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gwu.edu

Category: Education

Scanned: Jul 8, 2026, 03:59 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 8, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of gwu.edu Captured Jul 8, 2026
https://gwu.edu
Screenshot of gwu.edu
38 years
Very Popular - #4,091 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Drupal
104.18.9.37
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered December 23, 1987
Expires July 31, 2027
Name Servers NS2.GWU.EDU
DNSSEC Unknown
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
3 files scanned
No threats
3
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
www.gwu.edu/# 4.4 KB No threats
www.gwu.edu/cdn-cgi/styles/cf.errors.css 23.5 KB No threats
www.gwu.edu/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://www.gwu.edu/cdn-cgi/styles/cf.errors.cssNot flagged
http://www.gwu.edu/cdn-cgi/styles/cf.errors.ie.cssNot flagged
https://www.cloudflare.com/5xx-error-landingNot flagged
www.cloudflare.comNot flagged
www.gwu.eduNot flagged
gwu.edu Overview

Description of gwu.edu

gwu.edu appears to be the official website of The George Washington University, a long-established private university based in Washington, D.C. The page title, branding, and homepage navigation indicate that the site provides information about admissions, academics, research, athletics, and campus life for prospective students, current students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other visitors.

Based on the domain name, page metadata, and screenshot, this website functions as the university’s primary public web presence. It appears to be operated by or on behalf of The George Washington University and serves as an institutional portal for educational information, university services, and community resources.

Safety Assessment for gwu.edu

The available scan results show no detections from 91 security engines, and the malware scan reported 0 flagged files out of 3 examined at the time of this scan. In addition, the checked threat-database and blacklist sources did not report the domain as malicious or phishing-related, and the external links and referenced domains reviewed in the scan were not flagged.

Several contextual signals also support a low-risk assessment based on available data: the domain has existed since 1987, it uses a valid SSL certificate, and it has a strong traffic presence with a Tranco rank of 4091. The screenshot and metadata are consistent with a legitimate university website rather than a parked page, impersonation attempt, or scam-oriented storefront. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, with the certificate shown as expiring on 2026-08-21. The domain resolves through Cloudflare-hosted infrastructure, with the web server identified as Cloudflare and the scanned IP located in Toronto, Canada. Nameservers are listed as NS2.GWU.EDU and NS3.GWU.EDU.

No malware-positive files, flagged external links, or iframe-related concerns were reported in the provided scan data. DNSSEC status was not available in the scan, so that control could not be confirmed from the supplied information.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#4,091
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Education
Rank History (30 days)
Jun 1 Jul 7
10 cookies detected
Essential5
Analytics4
Advertising1
Social0
10 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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