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abcnews.go.com

Category: News & Media

Scanned: Aug 25, 2026, 21:00 UTC · First seen: Aug 25, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
93 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of abcnews.go.com Captured Aug 25, 2026
https://abcnews.go.com
Screenshot of abcnews.go.com
28 years (go.com)
Not Ranked - This website does not appear in the Tranco top list
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)
Paris, France
nginx/1.28.3
Unknown
13.227.173.79
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered January 9, 1998 (go.com)
Expires January 8, 2027
Name Servers NS2.TWDCNS.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)
This is a subdomain of go.com. The WHOIS data above belongs to the parent domain, not to abcnews.go.com. The actual creation date of this subdomain is unknown and could be much more recent than the parent.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
4 files scanned
No threats
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abcnews.com/Nightline 323.1 KB Flagged: medium risk
/index Flagged: low risk
abcnews.com.http-redirect 81 B No threats
abcnews.com/Author 672.2 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1157
External Links
1 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
77
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
2
Flagged Resources
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wnnfans.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://wnnfans.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://wnnfans.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://abc.com/Not flagged
http://abcnews.go.com/manifest.jsonNot flagged
http://abcnewsstore.com/Not flagged
http://disneyprivacycenter.comNot flagged
http://disneytermsofuse.com/Not flagged
https://abc.com/episode/0c7de8e2-86d4-4faf-b5ca-3b75599d4293/playlist/PL557226598Not flagged
https://abc.com/episode/18697f56-e4a1-4616-b73d-b9a88fded6e0/playlist/PL557226598Not flagged
https://abc.com/episode/441025a9-138c-4674-adfc-1689732f4839/playlist/PL557226598Not flagged
https://abc.com/episode/5aba149c-8709-4db1-95b1-20d9c9cbb6bb/playlist/PL557226598Not flagged
https://abc.com/episode/6443afe7-dc01-4285-9958-2d4792748991/playlist/PL557226598Not flagged
https://abc.com/episode/6da74d98-4c36-435b-96d4-beb021b55582/playlist/PL557226598Not flagged
https://abc.com/episode/7104ab41-6181-43a2-b28c-3735eca15656/playlist/PL557226598Not flagged
https://abc.com/episode/96bc9dc9-3a23-4133-9ec9-c878b5fcaa53/playlist/PL557226598Not flagged
https://abc.com/episode/bb06185c-c9c6-4f09-a325-4b7dc57b7288/playlist/PL557226598Not flagged
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wnnfans.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
aa.usno.navy.milNot flagged
abc.comNot flagged
abc.go.comNot flagged
abcnews.comNot flagged
abcnews.go.comNot flagged
abcnewsstore.comNot flagged
abcsecretsavings.comNot flagged
amzn.toNot flagged
apnews.comNot flagged
apps.apple.comNot flagged
assets-cdn.abcotvs.netNot flagged
budgetlab.yale.eduNot flagged
cdn.registerdisney.go.comNot flagged
channelstore.roku.comNot flagged
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abcnews.go.com Overview

Description of abcnews.go.com

abcnews.go.com appears to be the web presence for ABC News, a major U.S. news and media outlet. The homepage shown in the scan features breaking news, live updates, video content, and topical sections such as politics, business, and lifestyle, which is consistent with a mainstream digital news publication.

Based on the domain structure and linked properties, the site appears to operate within the broader ABC/Disney media ecosystem. The page includes references to related Disney and ABC services, and the domain has a long registration history dating back to 1998, which is consistent with an established media brand rather than a newly created standalone site.

Safety Assessment for abcnews.go.com

The scan results are broadly reassuring. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, and the checked blacklist and threat-database sources did not report the site for phishing, malware, or other content-based abuse. The domain is also longstanding, which generally reduces the likelihood associated with throwaway scam infrastructure.

One malware scan did report a low-confidence suspicious finding on two page elements and one referenced external domain. However, this appears to be an isolated heuristic result rather than a broadly corroborated detection, and it is not supported by the wider engine consensus or by the blacklist checks. In practical terms, that kind of generic suspicious label may reflect pattern matching on embedded or referenced content rather than confirmed malicious behavior by the site itself.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan, aside from a limited heuristic alert that does not appear to be independently confirmed.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate and is delivered through AWS CloudFront, with nginx reported as the web server. This kind of CDN-backed infrastructure is common for large media websites and may help with performance and availability. The scanned IP geolocated to Paris, France, which may reflect CDN edge routing rather than the publisher's primary operating location.

The domain is approximately 28 years old and uses a corporate registrar, both of which are consistent with an established organization. DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from that additional layer of authenticity protection.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://abcnews.go.com/
200 https://abcnews.com/
Website Insights
Not Ranked
Tranco Rank
Not in Top 1M
Visitors Unknown
Category: News & Media
Rank History (30 days)
No rank data available
38 cookies detected
Essential36
Analytics0
Advertising2
Social0
4 1st party cookies
34 3rd party (trackers)
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