, guiding the university’s vision, growth, and commitment to student success. Student Financial ServicesExplore tuition, financial aid, scholarships, and payment options at Western Colorado University to make earning your degree more affordable. Learn more. Registration & Advising ServicesWhether you need a tutor, help navigating academic challenges, or help with your schedule, we’re here to support you on your college journey. Current Student Financial ServicesAccess financial services for current Western Colorado University students, including tuition, billing, financial aid, and payment resources. Learn more. Center for Career SuccessThe Center for Career Success helps you assess your strengths and provides tools to achieve your personal and professional goals. Office of the ProvostLearn about the Office of the Provost at Western Colorado University and its important role in upholding academic integrity and quality. Sustainability at WesternWestern is engaged in improving environmental awareness and sustainability efforts through student-, faculty- and staff-led initiatives.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on western.edu

6 phrases

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

colorado universityTitle, Meta description5 sampled pages
studentTitle, Meta description5 sampled pages
financialTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
officeTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
successTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
leadershipTitle, H1, 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%
0/100

Evidence is unavailable.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
40/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
65/100

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%
50/100

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 HTMLLocal antivirus is not enabled
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameLocal feed snapshot unavailable

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource antivirus is not enabled

0 resources checked · 11 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 scripts11
Inline scripts25
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 domainwestern.edu
RegistrarUnavailable
RegisteredUnavailable
Domain ageUnavailable
ExpiresUnavailable
Registry statusesUnavailable
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address162.159.135.42
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://western.edu/
Endpoint162.159.135.42
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFCloudflare · Not detected
DNS surface0 records · 0 nameservers · 0 mail exchangers
Protection signals5 security headers · 5 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 size357,878 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources11 · 3 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=YE2
Valid fromAug 24, 2026
Valid untilNov 22, 2026
Certificate nameswestern.edu

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.

No public DNS records were persisted for this scan.

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.

SPFDNS lookup unavailable
DMARCDNS lookup unavailable

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 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' https://my2.siteimprove.com https://trkn.us https://www.facebook.com https://tr.snapchat.com https://66357811.global.siteimproveanalytics.io https://bat.bing.com https://slate-technolutions-net.cdn.technolutions.net https://cdn.siteimprove.net https://yoast.com https://cdn.jsdelivr.net https://fw.cdn.technolutions.net https://www.gstatic.com/ https://www.google.com https://www.recaptcha.net https://cse.google.com https://admissions-western-edu.cdn.technolutions.net https://admissions.western.edu https://siteimproveanalytics.com https://www.googletagmanager.com https://connect.facebook.net https://sc-static.net https://www.clarity.ms https://tags.srv.stackadapt.com https://success.western.edu https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net https://analytics.tiktok.com https://dx.mountain.com https://capi-automation.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com https://scripts.clarity.ms https://mx.technolutions.net https://px.mountain.com https://www.google-analytics.com https://ajax.googleapis.com https://code.jquery.com https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com https://*.hs-scripts.com https://*.hs-banner.com https://*.hs-analytics.net https://*.hscollectedforms.net https://wco.test.technolutions.net https://js-na2.hsadspixel.net https://js-na2.hsforms.net https://google.com https://recaptcha.net; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://my2.siteimprove.com https://fw.cdn.technolutions.net https://slate-technolutions-net.cdn.technolutions.net https://www.google.com https://cse.google.com https://use.typekit.net https://fonts.googleapis.com https://p.typekit.net https://pro.fontawesome.com https://tags.srv.stackadapt.com https://siteimproveanalytics.com https://cdn.jsdelivr.net https://www.googletagmanager.com; font-src 'self' data: https://use.typekit.net https://p.typekit.net https://fonts.gstatic.com https://pro.fontawesome.com https://res-1.cdn.office.net https://res.cdn.office.net https://analytics.tiktok.com; img-src 'self' data: https: https://my2.siteimprove.com https://66357811.global.siteimproveanalytics.io https://bat.bing.com https://trkn.us https://www.facebook.com https://googletagmanager.com https://www.google.com https://www.gstatic.com https://admissions-western-edu.cdn.technolutions.net https://admissions.western.edu; connect-src 'self' https://www.googletagmanager.com https://www.facebook.com https://connect.facebook.net https://bat.bing.com https://siteimproveanalytics.com https://www.google-analytics.com https://analytics.google.com https://66357811.global.siteimproveanalytics.io https://trkn.us https://my2.siteimprove.com https://www.google.com https://cse.google.com https://admissions.western.edu https://admissions-western-edu.cdn.technolutions.net https://p.typekit.net https://www.clarity.ms https://c.clarity.ms https://q.clarity.ms https://*.clarity.ms https://tags.srv.stackadapt.com https://srv.stackadapt.com https://success.western.edu https://identity.siteimprove.com https://my.yoast.com https://sourcemap.devowl.io https://ad.doubleclick.net https://*.hs-banner.com https://*.hscollectedforms.net https://wco.test.technolutions.net https://www.googleadservices.com https://api-na2.hubapi.com https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net https://fh-118116076e9a4c2a96a99fbb70bea2a0.ecs.us-west-2.on.aws https://bded8a3c6ae-1-1053047382554.us-central1.run.app https://100.20.58.101 https://tr.snapchat.com https://tr6.snapchat.com https://analytics.tiktok.com https://ads.tiktok.com; frame-src 'self' https: https://my2.siteimprove.com https://www.google.com https://cse.google.com https://wco.test.technolutions.net https://admissions.western.edu; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'self'; form-action 'self' https:; upgrade-insecure-requests;
permissions-policypresent camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()
referrer-policypresent strict-origin-when-cross-origin
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

Cloudflare 98% Google Analytics 94% Google Tag Manager 96% 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

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

About this website

What the site says about itself

About Western

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.

Phone+19709432119Source: https://western.edu/
Phone+19709432997Source: https://western.edu/
Phone+19709433464Source: https://western.edu/
Phone+19709433093Source: https://western.edu/
Phone+19709432079Source: https://western.edu/
Phone+19709437011Source: https://western.edu/

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleWestern Colorado University
First headingTAKE THE NEXT STEP APPLY FOR FREE
DescriptionAt Western, students are immersed in experiential learning, guided by professors who care, in an outdoor landscape like no other.
Canonical URLhttps://western.edu/
Final URLhttps://western.edu/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen-US
Structured typesBreadcrumbList · ListItem · Organization · WebPage · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://western.edu/admissions/financial-services/About page detectedhttps://western.edu/about/
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions payment restricted100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions usb restricted100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en-US100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.mail route count100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.nameserver count100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.record count100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing httponly100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing samesite100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing secure100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.address count100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts present100% evidence confidence
1100% 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
quiet-shield-web-416

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 western.edu

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of western.edu
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 western.edu

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Is western.edu safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 60/100 with 70% 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 western.edu?

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

When was western.edu registered?

The registry lookup did not provide a reliable creation date in this scan.

Did western.edu 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.