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biorxiv.org

Category: Health, Reference

Scanned: Jul 16, 2026, 04:10 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 16, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
89 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of biorxiv.org Captured Jul 16, 2026
https://biorxiv.org
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13 years
Very Popular - #4,533 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
CloudFlare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Drupal
188.114.96.0
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered April 8, 2013
Expires April 8, 2027
Name Servers jen.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting CloudFlare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.11.146407v2 89.2 KB Flagged: high risk
www.biorxiv.org.http-redirect 82 B No threats
www.biorxiv.org/archive?page=34110 55.3 KB No threats
www.biorxiv.org/archive?page=24648 55.3 KB No threats
www.biorxiv.org/archive?page=24655 55.3 KB No threats
www.biorxiv.org/archive?page=24647 55.3 KB No threats
www.biorxiv.org/archive 55.3 KB No threats
www.biorxiv.org/archive?page=24652 55.3 KB No threats
www.biorxiv.org/archive?page=24649 55.3 KB No threats
www.biorxiv.org/about-biorxiv 47.1 KB No threats
www.biorxiv.org/archive?page=24654 55.3 KB No threats
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e.globalFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://arxiv.orgNot flagged
http://biorxiv.org/aNot flagged
http://biorxiv.org/about-biorxivNot flagged
http://biorxiv.org/about/FAQNot flagged
http://biorxiv.org/alertsNot flagged
http://biorxiv.org/alerts/collection/add?destination%3D/alertsNot flagged
http://biorxiv.org/alertsrssNot flagged
http://biorxiv.org/archiveNot flagged
http://biorxiv.org/archive?page%3D24647Not flagged
http://biorxiv.org/archive?page%3D24648Not flagged
http://biorxiv.org/archive?page%3D24649Not flagged
http://biorxiv.org/archive?page%3D24650Not flagged
http://biorxiv.org/archive?page%3D24652Not flagged
http://biorxiv.org/archive?page%3D24653Not flagged
http://biorxiv.org/archive?page%3D24654Not flagged
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e.globalFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
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arxiv.orgNot flagged
biologists.socialNot flagged
biorxiv.orgNot flagged
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biorxiv.org Overview

Description of biorxiv.org

biorxiv.org appears to be the website for bioRxiv, a biology-focused preprint server where researchers can share scientific manuscripts before formal peer review and journal publication. The page title and metadata describe it as a preprint platform for biology, and the homepage screenshot shows subject-area navigation for fields such as genetics, microbiology, neuroscience, and ecology.

Based on the site metadata, bioRxiv is operated by openRxiv, a nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific communication. The domain is also categorized by multiple web-classification providers in education, health, reference, and academic-related segments, which is consistent with a scholarly publishing and research-distribution platform rather than a commercial storefront or general media site.

The domain has been registered for many years and has a strong traffic presence, which supports the impression of an established academic resource. Its visible content, navigation structure, and references to research communities suggest it is intended for scientists, students, educators, and readers looking for biology preprints and related scholarly information.

Safety Assessment for biorxiv.org

The scan results are broadly reassuring at the time of this scan. No detections were reported by 0 out of 91 security engines, and the domain was shown as clean by the checked threat-database and phishing/malware blacklist sources. The site also has a long registration history and a substantial traffic rank, both of which are commonly associated with established, legitimate web properties.

One malware scanner did flag a single page and one referenced domain with a generic suspicious-object label. However, this appears to be an isolated heuristic finding rather than a broadly corroborated result: no other security engines detected the domain, no flagged external links were reported, and the checked blacklist databases did not indicate phishing or malware listings. In this context, the single generic heuristic alert may represent a false positive or a content-specific pattern match rather than clear evidence of harmful site behavior.

The homepage content shown in the screenshot matches an academic preprint repository and does not display common scam or impersonation patterns. Based on available data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by a major certificate authority, with expiry listed in October 2026. It is served through Cloudflare infrastructure, with Cloudflare nameservers and hosting/IP data indicating CDN and reverse-proxy protection. This setup is common for performance optimization and basic edge-layer security.

WHOIS data indicates the domain was created in 2013 and is registered through a corporate registrar, with expiration extending to 2027. DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. Aside from the single generic heuristic malware flag on one scanned page/reference, the technical indicators provided do not show major security misconfiguration concerns at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
302 https://biorxiv.org/
200 https://www.biorxiv.org/
Website Insights
#4,533
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Health, Reference
Rank History (30 days)
Jun 8 Jul 15
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Essential4
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
6 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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