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wustl.edu

Category: Education

Scanned: Jun 25, 2026, 04:54 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 25, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
93 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of wustl.edu Captured Jun 25, 2026
https://wustl.edu
Screenshot of wustl.edu
38 years
Very Popular - #3,385 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Pantheon
San Francisco, United States
nginx
WordPress
23.185.0.3
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered December 7, 1987
Expires July 31, 2027
Name Servers NS01.IP.WUSTL.EDU
DNSSEC Unknown
Hosting Pantheon
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
100 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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Medium Risk
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High Risk
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/index Flagged: medium risk
washu.edu.http-redirect 74 B No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id= 1.5 KB No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-TXV3L6Q 268 B No threats
washu.edu/# 151.0 KB No threats
washu.edu/freedom-of-expression/# 130.5 KB No threats
washu.edu/research-impact/# 146.7 KB No threats
washu.edu/wp/xmlrpc.php?rsd 781 B No threats
washu.edu/for-you/# 107.6 KB No threats
washu.edu/about-washu/# 119.8 KB No threats
washu.edu/wp-json/# 331.4 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1508
External Links
All Clean
5
Iframes
Clean
331
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://admissions.washu.eduNot flagged
http://admissions.washu.edu/Not flagged
http://afas.wustl.edu/Not flagged
http://amcs.wustl.edu/Not flagged
http://arthistory.artsci.wustl.edu/Not flagged
http://assemblyseries.wustl.edu/Not flagged
http://campusnext.wustl.edu/Not flagged
http://careers.washu.eduNot flagged
http://cellbiology.wustl.edu/Not flagged
http://collegeprep.wustl.edu/Not flagged
http://complit.wustl.edu/Not flagged
http://danforthcenter.org/Not flagged
http://dhe.mo.gov/contactus.phpNot flagged
http://directory.wustl.eduNot flagged
http://edison.wustl.edu/Not flagged
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Showing first 500 of 1508 entries.
18.3.1.1Not flagged
39northstl.orgNot flagged
560.wustl.eduNot flagged
admissions.vanderbilt.eduNot flagged
admissions.washu.eduNot flagged
admissions.wustl.eduNot flagged
advancement.wustl.eduNot flagged
afas.wustl.eduNot flagged
alumni.washu.eduNot flagged
amcs.wustl.eduNot flagged
andrewdmartin.washu.eduNot flagged
andrewdmartin.wustl.eduNot flagged
anesthesiology.wustl.eduNot flagged
anthropology.wustl.eduNot flagged
ars.wustl.eduNot flagged
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<iframe loading%3D"lazy" title%3D"We Are St. Louis" width%3D"750" height%3D"422" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/hp4dDH8_Zkk?feature%3Doembed" frameborder%3D"0" 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>Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/washu.edu\/embed\/#?secret%3DRUS68fjJfq\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BHome&#8221%3B &#8212%3B \" data-secret%3D\"RUS68fjJfq\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe sandbox%3D\"allow-scripts\" security%3D\"restricted\" src%3D\"https:\/\/washu.edu\/embed\/#?secret%3DyYS7B2EPtt\" width%3D\"600\" height%3D\"338\" title%3D\"&#8220%3BHome&#8221%3B &#8212%3B \" data-secret%3D\"yYS7B2EPtt\" frameborder%3D\"0\" marginwidth%3D\"0\" marginheight%3D\"0\" scrolling%3D\"no\" class%3D\"wp-embedded-content\">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-TXV3L6Q" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
<iframe width%3D"560" height%3D"315" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/gfAs-_zQ_N4" title%3D"YouTube video player" frameborder%3D"0" allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen>Not flagged
wustl.edu Overview

Description of wustl.edu

wustl.edu appears to be the primary web domain for Washington University in St. Louis, commonly branded as WashU. The homepage content, navigation, and metadata indicate an established higher-education institution offering information about academics, research, admissions, campus life, financial aid, and university services.

Based on the domain, page title, and visible site structure, this website appears to be operated by the university itself and serves as a central hub for students, faculty, staff, alumni, applicants, and visitors. The large number of internal academic and administrative subdomains referenced on the page is consistent with a major university web presence.

Safety Assessment for wustl.edu

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 blacklist and threat-database sources did not report the site for phishing, malware, or other content-based abuse. The domain is also long-established, with a registration history dating back decades, which generally aligns with a legitimate institutional website.

One automated malware scan did mark the homepage path as "suspicious," but no malware family was identified, only 1 file out of 100 was flagged, and there was no corroboration from the broader engine consensus or blacklist checks. In this context, that isolated heuristic result appears to be a low-confidence signal rather than strong evidence of harmful activity.

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

Technical Description

The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate and is hosted behind nginx infrastructure on Pantheon, using server IP 23.185.0.3 in the United States. The domain uses multiple dedicated university nameservers, which is consistent with a mature institutional deployment. DNSSEC status was not available in the provided data.

No major technical security concerns are evident from the scan summary. The hosting setup, certificate validity, long domain age, and clean external-link findings all appear consistent with a professionally managed university website.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://wustl.edu/
200 https://washu.edu/
Website Insights
#3,385
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Education
Rank History (30 days)
May 18 Jun 24
2 cookies detected
Essential0
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
0 1st party cookies
2 3rd party (trackers)
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