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windows.com

Category: Business, Economy, Information Technology

Scanned: Apr 24, 2026, 04:42 PM UTC · First seen: Apr 24, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 94 · Times Scanned: 1
90 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of windows.com Captured Apr 24, 2026
https://windows.com
Screenshot of windows.com
30 years
Extremely Popular - #89 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Not listed (94 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Microsoft Azure Cloud (westus2)
Quincy, United States
Unknown
Unknown
20.236.44.162
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Markmonitor Inc.
Registered September 11, 1995
Expires June 4, 2026
Name Servers ns1-205.azure-dns.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Microsoft Azure Cloud (westus2)
Reputation & Threat Check 94 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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windows.com/index.html 129.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
country_code=fi.http-redirect 73 B No threats
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External Links & Domains
153
External Links
1 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
25
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
2
Flagged Resources
Detected
account.microsoft.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://account.microsoft.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://account.microsoft.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://windows.com/en-gb/windows/worldwideNot flagged
http://windows.com/en-us/windows/remote-resource-center/articles/Content/Globalstyles.css?v%3DsONBpSx6FWuCL-UTKvu27in3vdKTGv6CToN0AolBb4c1Not flagged
http://windows.com/en-us/windows/remote-resource-center/articles/scripts/Globalscripts.js?v%3DfJbZFG8woJT8xwwBoYJIgkvZkVdwEKcT9aZJdsEv3_g1Not flagged
http://windows.com/en-us/windows/remote-resource-center/articles/scripts/Jquery.js?v%3DN2YlHnRI7it2_JoqUZTYWxPtx-s61zIGkk78Q0eabPM1Not flagged
http://windows.com/en-us/windows/win-con-files/Content/westeuropeanmwfmainmin.cssNot flagged
http://windows.com/en-us/windows/win-con-files/scripts/mwfautoinitmainvarmin.jsNot flagged
http://www.facebook.com/windowsNot flagged
http://www.twitter.com/windowsNot flagged
https://aka.ms/yourcaliforniaprivacychoicesNot flagged
https://apps.microsoft.com/gamesNot flagged
https://apps.microsoft.com/homeNot flagged
https://assets.adobedtm.com/5ef092d1efb5/e6b4ca74378c/launch-ENbb9d0de7cc374dc99259df2c4b823cef.min.jsNot flagged
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/Not flagged
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/free/students/Not flagged
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account.microsoft.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
aka.msNot flagged
apps.microsoft.comNot flagged
assets.adobedtm.comNot flagged
azure.microsoft.comNot flagged
careers.microsoft.comNot flagged
cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.comNot flagged
choice.microsoft.comNot flagged
copilot.microsoft.comNot flagged
developer.microsoft.comNot flagged
education.microsoft.comNot flagged
go.microsoft.comNot flagged
learn.microsoft.comNot flagged
mem.gfx.msNot flagged
support.microsoft.comNot flagged
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windows.com Overview

Description of windows.com

windows.com appears to be the official web presence for Microsoft Windows, the operating system platform developed and operated by Microsoft. The page title, branding, and homepage layout indicate that the site is used to present Windows 11 features, direct users to download or learn about the operating system, and help visitors shop for compatible PCs and related devices.

Based on the domain name, metadata, and visible content, this website serves as a product information and marketing portal for Windows software and the broader Windows device ecosystem. It appears to target consumers, business users, and prospective PC buyers looking for operating system information, support resources, and links into Microsoft's account and product services.

Safety Assessment for windows.com

The scan results are broadly consistent with a well-established technology website. The domain has a long registration history of about 30 years, ranks highly in web traffic data, and was not flagged by any of 94 security engines at the time of this scan. In addition, blacklist checks and threat database lookups did not show active listings based on the available data.

One malware scan did mark the homepage as suspicious because it referenced account.microsoft.com, which was labeled as a generic suspicious object. In context, that referenced domain appears to be a legitimate Microsoft account service, so this may represent a false positive or an overly broad heuristic rather than evidence of harmful behavior. The screenshot, metadata, and infrastructure details all align with Microsoft's Windows product site.

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

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued to Microsoft Corporation, with expiration extending into 2026. It is hosted on Microsoft Azure infrastructure at IP address 20.236.44.162 in the westus2 region, and its nameservers are delegated through Azure DNS. These details are consistent with enterprise-grade hosting and ownership patterns expected for a major software vendor.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but does mean DNS responses do not benefit from that additional integrity layer. Aside from the single heuristic malware-scan alert tied to a Microsoft account link, the provided technical indicators do not show notable infrastructure-level security concerns at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://windows.com
301 https://windows.microsoft.com/
301 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=532428
301 https://www.microsoft.com/windows
200 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/
Website Insights
#89
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Business, Economy, Information Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 16 Apr 23
25 cookies detected
Essential21
Analytics2
Advertising2
Social0
0 1st party cookies
25 3rd party (trackers)
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