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archiveofourown.org

Category: Entertainment

Scanned: May 16, 2026, 08:58 PM UTC · First seen: May 16, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of archiveofourown.org Captured May 16, 2026
https://archiveofourown.org
Screenshot of archiveofourown.org
18 years
Very Popular - #1,095 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
104.20.9.2
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registered May 30, 2007
Expires May 30, 2027
Name Servers shubhi.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
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External Links & Domains
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External Links
All Clean
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Iframes
Clean
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Referenced Domains
All Clean
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Flagged Resources
None Detected
archiveofourown.org Overview

Description of archiveofourown.org

archiveofourown.org appears to be the official website for Archive of Our Own (AO3), a large nonprofit, non-commercial fanworks archive. Based on the page title, metadata, and homepage content, the platform allows users to browse, search, read, and share fan-created works across many fandom categories including books, television, movies, games, anime, comics, music, and related media.

The site states that it is a project of the Organization for Transformative Works, a nonprofit entity associated with fan communities and preservation of transformative works. Its very high web traffic ranking and long domain history are consistent with an established, widely used community platform rather than a newly created or temporary site.

Safety Assessment for archiveofourown.org

The available scan results are favorable at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 92 security engines, and the malware scan reported no detected threats. In addition, the domain was shown as clean across the checked blacklist and threat-database sources, with no indications of phishing, malware hosting, or spam-related listing in the provided data.

Contextual signals also reduce concern: the domain has been registered since 2007, has a strong traffic presence, and the homepage content matches the expected identity of a longstanding fanfiction archive operated by a nonprofit organization. No suspicious redirects, flagged external links, or flagged embedded resources were reported in the scan summary.

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

Technical Description

The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by a mainstream certificate authority, and the certificate is valid until 2026-07-10 based on the provided data. The domain uses Cloudflare nameservers and appears to be proxied through Cloudflare infrastructure, with the observed server IP resolving to Cloudflare hosting in Toronto, Canada.

DNSSEC is currently unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No immediate technical security issues were indicated in the supplied scan results, and no flagged files, external links, or iframes were reported at the time of analysis.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#1,095
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Entertainment
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 6 May 15
4 cookies detected
Essential4
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
4 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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