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gnu.org

Category: Technology

Scanned: Apr 30, 2026, 06:30 AM UTC · First seen: Apr 29, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 5
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of gnu.org Captured Apr 30, 2026
https://gnu.org
Screenshot of gnu.org
30 years
Extremely Popular - #337 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Hurricane Electric LLC
Scarborough, United States
Unknown
Unknown
209.51.188.116
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Gandi SAS
Registered November 24, 1995
Expires November 23, 2026
Name Servers ns1.gnu.org
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Hurricane Electric LLC
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
1 file scanned
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Low Risk
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www.gnu.org.http-redirect 73 B No threats
External Links & Domains
0
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
0
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
gnu.org Overview

Description of gnu.org

gnu.org appears to be the official website of the GNU Project, a long-running free software initiative associated with the Free Software Foundation. Based on the page title, metadata, and on-page branding, the site provides information about the GNU operating system, software freedom, licensing, education, documentation, and related community resources.

The homepage shown in the scan presents informational and community-oriented content rather than commercial services. It includes sections about GNU, software distributions, documentation, and support for the broader free software movement, which suggests the domain is used as a central hub for project information, advocacy, and software-related materials.

Safety Assessment for gnu.org

Based on the available scan data, no security engines flagged this domain at the time of this scan, with 0 out of 91 detections reported. Malware scanning also indicated a clean result, with no flagged files, no flagged external links, no flagged referenced domains, and no iframes identified in the submitted data.

Additional reputation checks provided in the scan data did not show the domain listed on the checked blacklist and threat-database sources at the time of review. The domain also has a very long registration history of about 30 years and a strong web presence indicated by a high Tranco ranking, both of which are generally consistent with an established and widely recognized project website.

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

Technical Description

The domain is using a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with the certificate shown as expiring on 2026-06-08. It resolves to IP address 209.51.188.116 and appears to be hosted through Hurricane Electric LLC in the United States. The nameservers are on the gnu.org domain itself, which is consistent with a self-managed or organization-managed DNS setup.

One minor technical note is that DNSSEC appears to be unsigned in the provided data, which may slightly reduce DNS integrity assurances compared with signed deployments. No direct technical indicators of compromise were reported in the scan results at the time of analysis.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://gnu.org
200 https://www.gnu.org/
Website Insights
#337
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 23 Apr 29
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