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sw.run

Category: Url Redirect

Scanned: Aug 20, 2026, 15:27 UTC · First seen: Aug 20, 2026 · Threat Engines: 1 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
76 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of sw.run Captured Aug 20, 2026
https://sw.run
Screenshot of sw.run
3 years 3 months
Not Ranked - This website does not appear in the Tranco top list
Flagged by 1 of 91 engines
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
104.21.60.61
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar NAMECHEAP INC
Registered May 31, 2023
Expires May 31, 2027
Name Servers grant.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
1
1 of 91 engines flagged this website Flagged by 1 security vendor at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 1 of 91 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
View detailed engine results on VirusTotal
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
No threats
2
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
sw.run%3A443.http-redirect 72 B No threats
sw.run%3A443/# 5.1 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
1
External Links
1 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
1
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
2
Flagged Resources
Detected
sw.runFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://sw.run/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray%3Da2e26b25289976a9Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://sw.run/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray%3Da2e26b25289976a9Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
sw.runFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
sw.run Overview

Description of sw.run

sw.run appears to be a web-based URL shortening service branded as "SW." Based on the page title, meta description, and homepage screenshot, the site offers users a way to create shortened links, optionally set custom aliases, and use basic link analytics features. The interface is presented as a lightweight tool for quickly generating shareable short URLs without requiring account setup for basic use.

The domain is categorized by available web-classification sources mainly around technology, web hosting, and online services, which is broadly consistent with a link-shortening platform. The site is using a modern landing-page design and appears to be delivered through a content-delivery and reverse-proxy network. No clear operator identity is visible in the provided scan data, so ownership cannot be confirmed from this snapshot alone.

Safety Assessment for sw.run

This domain shows mixed but limited risk signals at the time of this scan. One out of 91 security engines flagged the site, while the malware scan reported no flagged files and an overall clean result, though it also attached a low-confidence generic heuristic label. In addition, one threat database listing and one generic blacklist-style listing were present, but major content-malice checks shown in the scan were otherwise clean.

A further point to note is that the domain's IP address is listed on one mail-reputation blocklist. That type of listing can sometimes reflect email or shared-hosting reputation rather than harmful website content, so it should be treated as a minor caution rather than conclusive evidence about the site itself. The flagged internal link points to a challenge/verification path commonly associated with traffic filtering or anti-bot protection, which may help explain some heuristic detections.

URL shorteners can carry elevated abuse potential because they obscure destination links, even when the shortening service itself appears legitimate. Based on available scan data, no major malware activity was detected at the time of this scan, but the isolated phishing flag, blacklist mentions, and the nature of the service suggest some caution may still be appropriate.

Technical Description

The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by a mainstream certificate provider, and the certificate was valid through 2026-10-26 based on the scan data. It is hosted behind Cloudflare infrastructure, with the web server and nameservers both pointing to that provider. The resolved IP geolocates to Toronto, Canada in the scan, although CDN-backed services can distribute traffic across multiple regions.

From a domain-security perspective, the domain is about 3 years old, which is more established than many throwaway domains. DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from that additional integrity layer. No direct file-level malware findings were reported in the scan snapshot.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
Not Ranked
Tranco Rank
Not in Top 1M
Visitors Unknown
Category: Url Redirect
Rank History (30 days)
Jul 13 Aug 19
3 cookies detected
Essential1
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
3 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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