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upenn.edu

Category: Education

Scanned: May 16, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC · First seen: May 16, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
89 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of upenn.edu Captured May 16, 2026
https://upenn.edu
Screenshot of upenn.edu
39 years
Very Popular - #1,109 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Pantheon
San Francisco, United States
nginx
Drupal
23.185.0.4
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered June 2, 1986
Expires July 31, 2027
Name Servers ADNS6.UPENN.EDU
DNSSEC Unknown
Hosting Pantheon
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
96 files scanned
No threats
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www.upenn.edu/emeritus/# 64.0 KB Flagged: high risk
www.upenn.edu/about/privacy-policy 81.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.upenn.edu.http-redirect 78 B No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-5X34LWC 266 B No threats
www.upenn.edu/admissions 66.7 KB No threats
www.upenn.edu/visitors 68.0 KB No threats
www.upenn.edu/athletics-and-recreation 72.3 KB No threats
www.upenn.edu/home 132.4 KB No threats
www.upenn.edu/directories 57.4 KB No threats
www.upenn.edu/parents 67.4 KB No threats
www.upenn.edu/# 132.4 KB No threats
www.upenn.edu/about/university-values 56.9 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1723
External Links
1 Flagged
5
Iframes
Clean
284
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
2
Flagged Resources
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optout.aboutads.infoFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://optout.aboutads.info/#/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://optout.aboutads.info/#/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://aarc.upenn.edu/Not flagged
http://bit.ly/StMarysEmailNot flagged
http://bit.ly/naturerxpennNot flagged
http://campusphilly.org/Not flagged
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/Complit/Not flagged
http://cg.cis.upenn.edu/dmd.htmlNot flagged
http://cg.cis.upenn.edu/dmd_program.htmlNot flagged
http://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu/Not flagged
http://cms.business-services.upenn.edu/dining/Not flagged
http://cms.business-services.upenn.edu/dining/hours-locations-a-menus/retail-dining.htmlNot flagged
http://cms.business-services.upenn.edu/homeownershipNot flagged
http://cms.business-services.upenn.edu/hospitality-services/Not flagged
http://cms.business-services.upenn.edu/icerinkNot flagged
http://cms.business-services.upenn.edu/icerink/Not flagged
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optout.aboutads.infoFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
aarc.upenn.eduNot flagged
accessibility.web-resources.upenn.eduNot flagged
admissions.upenn.eduNot flagged
almanac.upenn.eduNot flagged
apps.research.upenn.eduNot flagged
archives.upenn.eduNot flagged
arts.upenn.eduNot flagged
belonging.upenn.eduNot flagged
bit.lyNot flagged
branding.web-resources.upenn.eduNot flagged
budget.upenn.eduNot flagged
calendar.google.comNot flagged
campusphilly.orgNot flagged
caps.wellness.upenn.eduNot flagged
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<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-5X34LWC" 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-PBLFDJJ"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-WGPMMSJ"height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D'//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-K3TH4CC' title%3D'Google Tag Manager' height %3D'0' width %3D'0' style %3D 'display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden'>Not flagged
<iframe src%3D'//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-TW6R675' title%3D'Google Tag Manager' height %3D'0' width %3D'0' style %3D 'display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden'>Not flagged
upenn.edu Overview

Description of upenn.edu

upenn.edu appears to be the official website of the University of Pennsylvania, a long-established private research university in the United States. The homepage branding, navigation, and content shown in the screenshot indicate a primary institutional portal covering academics, admissions, athletics, research, campus life, and university news.

Based on the domain name, page title, and visible site structure, this website appears to serve students, faculty, staff, researchers, applicants, alumni, and the general public. The domain has been registered since 1986 and has a strong web presence, which is consistent with a major higher-education institution operating a broad set of subdomains and services.

Safety Assessment for upenn.edu

The available scan data is largely favorable at the time of this scan. No detections were reported by 0 out of 92 security engines, and the domain was listed as clean by the checked blacklist and threat-database sources. The site also has a very old domain age and a strong traffic profile, both of which are consistent with an established institutional website rather than a newly created high-risk domain.

One malware scanner did report a malicious threat level and flagged 2 scanned pages plus one referenced external link/domain associated with an advertising opt-out resource using a generic suspicious classification. Because this appears to be a low-confidence heuristic finding without corroboration from the broader engine consensus or blacklist data, it may reflect an overly cautious pattern match rather than confirmed harmful activity on the university website itself.

Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan, though the isolated heuristic flag suggests routine caution is still appropriate when following external links.

Technical Description

The site was observed using a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate with expiry in July 2026, and it appears to be served over nginx infrastructure hosted on Pantheon at IP address 23.185.0.4 in the United States. The domain uses multiple authoritative nameservers, including university-operated hosts and external academic DNS support, which is consistent with resilient institutional infrastructure.

DNSSEC status was not confirmed in the provided data. No major transport or hosting concerns are evident from the scan details alone, although the presence of numerous external links, tracking-related tag manager iframes, and one heuristically flagged third-party opt-out URL means the site maintains a large and complex web footprint that should be monitored as part of normal security hygiene.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://upenn.edu/
200 https://www.upenn.edu/
Website Insights
#1,109
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Education
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 6 May 15
4 cookies detected
Essential0
Analytics4
Advertising0
Social0
4 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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