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videolan.org

Category: Information Technology, Software Downloads

Scanned: Jun 24, 2026, 05:12 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 24, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of videolan.org Captured Jun 24, 2026
https://videolan.org
Screenshot of videolan.org
26 years
Very Popular - #3,309 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Free Foundation
Paris, France
nginx/1.31.2
Unknown
213.36.253.2
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Gandi SAS
Registered February 3, 2000
Expires February 3, 2035
Name Servers ns1.videolan.org
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Free Foundation
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
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High Risk
0
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www.videolan.org.http-redirect 83 B No threats
www.videolan.org/# 14 B No threats
External Links & Domains
0
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
0
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
videolan.org Overview

Description of videolan.org

videolan.org appears to be the official website of the VideoLAN project, a long-established non-profit organization best known for VLC media player. The homepage presents VLC as a free, open-source multimedia player available across multiple operating systems, and it also highlights related software and developer tools maintained by the project.

Based on the page title, metadata, and visible content, the site functions as a software distribution and project-information portal. It provides downloads, project documentation, contribution options, and support links for users and developers interested in VLC and other VideoLAN technologies.

Safety Assessment for videolan.org

The available scan results are strongly favorable at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and the checked threat-database and blacklist sources did not indicate known phishing or malware activity. The site also appears consistent with a legitimate software project homepage, and its long operating history and substantial traffic rank add credibility.

This domain has been registered for about 26 years, which generally reduces the likelihood of it being a throwaway or short-lived abuse site. The visible page content matches the well-known VideoLAN/VLC project rather than showing common scam indicators such as impersonation prompts, fake giveaways, or suspicious payment requests.

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

Technical Description

The site is using a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with expiry shown as 2026-08-04. It is served over nginx/1.31.2 from IP address 213.36.253.2, hosted by Free Foundation in Paris, France. The domain uses its own nameservers, ns1.videolan.org and ns2.videolan.org.

A minor technical note is that DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No direct technical security issues were indicated by the provided malware, blacklist, or link-analysis results at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://videolan.org/
200 https://www.videolan.org/
Website Insights
#3,309
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Information Technology, Software Downloads
Rank History (30 days)
May 18 Jun 23
4 cookies detected
Essential0
Analytics4
Advertising0
Social0
4 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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