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pcworld.com

Category: Information Technology

Scanned: Jul 2, 2026, 02:16 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 2, 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 pcworld.com Captured Jul 2, 2026
https://pcworld.com
Screenshot of pcworld.com
34 years
Very Popular - #3,737 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
WordPress
104.18.14.35
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Markmonitor Inc.
Registered April 24, 1992
Expires April 25, 2027
Name Servers junade.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
74 files scanned
No threats
72
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
2
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
www.pcworld.com/feed 335.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.pcworld.com/article/406870/best-vpn-services-2.html 447.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.pcworld.com.http-redirect 81 B No threats
www.pcworld.com/msi-guide-how-fix-wifi-dead-zones-upgrade-wifi-7-at-home 224.8 KB No threats
www.pcworld.com/the-tp-link-guide-to-modern-mesh-home-wi-fi 210.0 KB No threats
www.pcworld.com/smart-answers 177.6 KB No threats
www.pcworld.com/news 204.9 KB No threats
www.pcworld.com/faq 211.7 KB No threats
www.pcworld.com/pc-components 207.8 KB No threats
www.pcworld.com/the-optery-guide-to-personal-data-removal 208.3 KB No threats
www.pcworld.com/deals 201.9 KB No threats
www.pcworld.com/the-t-mobile-5g-and-fiber-home-internet-buying-guide 208.5 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1759
External Links
3 Flagged
3
Iframes
Clean
93
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
4
Flagged Resources
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go.nordvpn.netFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id%3D15&#038%3Baff_id%3D2873&#038%3Burl_id%3D902&#038%3Baff_sub%3DrssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id%3D350&#038%3Baff_id%3D980&#038%3Burl_id%3D902&#038%3Baff_sub%3DrssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id%3D580&amp%3Baff_id%3D980&amp%3Burl_id%3D12136&amp%3Baff_sub%3D2-0-406870-6-0-0-0-0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id%3D15&#038%3Baff_id%3D2873&#038%3Burl_id%3D902&#038%3Baff_sub%3DrssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id%3D350&#038%3Baff_id%3D980&#038%3Burl_id%3D902&#038%3Baff_sub%3DrssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id%3D580&amp%3Baff_id%3D980&amp%3Burl_id%3D12136&amp%3Baff_sub%3D2-0-406870-6-0-0-0-0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://pcworld.com/about/privacy/Not flagged
http://pcworld.com/about:blankNot flagged
http://pcworld.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#03737166656671666d60667043656c766d67717a606c2d606c6eNot flagged
http://pcworld.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#10747164716275616575636450767f657e746269737f3e737f7dNot flagged
http://pcworld.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#30404255565542555e53554370565f455e544249535f1e535f5dNot flagged
http://pcworld.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b4c5e5948524f5e487b5d544e555f4942585415585456Not flagged
http://pcworld.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#463634232023342328252335062029332822343f25296825292b793533242c2325327b0505160763747614233733233532Not flagged
http://pcworld.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4e0a2f3a2f1c2b3f3b2b3d3a0e28213b202a3c372d21602d2123711d3b2c242b2d3a730d0d1e0f6b7c7e1c2b3f3b2b3d3aNot flagged
http://pcworld.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5133383d3d0e233836332811373e243f352328323e7f323e3cNot flagged
http://pcworld.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#53202623233c2127132330243c213f377d29363d373620387d303c3eNot flagged
http://pcworld.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#54272124243b2620142437233b2638307a2e313a3031273f7a373b39Not flagged
http://pcworld.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#64141601020116010a07011724020b110a00161d070b4a070b095b3711060e0107105927273425Not flagged
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go.nordvpn.netFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
a.coNot flagged
app.optery.comNot flagged
apple.newsNot flagged
avastsoftware.pxf.ioNot flagged
b2c-contenthub.comNot flagged
buy.norton.comNot flagged
cdn.jwplayer.comNot flagged
cdn.onthe.ioNot flagged
cdnp1.stackassets.comNot flagged
chromereleases.googleblog.comNot flagged
cp.pcworld.comNot flagged
e.infogram.comNot flagged
fas.tlNot flagged
fiber.t-mobile.comNot flagged
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<iframe title%3D"First Panther Lake mini PC!" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"" 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 data-src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/qibdFbBH6Wc?feature%3Doembed">Not flagged
<iframe title%3D"How I get better WiFi in apartments" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"" 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 data-src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tm1jwmPia7s?feature%3Doembed">Not flagged
<iframe title%3D"Roamii Mesh System - Find WiFi Spot | MSI" width%3D"500" height%3D"281" src%3D"" 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 data-src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/m-yzamRldlA?feature%3Doembed">Not flagged
pcworld.com Overview

Description of pcworld.com

PCWorld appears to be a long-established technology news and consumer advice website focused on personal computers, software, security tools, and related electronics. The homepage and metadata indicate editorial coverage of topics such as laptops, VPN services, antivirus software, SSDs, monitors, desktop PCs, and broader consumer technology trends.

Based on the domain name, page content, and third-party categorization data, the site is generally presented as an information technology and news publication rather than a transactional service. It appears to be operated as part of a professional media publishing operation, with substantial traffic visibility and a long registration history dating back to 1992, which is consistent with an established online brand in the PC and consumer-tech media space.

Safety Assessment for pcworld.com

The scan results are broadly reassuring. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, and the checked threat-database and blacklist sources reported clean results. Multiple web-classification providers also categorized the site as technology or information technology, which aligns with the visible content and reduces the likelihood that the domain is masquerading as something unrelated.

One malware scanner did mark two pages and several outbound affiliate links as suspicious, with the flagged items pointing to an affiliate-tracking domain associated with VPN promotions. In context, this appears more consistent with a low-confidence heuristic detection on advertising or affiliate-link patterns than with confirmed malicious content, especially because there is no corroboration from the broader engine consensus and the domain has a long-established history.

Given the domain's age, strong traffic rank, clean multi-engine results, and absence of blacklist hits for phishing or malware distribution, the isolated heuristic findings may be false positives or context-specific detections. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, with expiration shown in September 2026. It is hosted behind Cloudflare infrastructure on IP address 104.18.14.35, with Cloudflare nameservers and a web server response identified as cloudflare. This setup is common for performance optimization and DDoS mitigation on high-traffic publishing sites.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major technical security issues are evident from the provided scan data beyond the isolated heuristic flags on certain affiliate-linked pages.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://pcworld.com/
200 https://www.pcworld.com/
Website Insights
#3,737
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Information Technology
Rank History (30 days)
May 25 Jul 1
40 cookies detected
Essential35
Analytics4
Advertising1
Social0
38 1st party cookies
2 3rd party (trackers)
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