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phpbb.com

Category: Information Technology

Scanned: Jul 12, 2026, 03:55 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 12, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of phpbb.com Captured Jul 12, 2026
https://phpbb.com
Screenshot of phpbb.com
25 years
Very Popular - #4,312 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
104.18.18.20
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar NameCheap, Inc.
Registered August 14, 2000
Expires August 14, 2026
Name Servers ERIC.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
No threats
2
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
phpbb.com/# 5.2 KB No threats
phpbb.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=a19d1c9ded2c967b 222.3 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
1
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
1
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://phpbb.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray%3Da19d1c9ded2c967bNot flagged
phpbb.comNot flagged
phpbb.com Overview

Description of phpbb.com

phpbb.com appears to be the official website for phpBB, a long-established open-source bulletin board and forum software project. The homepage content focuses on downloading the software, trying a demo, reading release announcements, and accessing community resources for administrators and developers who want to build or manage online discussion forums.

Based on the domain name, page content, and classification data, this site operates in the technology and software space rather than as a general blog or commercial storefront. It appears to serve as the central project hub for phpBB software distribution, documentation, updates, and community support, with content aimed at website owners, developers, and forum operators.

The domain has been registered since 2000, which is consistent with an established software project. The visible content also suggests an actively maintained platform, including recent release notices and security-related update announcements.

Safety Assessment for phpbb.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 no flagged files, and major threat-database checks did not indicate phishing or malware listings. The site is also categorized by multiple web-classification providers as technology, software, or information technology, which aligns with the visible content.

Additional context supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain is approximately 25 years old, has a strong traffic presence, and the screenshot shows a coherent software-project homepage rather than patterns commonly associated with phishing, fake giveaways, or deceptive storefronts. The only notable access-related signal is a challenge-platform URL in the discovered links, which is commonly associated with anti-bot or traffic-filtering measures rather than a threat by itself.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan. As with any website, that should be treated as a point-in-time assessment rather than a permanent guarantee.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by a mainstream certificate authority, with expiry shown in October 2026. It is served through Cloudflare infrastructure, with nameservers also pointing to Cloudflare and the resolved server IP located in Cloudflare's network. This setup commonly indicates use of a content delivery and protection layer in front of the origin service.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No direct technical security issues were indicated by the provided malware scan, blacklist checks, or external-link review at the time of analysis.

HTTP Redirect Chain
307 https://phpbb.com/
403 https://phpbb.com/
Website Insights
#4,312
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Information Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Jun 1 Jul 11
1 cookie detected
Essential1
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
1 1st party cookie
0 3rd party (trackers)
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