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rutgers.edu

Category: Education

Scanned: Jun 19, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 19, 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 rutgers.edu Captured Jun 19, 2026
https://rutgers.edu
Screenshot of rutgers.edu
41 years
Very Popular - #2,955 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Rutgers, The State University
Piscataway, United States
nginx/1.12.2
Drupal
128.6.82.29
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered April 25, 1985
Expires July 31, 2027
Name Servers NS1.RUTGERS.EDU
DNSSEC Unknown
Hosting Rutgers, The State University
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
102 files scanned
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Low Risk
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High Risk
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www.rutgers.edu/info/faculty-staff 143.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.rutgers.edu.http-redirect 82 B No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-KZ35S2N 420 B No threats
www.rutgers.edu/athletics 136.2 KB No threats
www.rutgers.edu/about-rutgers 185.5 KB No threats
www.rutgers.edu/academics#resources 199.1 KB No threats
www.rutgers.edu/news 228.3 KB No threats
www.rutgers.edu/edge 213.2 KB No threats
www.rutgers.edu/information-current-students 147.9 KB No threats
www.rutgers.edu/internships 157.0 KB No threats
www.rutgers.edu/copyright-information 107.1 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1666
External Links
2 Flagged
3
Iframes
Clean
265
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
3
Flagged Resources
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connect.rutgers.eduFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://connect.rutgers.eduFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://connect.rutgers.edu/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://connect.rutgers.eduFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://connect.rutgers.edu/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://amerstudies.rutgers.eduNot flagged
http://anthro.rutgers.edu/Not flagged
http://business.rutgers.eduNot flagged
http://camden.rutgers.eduNot flagged
http://careers.rutgers.edu/Not flagged
http://cc.camden.rutgers.edu/Not flagged
http://ccoe.rbhs.rutgers.edu/Not flagged
http://cdc.newark.rutgers.edu/Not flagged
http://docs.rutgers.edu/Not flagged
http://facilities.rutgers.edu/Not flagged
http://facilities.rutgers.edu/submit-a-maintenance-service-request-NEWNot flagged
http://finance.rutgers.edu/Not flagged
http://food.rutgers.edu/Not flagged
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connect.rutgers.eduFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
250.rutgers.eduNot flagged
academicaffairs.rutgers.eduNot flagged
academichealth.rutgers.eduNot flagged
academiclaborrelations.rutgers.eduNot flagged
admissions.camden.rutgers.eduNot flagged
admissions.newark.rutgers.eduNot flagged
admissions.newbrunswick.rutgers.eduNot flagged
admissions.rutgers.eduNot flagged
admissionservices.rutgers.eduNot flagged
africanastudies.camden.rutgers.eduNot flagged
africanastudies.rutgers.eduNot flagged
agricultureandfoodsystems.rutgers.eduNot flagged
amerstudies.rutgers.eduNot flagged
amzn.toNot flagged
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<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-KZ35S2N" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
<iframe style%3D"height:100%%3Bleft:0%3Bposition:absolute%3Btop:0%3Bwidth:100%%3B" allow%3D"autoplay%3B fullscreen%3B picture-in-picture%3B clipboard-write" frameborder%3D"0" src%3D"https://player.vimeo.com/video/1036019867?badge%3D0&amp%3Bautopause%3D0&amp%3Bplayer_id%3D0&amp%3Bapp_id%3D58479&amp%3Bautoplay%3D1&amp%3Bmuted%3D1" title%3D"What Makes Rutgers Excellent">Not flagged
<iframe style%3D"height:100%%3Bleft:0%3Bposition:absolute%3Btop:0%3Bwidth:100%%3B" allow%3D"autoplay%3B fullscreen%3B picture-in-picture%3B clipboard-write" frameborder%3D"0" src%3D"https://player.vimeo.com/video/1187361128?autoplay%3D1&amp%3Bmuted%3D1&amp%3Bbadge%3D0&amp%3Bautopause%3D0&amp%3Bplayer_id%3D0&amp%3Bapp_id%3D58479" title%3D"Rutgers' Impact on New Jersey">Not flagged
rutgers.edu Overview

Description of rutgers.edu

rutgers.edu appears to be the official website of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, a long-established public research university in the United States. The homepage content, page title, and metadata indicate that the site provides information about academics, admissions, tuition, research, campus life, health services, and university news across Rutgers campuses including New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden.

Based on the domain, branding, and on-page navigation, the site appears to serve prospective students, current students, faculty, staff, researchers, patients, and alumni. It functions as a central institutional portal for educational programs, administrative resources, and public-facing university information rather than as a commercial or entertainment-focused website.

Safety Assessment for rutgers.edu

The scan results are broadly consistent with a legitimate, established institutional website. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, and the checked malware and phishing blacklist databases did not report listings for the site. The domain is also very old, has a strong traffic presence, and the screenshot matches the expected presentation of a major university website.

One automated malware scan did report a low-confidence suspicious finding tied to a Rutgers subdomain and one internal page reference, labeled as a generic suspicious object. Because this appears to be a single heuristic-style detection without corroboration from other security engines or blacklist databases, it may represent a false positive or a context-specific pattern match rather than confirmed malicious activity.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan, aside from a limited generic heuristic flag that does not appear to be supported by broader scan consensus.

Technical Description

The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued to Rutgers infrastructure and expiring in October 2026. The server resolves to an IP address associated with Rutgers in Piscataway, United States, and the observed web server software is nginx/1.12.2. Nameserver data suggests a mix of Rutgers-operated DNS and external DNS hosting support. DNSSEC status was not confirmed in the provided data.

From a security posture perspective, the main technical concern in this snapshot is the older reported nginx version and the isolated heuristic flag on a referenced subdomain. However, no confirmed malware detections, blacklist hits, or browser-blocking warnings were present at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
302 https://rutgers.edu/
200 https://www.rutgers.edu/
Website Insights
#2,955
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Education
Rank History (30 days)
May 11 Jun 18
8 cookies detected
Essential4
Analytics4
Advertising0
Social0
8 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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