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boston.com

Category: News

Scanned: Jun 28, 2026, 03:19 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 28, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
0 - High Risk50 - Moderate100 - No Threats
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Screenshot of boston.com Captured Jun 28, 2026
https://boston.com
Screenshot of boston.com
31 years
Very Popular - #3,539 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
Unknown
WordPress
104.18.18.63
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Name.com, Inc
Registered June 26, 1995
Expires April 7, 2027
Name Servers noah.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
4 files scanned
No threats
4
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
www.boston.com.http-redirect 80 B No threats
www.boston.com/# 4.4 KB No threats
www.boston.com/cdn-cgi/styles/cf.errors.css 23.5 KB No threats
www.boston.com/cdn-cgi/styles/cf.errors.ie.css 3.3 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
3
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
2
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://boston.com/cdn-cgi/styles/cf.errors.cssNot flagged
http://boston.com/cdn-cgi/styles/cf.errors.ie.cssNot flagged
https://www.cloudflare.com/5xx-error-landingNot flagged
boston.comNot flagged
www.cloudflare.comNot flagged
boston.com Overview

Description of boston.com

Boston.com appears to be a long-established regional news and media website focused on Boston-area coverage. The page metadata and homepage screenshot indicate that it publishes local breaking news, sports, weather, culture, travel, food, and things to do, with additional links to related Boston media properties.

Based on the domain name, visible branding, and site structure, the website appears to serve readers looking for current events and lifestyle content connected to Boston and New England. The domain has been registered for decades, which is consistent with an established media presence rather than a newly created content site.

Safety Assessment for boston.com

The available scan data is strongly consistent with a legitimate news website. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and the referenced external links and domains were not identified as malicious. Multiple web-classification providers also categorized the site as news or news and media, which aligns with the visible homepage content.

Blacklist and threat-database checks were also clean at the time of this scan, including major browsing-protection and phishing-related sources, and no DNS-based blocklist listings were reported in the provided results. The domain’s long registration history and substantial traffic rank further support the impression of an established publication rather than a short-lived or deceptive site.

Based on available scan 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 mainstream certificate authority, with expiry shown in August 2026. It is hosted behind Cloudflare infrastructure, with nameservers pointing to Cloudflare and the resolved IP located in Toronto, Canada. This setup is common for performance optimization and traffic protection on high-traffic media websites.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No immediate technical security concerns were evident from the provided scan results, and the site’s external-link and iframe profile appeared minimal and clean at the time of analysis.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#3,539
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: News
Rank History (30 days)
May 18 Jun 27
71 cookies detected
Essential69
Analytics0
Advertising2
Social0
55 1st party cookies
16 3rd party (trackers)
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