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thestar.com

Category: News

Scanned: Jul 5, 2026, 07:12 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 5, 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 thestar.com Captured Jul 5, 2026
https://thestar.com
Screenshot of thestar.com
30 years
Very Popular - #3,956 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
Davenport, United States
Unknown
Unknown
192.104.182.109
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Tucows Domains Inc.
Registered November 7, 1995
Expires November 6, 2026
Name Servers NS-1321.AWSDNS-37.ORG
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
13 files scanned
No threats
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www.thestar.com.http-redirect 82 B No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id= 1.5 KB No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-WRSZQF8&gtm_auth=74eL4wQLYRNQ18AwQITlNA&gtm_preview=&gtm_cookies_win=x&noscript=true 266 B No threats
client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/publisher.js 358.6 KB No threats
www.thestar.com/# 636.2 KB No threats
www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render=explicit 978 B No threats
www.google.com/recaptcha/enterprise.js?render=6LdF3BEhAAAAAEQUmLciJe0QwaHESwQFc2vwCWqh 1.1 KB No threats
www.thestar.com/about/# 313.1 KB No threats
www.thestar.com/entertainment/# 1.3 MB No threats
www.thestar.com/business/# 974.2 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
515
External Links
All Clean
6
Iframes
Clean
75
Referenced Domains
2 Flagged
2
Flagged Resources
Detected
6.6.5.7Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
7.8.4.26Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://thestar.com/600Not flagged
http://thestar.com/about/Not flagged
http://thestar.com/about:blankNot flagged
http://thestar.com/businessNot flagged
http://thestar.com/business/Not flagged
http://thestar.com/business/calgary-home-sales-fall-nearly-four-per-cent-in-june-as-demand-eases-board/article_57b5b232-ea36-526a-8c99-45bee4b2fadd.htmlNot flagged
http://thestar.com/business/cibc-agrees-to-settle-nsf-fee-class-action-case-will-pay-10-million/article_560a1de6-a77c-5bf4-849d-46599cffc1a6.htmlNot flagged
http://thestar.com/business/corus-entertainment-reports-365m-q3-loss-revenue-down-26-per-cent-from-year-ago/article_aa1ed540-4875-5f22-8dda-2a75c21fa927.htmlNot flagged
http://thestar.com/business/cpp-investments-spends-24b-with-eqt-to-build-ai-infrastructure/article_35513f23-4f3e-5500-93d9-c91ef0201fd6.htmlNot flagged
http://thestar.com/business/credit-cards-rarin-to-go-as-calgary-stampede-kicks-off/article_80c63792-0a9f-5366-8884-32ab6e563ba7.htmlNot flagged
http://thestar.com/business/crtc-should-reject-corus-recapitalization-plan-minority-shareholders-say/article_9eb57b32-b3d6-50ef-a4f8-99e6ce13ae35.htmlNot flagged
http://thestar.com/business/eby-compares-condo-purchase-plan-to-liquidation-at-below-construction-costs/article_ceecf470-8cfc-5884-b7ea-f164aa89b1d8.htmlNot flagged
http://thestar.com/business/eqb-completes-pc-financial-acquisition-adds-two-loblaw-nominees-to-board/article_3949db05-7550-5b2c-85be-799247267e7a.htmlNot flagged
http://thestar.com/business/faraday-copper-acquiring-property-in-arizona-from-bhp/article_8a500db2-2f01-5cf9-8c88-9dd349817ab8.htmlNot flagged
http://thestar.com/business/hudsons-bay-closes-auctions-with-sale-of-norval-morrisseau-paintings/article_cf4f09d3-0e6c-5e3e-bca8-3f95e29027ad.htmlNot flagged
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6.6.5.7Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
7.8.4.26Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
7.8.4.397Not flagged
accounts.google.comNot flagged
apnews.comNot flagged
apps.apple.comNot flagged
bcp.crwdcntrl.netNot flagged
bcp.st.crwdcntrl.netNot flagged
best-businesses.thereaderschoice.caNot flagged
bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.comNot flagged
bsky.appNot flagged
btloader.comNot flagged
c.ltmsphrcl.netNot flagged
c.st.ltmsphrcl.netNot flagged
c.toolbox.aps.amazon-adsystem.comNot flagged
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<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-PDQV3N&amp%3Btownnews.product.software%3DBLOX&amp%3Btownnews.product.version%3D1.94.1&amp%3Btownnews.crm.group_id%3D848&amp%3Btncms.template.version%3D3.155.0&amp%3Btncms.page.grid%3Dample&amp%3Btncms.page.style%3Dnone&amp%3Btncms.page.path%3D%2Fbusiness&amp%3Btncms.page.app%3Deditorial&amp%3Btncms.page.theme%3Dflex&amp%3Btncms.page.skin%3Dflex-editorial&amp%3Btncms.page.http_status%3D200&amp%3Btncms.system.render_time%3D562&amp%3Btncms.client.is_bot%3Dyes&amp%3Btncms.client.is_gdpr%3Dyes&amp%3Btncms.client.noscript%3Dyes" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-PDQV3N&amp%3Btownnews.product.software%3DBLOX&amp%3Btownnews.product.version%3D1.94.1&amp%3Btownnews.crm.group_id%3D848&amp%3Btncms.template.version%3D3.155.0&amp%3Btncms.page.grid%3Dample&amp%3Btncms.page.style%3Dnone&amp%3Btncms.page.path%3D%2Fcontests&amp%3Btncms.page.app%3Deditorial&amp%3Btncms.page.theme%3Dflex&amp%3Btncms.page.skin%3Dflex-editorial&amp%3Btncms.page.http_status%3D200&amp%3Btncms.system.render_time%3D434&amp%3Btncms.client.is_bot%3Dyes&amp%3Btncms.client.is_gdpr%3Dyes&amp%3Btncms.client.noscript%3Dyes" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-PDQV3N&amp%3Btownnews.product.software%3DBLOX&amp%3Btownnews.product.version%3D1.94.1&amp%3Btownnews.crm.group_id%3D848&amp%3Btncms.template.version%3D3.155.0&amp%3Btncms.page.grid%3Dample&amp%3Btncms.page.style%3Dnone&amp%3Btncms.page.path%3D%2Fentertainment&amp%3Btncms.page.app%3Deditorial&amp%3Btncms.page.theme%3Dflex&amp%3Btncms.page.skin%3Dflex-editorial&amp%3Btncms.page.http_status%3D200&amp%3Btncms.system.render_time%3D749&amp%3Btncms.client.is_bot%3Dyes&amp%3Btncms.client.is_gdpr%3Dyes&amp%3Btncms.client.noscript%3Dyes" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
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<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-WRSZQF8&gtm_auth%3D74eL4wQLYRNQ18AwQITlNA&gtm_preview%3D&gtm_cookies_win%3Dx&noscript%3Dtrue" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
thestar.com Overview

Description of thestar.com

thestar.com appears to be the website of the Toronto Star, a long-established Canadian news publication. The page metadata describes it as one of Canada's largest online news sites and highlights coverage of breaking news, investigations, politics, sports, business, entertainment, and local Toronto-area reporting.

The homepage screenshot and category data both suggest a mainstream news and media platform with editorial sections, opinion content, newsletters, and subscription features. Based on the domain age, branding, and content structure, the site appears to be operated as a professional digital newspaper rather than a personal blog or promotional landing page.

The domain has been registered since 1995, which is consistent with an established media property. Its strong traffic ranking and broad news categorization across multiple web-classification providers further indicate that it functions as a widely visited online publication.

Safety Assessment for thestar.com

Security scan results were broadly favorable at the time of this scan. The domain was flagged by 0 out of 91 security engines, and the checked threat databases did not report listings for phishing, malware, or other major web threats. Multiple classification providers categorized the site as news or news and media, which aligns with the visible content and branding.

The malware scan did note two generic heuristic references labeled as suspicious objects in related domain findings, but no scanned files were flagged and no confirmed malicious payloads were identified. Generic heuristic labels without corroboration from other security engines are relatively low-confidence signals on their own, especially when the domain is long-established and other blacklist checks are clean.

Taken together, the available evidence points to a low-risk profile for normal browsing use. Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site presented a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, with expiry listed as 2026-08-15. The domain resolves to IP address 192.104.182.109 and appears to be hosted by Lee Enterprises, Incorporated in the United States. Nameservers are provided through AWS DNS infrastructure.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from that additional integrity layer. No major technical security concerns were evident from the provided scan data beyond the absence of DNSSEC and the presence of standard third-party embeds and analytics iframes commonly seen on media websites.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://thestar.com/
200 https://www.thestar.com/
Website Insights
#3,956
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: News
Rank History (30 days)
May 25 Jul 4
49 cookies detected
Essential43
Analytics3
Advertising2
Social1
47 1st party cookies
2 3rd party (trackers)
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