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Category: Information Technology

Scanned: May 28, 2026, 08:03 AM UTC · First seen: May 28, 2026 · Threat Engines: 1 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
90 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of howtoremove.guide Captured May 28, 2026
https://howtoremove.guide
Screenshot of howtoremove.guide
11 years
Moderately Popular - #472,630 Tranco rank (100K–1M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 1 of 91 engine
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
172.67.73.227
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered January 18, 2015
Expires January 18, 2027
Name Servers aria.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, 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
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Flagged by 1 of 91 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
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File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
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howtoremove.guide/# 5.3 KB No threats
howtoremove.guide/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=a02bbd127bbc4e32 184.6 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
1
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
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Referenced Domains
All Clean
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Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://howtoremove.guide/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray%3Da02bbd127bbc4e32Not flagged
howtoremove.guideNot flagged
howtoremove.guide Overview

Description of howtoremove.guide

howtoremove.guide appears to be a cybersecurity-focused informational website that publishes articles about malware removal, scam awareness, adware, trojans, ransomware, and related endpoint protection topics. The homepage screenshot shows a blog-style layout with categories such as Hijackers, Adware, Trojans, Ransomware, Scams, and Tips, suggesting the site is primarily intended to help users identify and remove unwanted software or understand online threats.

Based on the domain name, visible content, and third-party categorization data, the site appears to operate as a technology or computer-security blog rather than a commercial storefront or web application. The operator is not explicitly identified in the provided scan data, but the content presentation suggests an editorial or publisher-run resource focused on consumer security guidance and threat-related news.

Safety Assessment for howtoremove.guide

The scan results are generally favorable at the time of this scan. Only 1 out of 91 security engines produced a generic suspicious verdict, while the malware scan reported no flagged files, no flagged external links, and no blacklist hits across the checked threat databases. The domain is also relatively mature at more than 11 years old, which may reduce concern compared with newly registered domains.

The screenshot and site structure appear consistent with a content-driven security blog, and the domain was categorized by multiple web-classification providers under technology, blogs, and computer security themes. The single detection appears to be an isolated, low-confidence signal rather than a broad consensus across security engines, and there is no corroboration from blacklist databases or the file scan results.

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 Google Trust Services, with expiry listed as 2026-07-03. It is served through Cloudflare infrastructure, with Cloudflare nameservers and a Cloudflare-hosted IP address in Toronto, Canada. This setup is common for sites using CDN, caching, and basic edge-layer protection services.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not unusual but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major technical security issues are evident from the provided scan data, although the observed Cloudflare challenge URL indicates some visitors may encounter anti-bot or access-verification mechanisms.

HTTP Redirect Chain
307 https://howtoremove.guide/
403 https://howtoremove.guide/
Website Insights
#472,630
Tranco Rank
Moderately Popular
Visitors ~100K–1M/mo
Category: Information Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 20 May 27
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