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protothema.gr

Category: News

Scanned: May 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC · First seen: May 22, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
89 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of protothema.gr Captured May 22, 2026
https://protothema.gr
Screenshot of protothema.gr
37 years
Very Popular - #1,433 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Aubervilliers, France
Unknown
Unknown
96.17.206.218
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered February 19, 1989
Expires Unknown
Name Servers ESTIA.ICS.FORTH.GR
DNSSEC Signed
Hosting Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
101 files scanned
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protothema.gr/car-and-speed/preview/# 125.9 KB Flagged: high risk
protothema.gr/favicon.ico?v=fevmrjzefuzgqlzjwuq9jckm6qrtmcr796s5lhjywwc&k=web-c9bf96c75 1.4 KB No threats
protothema.gr/manifest.json 207 B No threats
protothema.gr/javascript%3Afalse 95.9 KB No threats
protothema.gr/# 620.7 KB No threats
protothema.gr/marie-claire/# 128.9 KB No threats
protothema.gr/life-style/# 134.6 KB No threats
protothema.gr/recipes/# 125.4 KB No threats
protothema.gr/21-hronia-thema/# 132.5 KB No threats
protothema.gr/paidi/# 130.4 KB No threats
protothema.gr/environment/# 136.9 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
3142
External Links
1 Flagged
3
Iframes
Clean
53
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
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Flagged Resources
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servedby.flashtalking.comFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://servedby.flashtalking.com/imp/2/301274%3B10418631%3B201%3Bpixel%3BNEWSAUTOGR%3BNewsautoAdvertorialTolmanaodigisei/?gdpr%3D${GDPR}&gdpr_consent%3D${GDPR_CONSENT_78}&cachebuster%3D[CACHEBUSTER]Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://servedby.flashtalking.com/imp/2/301274%3B10418631%3B201%3Bpixel%3BNEWSAUTOGR%3BNewsautoAdvertorialTolmanaodigisei/?gdpr%3D${GDPR}&gdpr_consent%3D${GDPR_CONSENT_78}&cachebuster%3D[CACHEBUSTER]Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://bit.ly/1znM1b7Not flagged
http://protothema.gr/./assets/jIxUrhjyW5/logo-main.svgNot flagged
http://protothema.gr/./assets/logo-black-no-text.svgNot flagged
http://protothema.gr/./static/footer.652014.min.jsNot flagged
http://protothema.gr/./static/story.652014.min.jsNot flagged
http://protothema.gr/21-hronia-thema/Not flagged
http://protothema.gr/21-hronia-thema/rss/Not flagged
http://protothema.gr/about:blankNot flagged
http://protothema.gr/advertorial/Not flagged
http://protothema.gr/advertorial/rss/Not flagged
http://protothema.gr/afieromata/Not flagged
http://protothema.gr/afieromata/all-about-home-2026/Not flagged
http://protothema.gr/afieromata/all-about-home/Not flagged
http://protothema.gr/afieromata/auto-stories/Not flagged
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servedby.flashtalking.comFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
analytics.shorthand.comNot flagged
bit.lyNot flagged
cantina.protothema.grNot flagged
cdn.jsdelivr.netNot flagged
cdn.onesignal.comNot flagged
cdnjs.cloudflare.comNot flagged
chasecodeofconduct.euNot flagged
cloudevo.aiNot flagged
en.protothema.grNot flagged
fonts.googleapis.comNot flagged
gamesnacks.comNot flagged
googletagmanager.comNot flagged
i1.prth.grNot flagged
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<iframe allow%3D"autoplay" data-plugin-gamesframe%3D"{&quot%3BUrl&quot%3B:&quot%3Bhttps://gamesnacks.com/embed/5e3cm271lm27o&quot%3B}">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-M9ZNLVC"height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-NZ2X2GHG"height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
protothema.gr Overview

Description of protothema.gr

protothema.gr appears to be the website of Πρώτο Θέμα, a Greek news and media outlet covering current events in Greece and internationally. The homepage screenshot and metadata indicate broad editorial coverage including politics, economy, world news, sports, automotive, culture, technology, and breaking news, with both Greek and English language options visible.

Based on the domain name, page title, and classification data, this site functions as a mainstream digital news publication rather than a transactional or user-generated platform. Its strong traffic ranking and long domain history suggest an established media presence, and the site appears to be operated as a professional online newspaper or news portal serving a general audience.

Safety Assessment for protothema.gr

The available scan data is generally reassuring. The domain was flagged by 0 out of 91 security engines, and the checked blacklist databases did not report listings at the time of this scan. Multiple web-classification providers categorized the site as news or news and media, which is consistent with the visible content and page metadata.

One malware scan did report a generic malicious finding tied to an external advertising-related resource and a preview URL, but this appears to be an isolated heuristic-style detection rather than a broadly corroborated threat signal. Given the domain's very long registration history, strong popularity ranking, clean blacklist status, and lack of multi-engine detections, that single finding may reflect a false positive or a low-confidence issue in third-party ad content rather than a confirmed compromise of the site itself.

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 Let's Encrypt, with expiry shown as 2026-06-17. DNSSEC is enabled and signed, which is a positive integrity signal for DNS responses. The domain is very old, dating back to 1989, and is hosted on infrastructure associated with Akamai, a major content delivery and edge hosting provider. The resolved server IP geolocates to France in this scan.

From a security posture perspective, the main technical concern in the scan results is the presence of a flagged third-party advertising or tracking domain referenced by the page. Large media sites often embed numerous external scripts, pixels, and analytics resources, which can increase exposure to ad-tech related false positives or occasional third-party risk. No blacklist listings or widespread malware-engine detections were reported at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://protothema.gr/
200 https://www.protothema.gr/
Website Insights
#1,433
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: News
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 13 May 21
12 cookies detected
Essential6
Analytics5
Advertising1
Social0
11 1st party cookies
1 3rd party (tracker)
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