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quad9.net

Category: Information Technology

Scanned: Jun 30, 2026, 05:23 PM UTC · First seen: Jun 30, 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 quad9.net Captured Jun 30, 2026
https://quad9.net
Screenshot of quad9.net
9 years 1 month
Very Popular - #4,068 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Switch Quad9 Hosting
Geneva, Switzerland
nginx/1.22.1
Hugo
195.176.255.138
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Key-Systems GmbH
Registered May 25, 2017
Expires May 25, 2027
Name Servers anyns.pch.net
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Switch Quad9 Hosting
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
98 files scanned
No threats
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quad9.net/about/partners/# 16.6 KB Flagged: high risk
quad9.net/support/set-up-guides/# 80.0 KB Flagged: high risk
quad9.net/service/service-addresses-and-features/#ip 12.7 KB Flagged: high risk
quad9.net/service/service-addresses-and-features/# 25.4 KB Flagged: high risk
quad9.net/es/about/partners/# 17.0 KB Flagged: high risk
quad9.net/pt/about/partners/# 17.0 KB Flagged: high risk
quad9.net/de/about/partners/# 16.9 KB Flagged: high risk
quad9.net/de/service/service-addresses-and-features/#ip 13.6 KB Flagged: high risk
quad9.net/de/service/service-addresses-and-features/# 27.1 KB Flagged: high risk
quad9.net/fr/about/partners/# 17.1 KB Flagged: high risk
quad9.net/about/team/# 12.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
quad9.net/support/faq/# 30.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
quad9.net/es/about/team/# 12.0 KB Flagged: medium risk
quad9.net/pt/about/team/# 11.9 KB Flagged: medium risk
quad9.net/de/about/team/# 11.9 KB Flagged: medium risk
quad9.net/de/support/faq/# 31.1 KB Flagged: medium risk
quad9.net/fr/about/team/# 12.0 KB Flagged: medium risk
quad9.net/favicon.svg 838 B No threats
quad9.net/manifest.webmanifest 1.3 KB No threats
quad9.net/main.ed99fa6a74de669efdf1db2c968ed74da744dadf084d83e0f527e04d27248f41.css 30.9 KB No threats
quad9.net/# 29.1 KB No threats
quad9.net/images/logo.svg 1.9 KB No threats
quad9.net/images/result-not-blocked.svg#icon 311 B No threats
quad9.net/images/about.svg#icon 427 B No threats
quad9.net/images/service.svg#icon 601 B No threats
quad9.net/images/support.svg#icon 612 B No threats
quad9.net/images/result-is-blocked.svg#icon 421 B No threats
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External Links & Domains
553
External Links
5 Flagged
1
Iframes
Clean
67
Referenced Domains
4 Flagged
9
Flagged Resources
Detected
dns.quad9.netFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
docs.quad9.netFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
phish.reportFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
rys.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://dns.quad9.net/dns-queryFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://docs.quad9.net/Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://docs.quad9.net/Setup_Guides/Android/Android_9%2B_%28Encrypted%29/Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://phish.report/Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://rys.io/en/about.htmlFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://dns.quad9.net/dns-queryFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://docs.quad9.net/Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://docs.quad9.net/Setup_Guides/Android/Android_9%2B_%28Encrypted%29/Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://phish.report/Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://rys.io/en/about.htmlFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://quad9.net/.Not flagged
http://quad9.net/404.htmlNot flagged
http://quad9.net/about/Not flagged
http://quad9.net/about/foundation-council/Not flagged
http://quad9.net/about/foundation-council/bill-woodcock/Personnalisee_1_03e44de469.pngNot flagged
http://quad9.net/about/foundation-council/florian-schuetz/florian_4d617f08a3.jpgNot flagged
http://quad9.net/about/foundation-council/frederick-douzet/F_deuzet_5a1404ae26.jpgNot flagged
http://quad9.net/about/foundation-council/martin-leuthold/martin_a4175abf07.jpgNot flagged
http://quad9.net/about/foundation-council/sylvie-laperri%C3%A8re/sylvie-headshot-for-website.jpgNot flagged
http://quad9.net/about/jobs/Not flagged
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Showing first 500 of 553 entries.
dns.quad9.netFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
docs.quad9.netFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
phish.reportFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
rys.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
asurvio.comNot flagged
bfore.aiNot flagged
cert.plNot flagged
chainpatrol.ioNot flagged
cyberdefencealliance.orgNot flagged
cybernotify.orgNot flagged
dnscrypt.infoNot flagged
dnsprivacy.orgNot flagged
domainintelligence.ukNot flagged
domainsure.comNot flagged
echap.eu.orgNot flagged
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<iframe src%3D"https://status.quad9.net/smap/" width%3D"100%" height%3D"100%" align%3D"center" frameborder%3D"0" allowfullscreen%3D"allowfullscreen">Not flagged
quad9.net Overview

Description of quad9.net

quad9.net appears to be the official website for Quad9, a public DNS resolver service focused on security and privacy. The homepage describes a free recursive DNS platform that aims to block access to malicious hostnames while also emphasizing privacy protections for users. Its content, metadata, and classification signals consistently place it in the technology and information-technology sector.

Based on the site content shown, the service is operated by the Swiss-based Quad9 Foundation. The website provides information about DNS service addresses, setup guides, privacy practices, support resources, news, and organizational details such as partners and foundation council members. The domain has been active for several years and appears to serve as the main informational portal for the Quad9 DNS service.

Safety Assessment for quad9.net

The strongest scan indicators are generally favorable at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, and the major threat-database checks provided in the scan data were clean. The site also has an established age of about nine years, a strong traffic presence, and content that matches a legitimate technology service rather than a phishing page, fake storefront, or parked domain.

One malware scanner did report multiple page URLs and linked resources as malicious or suspicious, including references to Quad9 subdomains and a small number of external domains. However, these detections appear to be generic heuristic labels rather than a broadly corroborated finding, and they are not supported by the wider engine consensus or by the blacklist results. In practical terms, this may indicate false positives or overly aggressive pattern matching rather than confirmed harmful content.

Based on available data, no threats were detected by the broader set of security engines at the time of this scan, though the isolated heuristic alerts suggest a small degree of caution is still reasonable.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate with an expiry in September 2026, and the site is served over nginx/1.22.1 from an IP address geolocated to Geneva, Switzerland. Hosting appears to be associated with Switch Quad9 Hosting, and the nameservers are on pch.net infrastructure. These details are broadly consistent with a professionally operated public internet service.

DNSSEC is reported as unsigned, which is not uncommon but may be viewed as a modest hardening gap for a DNS-focused organization. No DNS-based blocklist hits were reported in this scan, and no major blacklist databases indicated active malicious classification at the time of review.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#4,068
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Information Technology
Rank History (30 days)
No rank data available
No cookies data available
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