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w3.org

Category: Technology

Scanned: Jul 20, 2026, 21:04 UTC · First seen: Apr 26, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 2
89 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of w3.org Captured Jul 20, 2026
https://w3.org
Screenshot of w3.org
32 years
Extremely Popular - #180 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
104.18.22.19
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Gandi SAS
Registered July 6, 1994
Expires July 5, 2029
Name Servers jamie.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
102 files scanned
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www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/images/banner.svg 85.8 KB Flagged: high risk
www.w3.org/liaisons/# 60.1 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.w3.org/membership/list/# 281.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/breakouts.html 267.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.w3.org.http-redirect 72 B No threats
www.w3.org/# 52.2 KB No threats
www.w3.org/mission/# 30.9 KB No threats
www.w3.org/about/# 38.5 KB No threats
www.w3.org/news/# 40.5 KB No threats
www.w3.org/ja/# 33.6 KB No threats
www.w3.org/developers/# 33.4 KB No threats
www.w3.org/groups/# 26.4 KB No threats
www.w3.org/guide/# 35.8 KB No threats
www.w3.org/ecosystems/# 31.1 KB No threats
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http://belgeler.org/recs/xml-infoset/Not flagged
http://belgeler.org/recs/xml-names/Not flagged
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<iframe src%3D"https://player.vimeo.com/video/110256895?dnt%3D1&amp%3Bapp_id%3D122963" width%3D"480" height%3D"270" allow%3D"autoplay%3B fullscreen%3B picture-in-picture%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" title%3D"Web&#x20%3Bstandards&#x20%3Bfor&#x20%3Bthe&#x20%3Bfuture">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/20SHvU2PKsM?">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Y9JNuofCGPA?feature%3Doembed">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/y8tEWtxd8uw?feature%3Doembed">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/-LNUg5vDWDY?si%3DephPA7jouguxTX5b" title%3D"YouTube video player" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen%3D"" height%3D"315" frameborder%3D"0" width%3D"560">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/-m9KHI1Fg0w" title%3D"Introduction to internationalization" loading%3D"lazy" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/0TfUBuIZkmQ?si%3DBeZxw4OXEPWJ1_AQ" title%3D"YouTube video player" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen%3D"" height%3D"315" frameborder%3D"0" width%3D"560">Not flagged
<iframe width%3D"200" height%3D"113" src%3D"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/-m9KHI1Fg0w?feature%3Doembed" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title%3D"Introductory video on Internationalization ( i18n)">Not flagged
<iframe width%3D"200" height%3D"113" src%3D"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/SxOKYBnqqXc?feature%3Doembed" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title%3D"Privacy at W3C">Not flagged
<iframe width%3D"200" height%3D"113" src%3D"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/_dq28QMKdeM?feature%3Doembed" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title%3D"Security at W3C">Not flagged
<iframe width%3D"200" height%3D"113" src%3D"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/fnaXvtnP6s0?feature%3Doembed" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title%3D"W3C unveils its new logo">Not flagged
<iframe width%3D"200" height%3D"113" src%3D"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gOWAU4FZCA0?feature%3Doembed" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title%3D"TPAC 2025 interviews: diversity and inclusion">Not flagged
<iframe width%3D"200" height%3D"113" src%3D"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/qdNQ3dyALAM?feature%3Doembed" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" referrerpolicy%3D"strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen%3D"" title%3D"Founding&#x20%3BDirector&#x20%3BTim&#x20%3BBerners-Lee&#x20%3Bon&#x20%3BW3C&#x27%3Bs&#x20%3Bachievements">Not flagged
w3.org Overview

Description of w3.org

w3.org appears to be the official website of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the long-established international standards organization focused on web technologies. The homepage content highlights standards, guidelines, accessibility, privacy, security, and internationalization, which aligns with W3C’s role in developing technical recommendations for the web.

Based on the domain, page content, and branding shown in the screenshot, the site appears to serve as an informational and organizational hub for web standards work, working groups, publications, events, and membership activities. It is operated by the World Wide Web Consortium and is widely referenced across the technology and web-development ecosystem.

Safety Assessment for w3.org

The available scan data is broadly reassuring. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, and the checked threat-database and blacklist sources did not report phishing or malware listings. The domain is also very old, has a strong traffic profile, and the screenshot shows a professional, consistent organizational website rather than a page exhibiting common scam or impersonation patterns.

One malware scanner did report a malicious overall verdict and marked 4 files plus several outbound links as generic suspicious objects. However, these detections appear to be heuristic and low-confidence in nature, especially because they were not corroborated by the broader multi-engine scan results or by the checked phishing/malware blocklists at the time of this scan. Some of the flagged items are external references to legitimate third-party resources, which can sometimes contribute to noisy heuristic findings.

Based on available data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan, though the isolated heuristic alerts suggest a small degree of caution is still reasonable in a point-in-time assessment.

Technical Description

The domain is mature, with a registration age of roughly 32 years, and it uses Cloudflare nameservers and hosting infrastructure. The site presented a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, with expiry listed as 2026-10-07, which indicates encrypted HTTPS connectivity was available at the time of testing. The resolved server IP was 104.18.22.19, associated with Cloudflare infrastructure in Toronto, Canada.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major infrastructure-level security issues were evident from the provided data beyond that, and the main technical caution is the presence of isolated heuristic scan findings rather than confirmed malicious hosting behavior.

HTTP Redirect Chain
307 https://w3.org/
403 https://w3.org/
Website Insights
#180
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Jun 8 Jul 19
1 cookie detected
Essential1
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
1 1st party cookie
0 3rd party (trackers)
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