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sourceforge.net

Category: Technology

Scanned: Apr 27, 2026, 05:05 PM UTC · First seen: Apr 27, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 4
90 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of sourceforge.net Captured Apr 27, 2026
https://sourceforge.net
Screenshot of sourceforge.net
26 years
Extremely Popular - #226 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
104.18.12.149
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered August 8, 1999
Expires August 8, 2027
Name Servers NS11.CONSTELLIX.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
50 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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sourceforge.net/software/# 340.9 KB Flagged: medium risk
sourceforge.net/directory/# 339.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
sourceforge.net/software/education/# 347.2 KB Flagged: medium risk
sourceforge.net/software/content-management/# 352.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
sourceforge.net/software/compliance/# 362.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
sourceforge.net/software/application-development/# 377.2 KB Flagged: medium risk
sourceforge.net/software/communications/# 351.0 KB Flagged: medium risk
sourceforge.net/software/insurance/# 298.6 KB Flagged: medium risk
sourceforge.net/software/artificial-intelligence/# 417.1 KB Flagged: medium risk
sourceforge.net/software/it-management/# 413.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
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sourceforge.net/reviews 59.3 KB No threats
sourceforge.net/# 112.2 KB No threats
sourceforge.net/create/# 123.4 KB No threats
sourceforge.net/about/leadership 60.1 KB No threats
sourceforge.net/about/# 60.4 KB No threats
sourceforge.net/blog/# 229.6 KB No threats
sourceforge.net/articles/# 153.0 KB No threats
sourceforge.net/blog/feed/# 69.3 KB No threats
sourceforge.net/software/case-studies/# 150.7 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
9716
External Links
All Clean
6
Iframes
Clean
45
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://sourceforge.net/../../directory/computer-vision-libraries/Not flagged
http://sourceforge.net/../../directory/machine-learning/Not flagged
http://sourceforge.net/../../directory/natural-language-processing-nlp/Not flagged
http://sourceforge.net/aboutNot flagged
http://sourceforge.net/about/leadershipNot flagged
http://sourceforge.net/articles/Not flagged
http://sourceforge.net/blog/Not flagged
http://sourceforge.net/blog/feed/Not flagged
http://sourceforge.net/createNot flagged
http://sourceforge.net/create/Not flagged
http://sourceforge.net/directory/Not flagged
http://sourceforge.net/directory/?Not flagged
http://sourceforge.net/directory/?clearNot flagged
http://sourceforge.net/directory/?developmentstatus%3D1-planningNot flagged
http://sourceforge.net/directory/?developmentstatus%3D2-pre-alphaNot flagged
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192.168.1.1Not flagged
a.fsdn.comNot flagged
allura.apache.orgNot flagged
c.sf-syn.comNot flagged
codeblocks.sourceforge.ioNot flagged
crystalmark.infoNot flagged
distrowatch.comNot flagged
docs.sourceforge.netNot flagged
fosstodon.orgNot flagged
fullcirclemagazine.orgNot flagged
github.blogNot flagged
google.comNot flagged
hwinfo.sourceforge.ioNot flagged
immortalwrt.orgNot flagged
j.6sc.coNot flagged
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sourceforge.net Overview

Description of sourceforge.net

SourceForge appears to be a long-established software platform focused on open-source projects, software distribution, and business software discovery. The homepage presents it as a place to compare B2B software, read reviews, and create or distribute software projects, which aligns with the domain’s long-standing reputation as a developer and software-hosting portal.

Based on the site content and domain history, the platform appears to serve both software developers and business buyers. It offers project hosting, software directories, download listings, and related resources for a broad range of software categories. The branding, traffic rank, and age of the domain suggest it is an established technology website rather than a newly created or temporary web property.

Safety Assessment for sourceforge.net

The available scan data is generally reassuring. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, and the site was not listed by the checked blacklist databases. External-link analysis also did not identify flagged outbound domains, which reduces concern about obvious malicious redirection or known harmful infrastructure.

One malware scanner did mark a large number of directory-style pages as "suspicious," but the findings did not include specific threat names, malicious payloads, or blacklist hits. Given that the flagged URLs are broad category and software-index pages on a very old, high-traffic platform, these results may reflect heuristic or content-pattern triggers rather than confirmed malicious activity. As with any software download portal that hosts or indexes third-party projects, users may still want to verify individual downloads and publishers before installing software.

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

Technical Description

The domain is mature, with a registration age of about 26 years, and it uses a valid TLS certificate at the time of scanning. The site appears to be served through Cloudflare infrastructure, which commonly provides CDN, DDoS mitigation, and edge proxying. The observed IP resolved to Cloudflare-hosted infrastructure in Canada, and the nameserver setup uses Constellix.

A few technical notes are worth mentioning: DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation protections. The scan also observed several iframes and a very large number of external links, which is not unusual for a large software directory but does increase page complexity and reliance on third-party content. No direct SSL/TLS errors were reported in the provided data.

HTTP Redirect Chain
403 https://sourceforge.net
Website Insights
#226
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 16 Apr 26
1 cookie detected
Essential1
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
1 1st party cookie
0 3rd party (trackers)
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