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torproject.org

Category: Anonymizers

Scanned: May 19, 2026, 07:20 AM UTC · First seen: May 19, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 2
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Screenshot of torproject.org Captured May 19, 2026
https://torproject.org
Screenshot of torproject.org
19 years
Very Popular - #4,031 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
The Tor Project
Nuremberg, Germany
Apache
Unknown
116.202.120.165
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar CSL Computer Service Langenbach GmbH d/b/a Joker.com
Registered October 17, 2006
Expires October 17, 2027
Name Servers ns1.torproject.org
DNSSEC Signed
Hosting The Tor Project
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
87 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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Medium Risk
69
High Risk
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www.torproject.org/about/people/# 256.0 KB Flagged: high risk
www.torproject.org/# 22.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.torproject.org/ja/# 23.9 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.torproject.org/tk/# 23.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.torproject.org/el/# 25.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.torproject.org/es/# 23.1 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.torproject.org/ca/# 23.2 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.torproject.org/fa/# 24.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.torproject.org/ga/# 23.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.torproject.org/privchat/# 36.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.torproject.org/nl/# 23.0 KB Flagged: medium risk
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www.torproject.org.http-redirect 88 B No threats
www.torproject.org/zh-cn/# 305 B No threats
www.torproject.org/zh-tw/# 305 B No threats
www.torproject.org/pt-br/# 305 B No threats
www.torproject.org/static/js/modernizr.js?h=9a7f0609 7.6 KB No threats
www.torproject.org/static/js/scrollspy.min.js?h=02674132 12.5 KB No threats
www.torproject.org/static/js/popper.min.js?h=a4336719 37.5 KB No threats
www.torproject.org/static/js/download.js?h=4ce9d095 746 B No threats
www.torproject.org/static/js/fallback.js?h=8a716acd 2.0 KB No threats
www.torproject.org/static/js/jquery-3.2.1.min.js?h=1055018c 169.3 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1242
External Links
50 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
176
Referenced Domains
9 Flagged
59
Flagged Resources
Detected
blog.torproject.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
community.torproject.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
dist.torproject.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
geti2p.netFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
gitlab.torproject.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
lists.torproject.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
magicalcodewit.chFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
sisyphus.gayFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
www.tor2web.orgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://blog.torproject.org/tor-social-contractFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://lists.torproject.org/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://blog.torproject.org/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://blog.torproject.org/category/applications/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://blog.torproject.org/in-memoriam-of-karsten-loesingFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://blog.torproject.org/tor-social-contractFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/ar/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/be/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/ca/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/de/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/el/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/es/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/fa/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/fr/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/ga/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/hu/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/is/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/it/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/ja/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/ka/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/km/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/ko/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/nl/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/pl/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/relay/community-resources/bad-relays/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/ru/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/sq/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/sw/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/tk/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/tr/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/vi/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/15.0.13/tor-browser-android-aarch64-15.0.13.apkFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/15.0.13/tor-browser-android-aarch64-15.0.13.apk.ascFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/15.0.13/tor-browser-android-armv7-15.0.13.apkFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/15.0.13/tor-browser-android-armv7-15.0.13.apk.ascFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/15.0.13/tor-browser-android-x86-15.0.13.apkFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/15.0.13/tor-browser-android-x86-15.0.13.apk.ascFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/15.0.13/tor-browser-android-x86_64-15.0.13.apkFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/15.0.13/tor-browser-android-x86_64-15.0.13.apk.ascFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://geti2p.net/en/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://gitlab.torproject.org/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/artiFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/metrics/onionperfFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://lists.torproject.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-devFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2008-January/007837.htmlFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2008-january/007837.htmlFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://magicalcodewit.ch/pgp-pubkey.pemFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://www.tor2web.org/Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://blog.torproject.org/tor-social-contractFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://lists.torproject.org/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://blog.torproject.org/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://blog.torproject.org/category/applications/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://blog.torproject.org/in-memoriam-of-karsten-loesingFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://blog.torproject.org/tor-social-contractFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/ar/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/be/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/ca/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/de/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/el/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/es/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/fa/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://community.torproject.org/fr/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
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Showing first 500 of 1242 entries.
blog.torproject.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
community.torproject.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
dist.torproject.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
geti2p.netFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
gitlab.torproject.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
lists.torproject.orgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
magicalcodewit.chFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
sisyphus.gayFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
www.tor2web.orgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
0xacab.orgNot flagged
9to5linux.comNot flagged
agix.atNot flagged
arkenfox.github.ioNot flagged
aspirationtech.orgNot flagged
beincrypto.comNot flagged
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torproject.org Overview

Description of torproject.org

torproject.org appears to be the official website of The Tor Project, a long-running nonprofit organization associated with privacy, anonymity, and anti-censorship tools. The homepage promotes Tor Browser and describes services intended to help users defend against tracking and surveillance and circumvent censorship. Available classification data broadly places the site in software, anonymizer, and proxy-avoidance related categories.

Based on the domain name, page title, and visible content, the site functions as the main distribution and information hub for Tor software and related community resources. It appears to provide downloads, documentation, support information, blog content, and multilingual community pages. The domain has been registered since 2006, which is consistent with an established project rather than a newly created website.

Safety Assessment for torproject.org

The strongest reputation signals are favorable at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 92 security engines, and the checked blacklist and threat-database sources reported clean results. The site also has a long registration history, a strong traffic profile, and content that matches the expected purpose of the Tor Project.

One malware scanner produced numerous generic heuristic findings across site pages, downloads, and related domains. However, these detections appear to be broad pattern-based labels such as generic suspicious-object classifications rather than corroborated malware-family identifications, and they are not supported by the broader multi-engine consensus or blacklist data. For that reason, they may represent false positives or sensitivity to privacy/anonymity tooling rather than confirmed malicious activity.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan. Visitors should still use normal caution when downloading software and verify signatures where offered, but the overall evidence presently appears consistent with a legitimate, established software project.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with expiry shown as 2026-06-25. It is served over HTTPS from IP address 116.202.120.165, appears to run on Apache, and is hosted under infrastructure identified as The Tor Project in Nuremberg, Germany. DNSSEC is enabled, which may help protect against certain DNS tampering scenarios.

From a technical trust perspective, the domain age of roughly 19 years, signed DNSSEC, valid HTTPS, and self-consistent nameserver setup are all positive indicators. No blacklist-based network reputation issues were reported at the time of this scan, although the protocol details were not fully identified in the provided data.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://torproject.org/
200 https://www.torproject.org/
Website Insights
#4,031
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Anonymizers
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 13 May 18
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