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Category: Computers & Software

Scanned: Jun 4, 2026, 08:46 AM UTC · First seen: Apr 29, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 6
89 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of gnu.org Captured Jun 4, 2026
https://gnu.org
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30 years
Extremely Popular - #331 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Hurricane Electric LLC
Scarborough, United States
Apache
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
102 files scanned
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www.gnu.org/home.fr.html 32.8 KB Flagged: high risk
www.gnu.org/people/people.html 88.2 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.gnu.org/manual/manual.html#electric 101.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.gnu.org/software/aspell/# 17.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.gnu.org.http-redirect 73 B No threats
www.gnu.org/home.en.html?distro=hyperbola#gnu-linux 31.5 KB No threats
www.gnu.org/home.tr.html 33.2 KB No threats
www.gnu.org/home.el.html 39.8 KB No threats
www.gnu.org/home.en.html?distro=guix#gnu-linux 31.5 KB No threats
www.gnu.org/home.nl.html 32.0 KB No threats
www.gnu.org/home.html 30.9 KB No threats
www.gnu.org/print.min.css 2.4 KB No threats
www.gnu.org/side-menu.css 2.7 KB No threats
www.gnu.org/home.zh-tw.html 31.6 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
4628
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6 Flagged
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296
Referenced Domains
5 Flagged
11
Flagged Resources
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0.60.6.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
0.60.8.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
0.60.8.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
docs.anastasis.luFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
gnunet.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://gnu.org/aspell-0.60.6.1.txtFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://gnu.org/aspell-0.60.8.1.txtFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://gnu.org/aspell-0.60.8.2.txtFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://docs.anastasis.luFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/aspell-0.60.8.2.tar.gzFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://gnunet.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://gnu.org/aspell-0.60.6.1.txtFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://gnu.org/aspell-0.60.8.1.txtFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://gnu.org/aspell-0.60.8.2.txtFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://docs.anastasis.luFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/aspell-0.60.8.2.tar.gzFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://gnunet.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://2010.rmll.info/Not flagged
http://adamspiers.org/Not flagged
http://ageinghacker.netNot flagged
http://alexm.org/Not flagged
http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/bison/Not flagged
http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/wdiff/Not flagged
http://altosw.be/Not flagged
http://aspell.net/charsetsNot flagged
http://aspell.net/charsets/Not flagged
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0.60.6.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
0.60.8.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
0.60.8.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
docs.anastasis.luFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
gnunet.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
2010.rmll.infoNot flagged
2017.foss4g.orgNot flagged
about.gitlab.comNot flagged
adamspiers.orgNot flagged
ageinghacker.netNot flagged
alexandreviau.caNot flagged
alexm.orgNot flagged
alpha.gnu.orgNot flagged
altosw.beNot flagged
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gnu.org Overview

Description of gnu.org

gnu.org appears to be the official website of the GNU Project, a long-established free software initiative associated with the Free Software Foundation. The site presents information about the GNU operating system, software licenses, educational resources, documentation, and related community projects. Its content and classification data align with an information technology and software-focused website.

Based on the homepage and domain history, the website appears to serve as a central hub for distributing project information, linking to software packages, publishing manuals, and promoting free/libre software principles. The domain has been registered since 1995, which is consistent with a mature and well-known technology project rather than a newly created web property.

Safety Assessment for gnu.org

The available scan data is broadly reassuring. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines detected malicious activity, and the checked blacklist and threat-database sources did not report the domain as listed. The domain is also very old, highly ranked, and the visible content matches a legitimate open-source software project website.

One malware scan did report several generic suspicious findings across a small number of files and linked resources. However, those detections appear to be heuristic and low-specificity in nature, with generic labels rather than a named malware family, and they are not corroborated by the broader multi-engine scan results or blacklist checks. In this context, the flagged items may reflect false positives or benign technical content such as version-number strings and software archive links.

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

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with certificate expiry shown as 2026-08-07. It is hosted on IP address 209.51.188.116, appears to run Apache, and is hosted through Hurricane Electric LLC in the United States. The domain uses custom nameservers under gnu.org, which is consistent with an established organization managing its own infrastructure.

A minor technical observation is that DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which may modestly reduce DNS integrity assurances compared with domains that deploy DNSSEC. No iframe-related concerns were noted in the provided scan data, and the main technical risk signal was limited to uncorroborated heuristic detections rather than confirmed infrastructure abuse.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://gnu.org/
429 https://www.gnu.org/
Website Insights
#331
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Computers & Software
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 27 Jun 3
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