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sfgate.com

Category: News

Scanned: Jun 9, 2026, 01:51 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 9, 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 sfgate.com Captured Jun 9, 2026
https://sfgate.com
Screenshot of sfgate.com
32 years
Very Popular - #2,429 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Ashburn, United States
Unknown
Next.js
34.198.86.45
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered March 29, 1994
Expires March 30, 2027
Name Servers NS1.HEARSTNP.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
6 files scanned
No threats
6
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
www.sfgate.com.http-redirect 80 B No threats
www.sfgate.com/# 3.0 KB No threats
www.sfgate.com/_fs-ch-1t1wmsgaoggasxcx/script.js?reload=true 3.0 KB No threats
www.sfgate.com/_fs-ch-1t1wmsgaoggasxcx/assets/styles.css 3.0 KB No threats
www.sfgate.com/_fs-ch-1t1wmsgaoggasxcx/assets/inter-var.woff2 3.0 KB No threats
www.sfgate.com/_fs-ch-1t1wmsgaoggasxcx/assets/errorIcon.svg 3.0 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
4
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
1
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://sfgate.com/_fs-ch-1t1wmsgaoggasxcx/assets/errorIcon.svgNot flagged
http://sfgate.com/_fs-ch-1t1wmsgaoggasxcx/assets/inter-var.woff2Not flagged
http://sfgate.com/_fs-ch-1t1wmsgaoggasxcx/assets/styles.cssNot flagged
http://sfgate.com/_fs-ch-1t1wmsgaoggasxcx/script.js?reload%3DtrueNot flagged
sfgate.comNot flagged
sfgate.com Overview

Description of sfgate.com

SFGATE appears to be a long-established digital news and media website focused on San Francisco, the Bay Area, and broader California coverage. The homepage and metadata indicate sections for news, sports, local reporting, food, travel, culture, real estate, and parks, suggesting a general-interest regional publication with both local and lifestyle editorial content.

Based on the domain name, branding, and infrastructure details, the site appears to be operated as a mainstream media property rather than a personal blog or temporary content site. Its very old domain registration date, strong traffic ranking, and professionally structured homepage are all consistent with an established online publisher serving a large readership.

Safety Assessment for sfgate.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 the checked threat databases did not indicate phishing, malware, or other content-based blacklist issues. The page content shown in the screenshot also matches a standard news publication rather than a login lure, giveaway page, or other common abuse pattern.

Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain has been registered for decades, has a strong traffic ranking, and uses a valid SSL certificate. DNS-based blocklist checks were also clean in this case. While no automated scan can guarantee future behavior, there were no meaningful warning signs in the provided data.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and is hosted on AWS EC2 infrastructure in the United States. The certificate was reported as valid, which suggests visitors' browser connections can be encrypted in transit. The domain uses multiple authoritative nameservers associated with its operator, which is typical of a mature publishing platform.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from that additional layer of authenticity protection. No server-side malware indicators, flagged files, or suspicious iframe activity were reported in the supplied scan data.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#2,429
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: News
Rank History (30 days)
May 4 Jun 8
62 cookies detected
Essential58
Analytics2
Advertising2
Social0
51 1st party cookies
11 3rd party (trackers)
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