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driverguide.com

Category: Information Technology, Software Downloads

Scanned: Aug 24, 2026, 06:14 AM UTC · First seen: Aug 24, 2026 · Threat Engines: 1 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
91 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of driverguide.com Captured Aug 24, 2026
https://driverguide.com
Screenshot of driverguide.com
29 years
Popular - #90,500 Tranco rank (>1M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 1 of 91 engine
✓ Valid (TLS)
SoftLayer Technologies, Inc
Dallas, United States
Apache
Php/5.2.17
169.62.236.234
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered August 28, 1997
Expires August 27, 2026
Name Servers NS1.SOFTLAYER.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting SoftLayer Technologies, Inc
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
1
1 of 91 engines flagged this website Flagged by 1 security vendor at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 1 of 91 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
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File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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www.driverguide.com.http-redirect 90 B No threats
www.driverguide.com/# 95 B No threats
External Links & Domains
0
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
0
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
driverguide.com Overview

Description of driverguide.com

DriverGuide appears to be a long-running technology website focused on Windows device drivers, driver downloads, and related PC maintenance tools. The homepage shown in the scan offers searchable driver downloads by device model or manufacturer and also promotes an automatic driver update utility intended to help users locate and install updated drivers.

Based on the domain name, page metadata, and classification data, the site appears to operate in the software downloads and information technology space. The content shown is consistent with a driver library or support portal for computer hardware users looking for printer, chipset, audio, network, and other device drivers from a range of manufacturers.

Safety Assessment for driverguide.com

The scan results are generally favorable. Only 1 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, and that flag was a generic suspicious label rather than a broadly corroborated malware finding. Malware scanning reported no flagged files, and the domain was clean across the checked threat and phishing databases at the time of this scan. The site also appears to be well established, with a domain age of roughly 29 years and measurable traffic presence.

That said, caution is still reasonable with any software-download website, especially one that promotes an automatic updater utility, because such tools can sometimes be more aggressive than users expect or may bundle additional software depending on the download flow. One web-classification source labeled the site as not recommended, which may reflect software-download risk tolerance rather than confirmed malicious activity. 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 DigiCert, with certificate validity extending into late 2026. It is hosted on an Apache web server at IP address 169.62.236.234, with infrastructure attributed to SoftLayer Technologies in Dallas, United States. The domain uses nameservers under the SoftLayer network.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from that additional layer of authenticity protection. No major technical security issues were evident from the provided scan data, although the exact supported TLS protocol details were not available in this snapshot.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://driverguide.com/
200 https://www.driverguide.com/
Website Insights
#90,500
Tranco Rank
Popular
Visitors >1M/mo
Category: Information Technology, Software Downloads
Rank History (30 days)
Jul 13 Aug 23
3 cookies detected
Essential1
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
3 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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