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purl.org

Category: Technology

Scanned: Jul 11, 2026, 07:38 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 11, 2026 · Threat Engines: 1 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
90 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of purl.org Captured Jul 11, 2026
https://purl.org
Screenshot of purl.org
30 years
Very Popular - #4,290 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 1 of 91 engine
✓ Valid (TLS)
Internet Archive
San Francisco, United States
nginx
Unknown
207.241.225.157
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar easyDNS Technologies, Inc.
Registered January 1, 1996
Expires December 31, 2026
Name Servers motorhead.easydns.org
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Internet Archive
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
1
1 of 91 engines flagged this website Flagged by 1 security vendor at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 1 of 91 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
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File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
32 files scanned
No threats
32
Low Risk
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Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
purl.archive.org.http-redirect 79 B No threats
purl.archive.org/data%3A%2C 207 B No threats
purl.archive.org/help 12.7 KB No threats
purl.archive.org/# 5.2 KB No threats
purl.archive.org/?external=true 5.2 KB No threats
purl.archive.org/static/app.js 395 B No threats
purl.archive.org/static/style.css 599 B No threats
purl.archive.org/subdomains/example-domain 4.5 KB No threats
purl.archive.org/domain/example-domain 5.6 KB No threats
purl.archive.org/example-domain/data%3A%2C 207 B No threats
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External Links & Domains
35
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
7
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://example.org/a-domain-can-be-a-purl-tooNot flagged
http://example.org/nested-partial/destinationNot flagged
http://example.org/partialNot flagged
http://example.org/this-does-not-forward-to-the-partial-namespaceNot flagged
http://purl.org/?external%3DtrueNot flagged
http://purl.org/data:,Not flagged
http://purl.org/domain/example-domainNot flagged
http://purl.org/helpNot flagged
http://purl.org/purl/example-domainNot flagged
http://purl.org/purl/example-domain/partialNot flagged
http://purl.org/purl/example-domain/partial/crazy/nested/partialNot flagged
http://purl.org/purl/example-domain/partial/something/specificNot flagged
http://purl.org/static/app.jsNot flagged
http://purl.org/static/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.cssNot flagged
http://purl.org/static/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.jsNot flagged
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archive.orgNot flagged
en.wikipedia.orgNot flagged
example.orgNot flagged
iana.orgNot flagged
purl.archive.orgNot flagged
purl.orgNot flagged
www.rfc-editor.orgNot flagged
purl.org Overview

Description of purl.org

purl.org appears to be the web interface for the PURL (Persistent Uniform Resource Locator) service, which provides stable, long-term redirecting URLs for web resources. The page title and on-page text indicate that users can search PURL domains, create new domains, and manage persistent links through an administrative portal.

Based on the visible content, the service appears to be operated as an initiative of the Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization focused on preserving digital content. The domain itself is long-established and the site’s purpose is infrastructure-oriented rather than consumer-facing, serving organizations or individuals who need durable web identifiers and redirection management.

Safety Assessment for purl.org

The scan results appear largely reassuring at the time of this scan. Only 1 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, while the malware scan reported no flagged files out of 32 checked, no flagged external links, and no flagged referenced domains. In addition, major threat-database checks shown in the scan were clean at the time of review.

Context also matters here: the domain is approximately 30 years old, has a strong traffic ranking, and the screenshot shows a functional administrative page tied to a well-known digital preservation organization rather than a parked page, giveaway page, or imitation storefront. A single-engine detection without corroboration may reflect a false positive or a context-specific heuristic rather than a confirmed threat.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan beyond one isolated security-engine flag, and the website appears unlikely to present significant risk to typical visitors.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with expiry shown as 2026-09-12. It appears to be served over nginx from an Internet Archive-hosted IP address in San Francisco, United States. The domain is registered through easyDNS Technologies and uses easyDNS nameservers.

From a DNS perspective, the domain is longstanding and currently active, though DNSSEC appears to be unsigned. That does not by itself indicate compromise, but it means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No blacklist hits were reported in the provided DNSBL checks, and no malicious files or iframe activity were identified in the scan data provided.

HTTP Redirect Chain
307 https://purl.org/
200 https://purl.archive.org/
Website Insights
#4,290
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Jun 1 Jul 10
1 cookie detected
Essential1
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
0 1st party cookies
1 3rd party (tracker)
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