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afrinic.net

Category: Business, Economy, Information Technology

Scanned: Jun 21, 2026, 03:45 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 21, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
98 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of afrinic.net Captured Jun 21, 2026
https://afrinic.net
Screenshot of afrinic.net
27 years
Very Popular - #3,110 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
African Network Information Center (AfriNIC) Ltd
Johannesburg, South Africa
nginx
Joomla
196.216.3.4
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Gandi SAS
Registered April 14, 1999
Expires April 14, 2028
Name Servers ns1.afrinic.net
DNSSEC Signed
Hosting African Network Information Center (AfriNIC) Ltd
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
100 files scanned
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afrinic.net/policy 54.3 KB No threats
afrinic.net/support?lang=en 54.4 KB No threats
afrinic.net/past-webinars-2 54.2 KB No threats
afrinic.net/about 50.6 KB No threats
afrinic.net/our-work 48.7 KB No threats
afrinic.net/dns-support 47.1 KB No threats
afrinic.net/changelog 108.5 KB No threats
afrinic.net/exhaustion 55.8 KB No threats
afrinic.net/outreach 39.7 KB No threats
afrinic.net/post-guidelines 42.4 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1284
External Links
All Clean
3
Iframes
Clean
105
Referenced Domains
2 Flagged
2
Flagged Resources
Detected
status.afrinic.netFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
www.aau.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://1net.orgNot flagged
http://afrinic.net/$1Not flagged
http://afrinic.net/%url%Not flagged
http://afrinic.net/2014-05-12-afrinic-itu-letter-of-intentNot flagged
http://afrinic.net/2019-08-19-afrinic-approaches-ipv4-exhaustion-soft-landing-phase-2?lang%3Den-gbNot flagged
http://afrinic.net/20200113-afrinic-enters-ipv4-exhaustion-phase-2Not flagged
http://afrinic.net/22,/18Not flagged
http://afrinic.net/32Not flagged
http://afrinic.net/aNot flagged
http://afrinic.net/aboutNot flagged
http://afrinic.net/about-afrinicNot flagged
http://afrinic.net/afrinic-communique-09052026Not flagged
http://afrinic.net/afrinic-communique-15052026Not flagged
http://afrinic.net/afrinic-elections-2026-call-for-candidatesNot flagged
http://afrinic.net/agmmNot flagged
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status.afrinic.netFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
www.aau.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1net.orgNot flagged
about.facebook.comNot flagged
afrinic.academyNot flagged
afrinic.netNot flagged
airrs.afrinic.netNot flagged
analytics.afrinic.netNot flagged
apps.afrinic.netNot flagged
arptc.gouv.cdNot flagged
aso.icann.orgNot flagged
atlarge.icann.orgNot flagged
atuuat.africaNot flagged
blog.afrinic.netNot flagged
cdn.cookielaw.orgNot flagged
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<iframe class%3D"sppb-embed-responsive-item" src%3D"//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/FmfnQkDOuSo?iv_load_policy%3D3&rel%3D0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen loading%3D"lazy">Not flagged
<iframe id%3D"temp-page" src%3D"//web07.iso.afrinic.net/404-en" class%3D"block-iframe" >Not flagged
afrinic.net Overview

Description of afrinic.net

afrinic.net appears to be the official website of AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry for Africa. Based on the page title, metadata, and visible navigation, the site provides information about Internet number resource management, including IPv4, IPv6, and Autonomous System Numbers, along with policy, governance, events, and member services.

The domain is operated by African Network Information Center (AfriNIC) Ltd and appears to serve as an institutional and informational platform for network operators, members, policymakers, and other Internet stakeholders across Africa. The site’s content, long domain history, and infrastructure details are consistent with an established technology and Internet-governance organization.

Safety Assessment for afrinic.net

The scan results are broadly consistent with a low-risk, established institutional website. 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 active malware, phishing, or unsafe browsing listings. The domain is also long-established and has a strong traffic presence, which may further support legitimacy based on available data.

A malware scan reported no flagged files, although two referenced domains were associated with generic heuristic labels rather than confirmed malware findings. Those appear to be low-confidence signals affecting linked or referenced resources rather than evidence of a direct compromise of afrinic.net itself. No mail-reputation blocklist issues were reported for the server IP at the time of this scan.

Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by DigiCert and the certificate was reported as current at the time of scanning. DNSSEC is enabled and signed, which may help protect DNS integrity. The domain uses nginx on infrastructure identified as African Network Information Center (AfriNIC) Ltd, with hosting located in Johannesburg, South Africa.

WHOIS data indicates a creation date in 1999 and an expiry in 2028, suggesting a mature and continuously maintained domain. No major technical security concerns were evident from the provided scan data beyond the presence of a few externally referenced resources that received generic heuristic labels.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#3,110
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Business, Economy, Information Technology
Rank History (30 days)
May 11 Jun 20
9 cookies detected
Essential5
Analytics4
Advertising0
Social0
9 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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