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history.com

Category: Entertainment

Scanned: Jun 14, 2026, 01:54 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 14, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
93 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of history.com Captured Jun 14, 2026
https://history.com
Screenshot of history.com
31 years
Very Popular - #2,691 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Fastly, Inc.
Montreal, Canada
Vercel
Next.js
151.101.194.168
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered November 1, 1994
Expires October 31, 2026
Name Servers blue.foundationdns.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Fastly, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
72 files scanned
No threats
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/index Flagged: medium risk
api.pirsch.io/pirsch.js 4.3 KB No threats
api.pirsch.io/pirsch-extended.js 10.6 KB No threats
www.historytv.fi/fi.http-redirect 85 B No threats
www.historytv.fi/privacy-policy-za 32.5 KB No threats
www.historytv.fi/acceptable-use-policy-za 25.7 KB No threats
www.historytv.fi/terms-and-conditions-za 34.2 KB No threats
www.historytv.fi/# 23.6 KB No threats
www.historytv.fi/nl/privacybeleid 36.6 KB No threats
www.historytv.fi/fi/world-war-II-with-tom-hanks-fi 19.9 KB No threats
www.historytv.fi/fi/tietosuojakaytanto 40.5 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
140
External Links
All Clean
1
Iframes
Clean
25
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://history.com/acceptable-use-policy-zaNot flagged
http://history.com/core/../themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/components/menu/menu.css?tfp7ywNot flagged
http://history.com/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v%3D4.0.0Not flagged
http://history.com/core/misc/drupal.init.js?v%3D11.3.10Not flagged
http://history.com/core/misc/drupal.js?v%3D11.3.10Not flagged
http://history.com/core/misc/drupalSettingsLoader.js?v%3D11.3.10Not flagged
http://history.com/core/modules/system/css/components/align.module.css?tfp7ywNot flagged
http://history.com/core/modules/system/css/components/clearfix.module.css?tfp7ywNot flagged
http://history.com/core/modules/system/css/components/container-inline.module.css?tfp7ywNot flagged
http://history.com/core/modules/system/css/components/hidden.module.css?tfp7ywNot flagged
http://history.com/core/modules/system/css/components/js.module.css?tfp7ywNot flagged
http://history.com/da/node/26Not flagged
http://history.com/da/node/27Not flagged
http://history.com/da/politik-om-beskyttelse-af-personlige-oplysningerNot flagged
http://history.com/fi/node/26Not flagged
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api.pirsch.ioNot flagged
cdn.privacy-mgmt.comNot flagged
ec.europa.euNot flagged
elisa.fiNot flagged
hearstnetworksmultisite.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.comNot flagged
history.comNot flagged
ico.org.ukNot flagged
s.idNot flagged
www.alcom.axNot flagged
www.allente.fiNot flagged
www.blaze.tvNot flagged
www.crimeandinvestigation.nlNot flagged
www.dna.fiNot flagged
www.hearstnetworks.comNot flagged
www.history.co.ukNot flagged
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<iframe webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow%3D"autoplay" frameborder%3D"0" src%3D"'+i+s.id+a+'">Not flagged
history.com Overview

Description of history.com

history.com appears to be the official website for HISTORY, a long-established media and educational entertainment brand focused on historical topics, documentaries, articles, and television programming. The homepage and metadata indicate a mix of editorial content such as "This Day in History," topical features, videos, and show-related material, which aligns with entertainment, news, and reference-material classifications.

Based on the domain age, branding, and linked network properties, the site appears to be operated within the Hearst/television media ecosystem rather than as an independent blog or newly created content portal. Its content is aimed at general audiences interested in history, culture, science, and documentary programming, and the site also appears to support regional and multilingual pages.

Safety Assessment for history.com

The scan results are broadly reassuring at the time of this scan. No detections were reported by 0 out of 91 security engines, and the domain was not listed by the checked content-malice and phishing blacklist databases. The site also has a very long operating history and a strong traffic profile, both of which are consistent with an established mainstream publisher.

One automated malware scan did mark the homepage path as "suspicious," but no malware family was named, no external links or referenced domains were flagged, and that signal was not corroborated by the broader engine consensus. In this context, the finding appears more consistent with a low-confidence heuristic or pattern-based alert than with confirmed malicious activity.

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

Technical Description

The domain is approximately 31 years old and uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with expiry shown in August 2026. The site is served through Vercel infrastructure with hosting associated with Fastly, and the resolved server IP geolocates to Montreal, Canada. These details are consistent with modern CDN-backed web delivery for a high-traffic media property.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. Aside from that, no major technical security concerns were evident from the provided scan data; the main caution was a single generic heuristic flag on the index page without broader confirmation.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://history.com/
200 https://www.history.com/
Website Insights
#2,691
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Entertainment
Rank History (30 days)
May 4 Jun 13
26 cookies detected
Essential24
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
26 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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