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instructables.com

Category: Education

Scanned: Jun 17, 2026, 01:02 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 17, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of instructables.com Captured Jun 17, 2026
https://instructables.com
Screenshot of instructables.com
21 years
Very Popular - #2,844 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)
Paris, France
CloudFront
Unknown
18.164.52.21
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered June 22, 2005
Expires June 22, 2026
Name Servers ns-557.awsdns-05.net
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
102 files scanned
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www.instructables.com.http-redirect 94 B No threats
www.instructables.com/script.js 2.5 KB No threats
www.instructables.com/tos.html 549 B No threats
www.instructables.com/# 21.0 KB No threats
www.instructables.com/create/# 25.8 KB No threats
www.instructables.com/about/# 27.4 KB No threats
www.instructables.com/json-api/whoAmI 41 B No threats
www.instructables.com/sitemap/# 35.3 KB No threats
www.instructables.com/craft/# 20.9 KB No threats
www.instructables.com/contest/# 21.8 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
425
External Links
All Clean
2
Iframes
Clean
15
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/134678670/Not flagged
http://instructables.com/${ic}Not flagged
http://instructables.com/${p}Not flagged
http://instructables.com/${sl}Not flagged
http://instructables.com/./example1.gifNot flagged
http://instructables.com/./example1_preview.gifNot flagged
http://instructables.com/about/Not flagged
http://instructables.com/account/loginNot flagged
http://instructables.com/account/register/Not flagged
http://instructables.com/assets/BUNDLES/about_page_desktop.min.css?c%3D281cf5c6c3Not flagged
http://instructables.com/assets/BUNDLES/create_desktop_css.min.css?c%3D281cf5c6c3Not flagged
http://instructables.com/assets/BUNDLES/global_desktop_bs2_css.min.css?c%3D281cf5c6c3Not flagged
http://instructables.com/assets/fonts/artifakt-element-bold.woff2Not flagged
http://instructables.com/assets/fonts/artifakt-element-medium.woff2Not flagged
http://instructables.com/assets/fonts/artifakt-element-regular.woff2Not flagged
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content.instructables.comNot flagged
flickr.comNot flagged
instructables.comNot flagged
js-cdn.dynatrace.comNot flagged
usa.autodesk.comNot flagged
www.ambiguous.orgNot flagged
www.autodesk.comNot flagged
www.google.comNot flagged
www.instagram.comNot flagged
www.instructables.comNot flagged
www.monkeylectric.comNot flagged
www.tiktok.comNot flagged
www.timeanddate.comNot flagged
www.youtube.comNot flagged
youtube.comNot flagged
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<iframe id%3D"ytplayer" type%3D"text/html" width%3D"640" height%3D"360" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/iStxkeZlZjc?rel%3D0&amp%3Bshowinfo%3D0&amp%3Bautohide%3D1" frameborder%3D"0" allowfullscreen%3D"">Not flagged
instructables.com Overview

Description of instructables.com

Instructables appears to be a long-running maker and DIY community website where users can publish and browse step-by-step projects, tutorials, and creative builds. The page title and metadata describe it as a place for people who like to make things, and the homepage screenshot shows sections for projects, contests, and teachers, which suggests a focus on hands-on learning, hobbyist creation, and educational content.

Based on the branding shown in the screenshot, the site appears to be operated as Autodesk Instructables, linking it to the Autodesk ecosystem. Its content likely serves students, educators, hobbyists, engineers, and makers interested in woodworking, electronics, crafts, fabrication, and similar project-based topics. The domain’s long registration history and strong traffic rank are also consistent with an established online platform rather than a newly created site.

Safety Assessment for instructables.com

The available scan results are favorable. At the time of this scan, the domain was flagged by 0 out of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported 0 flagged files out of 102 checked, and the listed threat-database checks did not report phishing or malware-related listings. External links, referenced domains, and iframe checks also did not show flagged items in the provided results.

Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain has been registered for more than 21 years, has a strong traffic ranking, and the screenshot shows a coherent educational/community platform rather than a deceptive landing page. No mail-reputation blocklist issues were reported in the provided blacklist section. Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is using a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued through Amazon infrastructure, with expiry shown as 2026-10-01. It is served via AWS CloudFront, with the observed server IP resolving to CloudFront infrastructure and nameservers hosted on AWS. This setup is typical of a large content-delivery deployment and may help with availability and performance.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No specific server-side security issues were provided in the scan data, and the blacklist and malware-scan sections did not indicate technical compromise at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://instructables.com/
200 https://www.instructables.com/
Website Insights
#2,844
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Education
Rank History (30 days)
May 11 Jun 16
29 cookies detected
Essential26
Analytics3
Advertising0
Social0
29 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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