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simonw.github.io

Category: Information Technology

Scanned: Jul 28, 2026, 07:01 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 28, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
92 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of simonw.github.io Captured Jul 28, 2026
https://simonw.github.io
Screenshot of simonw.github.io
13 years (github.io)
Not Ranked - This website does not appear in the Tranco top list
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
GitHub, Inc
San Francisco, United States
github.com
Unknown
185.199.109.153
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar MarkMonitor, Inc.
Registered March 8, 2013 (github.io)
Expires March 8, 2027
Name Servers ns-692.awsdns-22.net
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting GitHub, Inc
This site is hosted on github.io - a free hosting platform. The WHOIS data above belongs to the platform, not to simonw.github.io. The actual creation date of this subdomain is unknown and could be as recent as today.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
56 files scanned
No threats
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simonw.github.io 665 B Flagged: medium risk
github.com/simonw 259.4 KB No threats
github.githubassets.com/assets/element-registry-1283ec501f674bd6.js 78.7 KB No threats
github.githubassets.com/assets/79039-9238f8fd47d74629.js 16.1 KB No threats
github.githubassets.com/assets/40489-1cb4158300f5cf11.js 34.9 KB No threats
github.githubassets.com/assets/marketing-navigation-9391e3bcf634dfc6.js 1.8 KB No threats
github.githubassets.com/assets/31721-903cd2b317a8cc03.js 16.6 KB No threats
github.githubassets.com/assets/85720-84dfdffe0efd1401.js 10.3 KB No threats
github.githubassets.com/assets/4871-3458b1318aa1b353.js 42.8 KB No threats
github.githubassets.com/assets/65637-e357a8be37eda955.js 17.7 KB No threats
github.githubassets.com/assets/github-elements-f0230f77ca6f0583.js 7.5 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
289
External Links
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0
Iframes
Clean
24
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://simonw.github.io/${a}Not flagged
http://simonw.github.io/${e}Not flagged
http://simonw.github.io/burntsushiNot flagged
http://simonw.github.io/carreauNot flagged
http://simonw.github.io/comet-mlNot flagged
http://simonw.github.io/contactNot flagged
http://simonw.github.io/contact/report-abuse?report%3Dsimonw+%28user%29Not flagged
http://simonw.github.io/crossjamNot flagged
http://simonw.github.io/danpNot flagged
http://simonw.github.io/djangoNot flagged
http://simonw.github.io/eviltroutNot flagged
http://simonw.github.io/funkatronNot flagged
http://simonw.github.io/glasntNot flagged
http://simonw.github.io/isaac-flathNot flagged
http://simonw.github.io/jartNot flagged
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archiveprogram.github.comNot flagged
avatars.githubusercontent.comNot flagged
bsky.appNot flagged
datasette.ioNot flagged
docs.github.comNot flagged
fedi.simonwillison.netNot flagged
github-cloud.s3.amazonaws.comNot flagged
github.blogNot flagged
github.comNot flagged
github.communityNot flagged
github.githubassets.comNot flagged
llm.datasette.ioNot flagged
maintainers.github.comNot flagged
securitylab.github.comNot flagged
simonw.github.ioNot flagged
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simonw.github.io Overview

Description of simonw.github.io

This domain appears to be a GitHub-hosted profile page for Simon Willison, a well-known software developer and open-source contributor. The page title, metadata, and screenshot indicate it is a personal GitHub presence showing repositories, project activity, releases, and links to related sites such as a personal blog and developer tools. The site is categorized by multiple web-classification providers as technology or information technology, which matches the visible content.

Based on the screenshot, the page functions as a public developer profile rather than a standalone commercial website. It highlights open-source projects, technical writing, and social links, and it appears to be operated through GitHub's infrastructure under the github.io subdomain. The content is consistent with a legitimate software-development and open-source publishing presence.

Safety Assessment for simonw.github.io

Scan results were broadly favorable at the time of this scan. No detections were reported by 0 out of 91 security engines, and the checked blacklist and threat-database sources did not indicate known phishing, malware, or content-distribution abuse. The domain is also long-established, with an age of more than 13 years, which generally reduces the likelihood of opportunistic throwaway abuse when considered alongside the visible developer-profile content.

One automated malware scan did label the page as suspicious and flagged 1 item, but no specific malware family or corroborating detections were provided. In context, that appears to be a low-confidence heuristic signal rather than strong evidence of harmful activity, especially since external links, referenced domains, and iframe checks did not produce flagged results.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan, aside from a single generic heuristic warning that was not supported by other scan signals.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with certificate expiry listed as 2026-09-02. It is hosted on GitHub infrastructure and resolves to IP address 185.199.109.153, with the web server identified as github.com and hosting located in San Francisco, United States. The domain uses multiple nameservers associated with AWS DNS and NS1.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is common but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major infrastructure-level security concerns were evident from the provided data, and the hosting setup appears consistent with a standard GitHub-hosted profile or pages deployment.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
Not Ranked
Tranco Rank
Not in Top 1M
Visitors Unknown
Category: Information Technology
Rank History (30 days)
No rank data available
6 cookies detected
Essential6
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
0 1st party cookies
6 3rd party (trackers)
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