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macrumors.com

Category: News & Media

Scanned: Jul 9, 2026, 06:38 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 9, 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 macrumors.com Captured Jul 9, 2026
https://macrumors.com
Screenshot of macrumors.com
26 years
Very Popular - #4,175 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
104.20.35.133
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Moniker Online Services LLC
Registered February 24, 2000
Expires February 24, 2033
Name Servers jade.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Signed
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
61 files scanned
No threats
59
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
2
High Risk
0
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www.macrumors.com/2/# 237.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.macrumors.com/author/aaron-perris/# 109.2 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.macrumors.com.http-redirect 86 B No threats
www.macrumors.com/contact.php 81.2 KB No threats
www.macrumors.com/# 348.6 KB No threats
www.macrumors.com/about/# 77.0 KB No threats
www.macrumors.com/guide/# 127.6 KB No threats
www.macrumors.com/archive/# 141.3 KB No threats
www.macrumors.com/dist/client-global.js?v=1782238332385 22.6 KB No threats
www.macrumors.com/dist/chunk-0.css?ver=89bb8797b04e3278b5bc 85.9 KB No threats
www.macrumors.com/accessibility/# 76.7 KB No threats
www.macrumors.com/guide/2025-apple-tv/# 111.0 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
2584
External Links
2 Flagged
4
Iframes
Clean
61
Referenced Domains
2 Flagged
4
Flagged Resources
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appledb.devFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
claude.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://appledb.devFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://claude.com/blog/cowork-web-mobile/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://appledb.devFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://claude.com/blog/cowork-web-mobile/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://eepurl.com/itTnTkNot flagged
http://macrumors.com/2/Not flagged
http://macrumors.com/3/Not flagged
http://macrumors.com/author/arnold-kim/2/Not flagged
http://macrumors.com/author/eric-slivka/2/Not flagged
http://macrumors.com/author/hartley-charlton/2/Not flagged
http://macrumors.com/author/joe-rossignol/2/Not flagged
http://macrumors.com/author/juli-clover/2/Not flagged
http://macrumors.com/author/marianne-schultz/2/Not flagged
http://macrumors.com/author/mitchel-broussard/2/Not flagged
http://macrumors.com/author/tim-hardwick/2/Not flagged
http://macrumors.com/guide/2/Not flagged
http://macrumors.com/guide/antitrust/2/Not flagged
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appledb.devFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
claude.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
about.fb.comNot flagged
apps.apple.comNot flagged
asia.nikkei.comNot flagged
assets.law360news.comNot flagged
audioboom.comNot flagged
beta.apple.comNot flagged
buy.geni.usNot flagged
buyersguide.macrumors.comNot flagged
cdn.onesignal.comNot flagged
cdn.onthe.ioNot flagged
challenges.cloudflare.comNot flagged
eepurl.comNot flagged
embed.podcasts.apple.comNot flagged
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<iframe id%3D"embedPlayer" src%3D"https://embed.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-macrumors-show/id1602394741?itsct%3Dpodcast_box_player&amp%3Bitscg%3D30200&amp%3Bls%3D1&amp%3Btheme%3Dauto" height%3D"450px" frameborder%3D"0" sandbox%3D"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" allow%3D"autoplay *%3B encrypted-media *%3B clipboard-write" style%3D"width: 100%%3B max-width: 660px%3B overflow: hidden%3B border-radius: 10px%3B transform: translateZ(0px)%3B animation: 2s 6 loading-indicator%3B background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228)%3B">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-NBTPJP" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden" aria-hidden%3D"true">Not flagged
<iframe width%3D"560" height%3D"315" src%3D"//www.youtube.com/embed/bBVCdMluG-k?si%3Djo9aldqCf_MaeGU0" title%3D"YouTube video player" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe width%3D"560" height%3D"315" src%3D"//www.youtube.com/embed/wsKN-ttr7S8" title%3D"iOS 27 Beta 3 Is Here! All the New Features &amp%3B Changes" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
macrumors.com Overview

Description of macrumors.com

MacRumors appears to be a long-running technology news and editorial website focused primarily on Apple-related news, product rumors, software updates, buying guides, reviews, and discussion forums. The page title and visible navigation indicate coverage areas such as front-page news, roundups, guides, how-to articles, reviews, and a buyer's guide, suggesting a media publication aimed at Apple users, enthusiasts, and consumers researching devices and software.

Based on the domain name, page metadata, and screenshot, the site appears to operate as an independent publisher rather than an official Apple property. It includes editorial articles, embedded media, newsletters, and community/forum features, and it likely monetizes through advertising and affiliate-style product coverage. The domain has been registered for many years, which is consistent with an established online media brand in the consumer technology space.

Safety Assessment for macrumors.com

The available scan data is broadly reassuring at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, and the checked malware/phishing blacklist databases reported clean results. The site also appears to be a well-established publication with a long registration history and a strong traffic ranking, which generally reduces the likelihood of opportunistic abuse compared with newly created domains.

A secondary malware scan did mark two page references and two external domains as "suspicious" using a generic heuristic label, but these findings appear limited and were not corroborated by the broader engine consensus or by blacklist checks. Generic heuristic detections on linked content can sometimes reflect pattern-based false positives rather than confirmed malicious behavior. Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Overall, the combination of zero multi-engine detections, clean blacklist status, mature domain age, and a normal-looking editorial website suggests low risk at the time of review. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is using a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, with certificate validity extending into 2026 based on the provided data. It is served through Cloudflare infrastructure, with nameservers on Cloudflare and a server IP associated with that network. DNSSEC is enabled and signed, which may help protect against certain DNS tampering scenarios.

No major technical security concerns are evident from the supplied infrastructure details. The exact negotiated TLS protocol version was not provided, so that aspect could not be verified here, but the presence of valid HTTPS, DNSSEC signing, and established CDN/proxy hosting are generally positive indicators at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://macrumors.com/
200 https://www.macrumors.com/
Website Insights
#4,175
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: News & Media
Rank History (30 days)
Jun 1 Jul 8
4 cookies detected
Essential1
Analytics2
Advertising1
Social0
3 1st party cookies
1 3rd party (tracker)
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