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xda-developers.com

Category: Technology

Scanned: Oct 8, 2026, 12:33 UTC · First seen: Oct 8, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of xda-developers.com Captured Oct 8, 2026
https://xda-developers.com
Screenshot of xda-developers.com
23 years
Very Popular - #4,685 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Ashburn, United States
nginx
Unknown
52.5.96.96
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Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered December 12, 2002
Expires December 12, 2030
Name Servers NS20.DIGICERTDNS.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
38 files scanned
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www.xda-developers.com.http-redirect 96 B No threats
www.xda-developers.com/# 870.5 KB No threats
static0.xdaimages.com/assets/valnet-login.43426c83.js 31.7 KB No threats
static0.xdaimages.com/assets/worker-caller.8f518458.js 4.1 KB No threats
static0.xdaimages.com/assets/captcha-manager.b7a0ecc3.js 8.4 KB No threats
www.xda-developers.com/ai-tools/# 259.6 KB No threats
www.xda-developers.com/corsair-xeneon-edge-drops-to-its-lowest-price/#threads 228.3 KB No threats
www.xda-developers.com/corsair-xeneon-edge-drops-to-its-lowest-price/# 228.1 KB No threats
www.xda-developers.com/3d-printing/# 248.3 KB No threats
www.xda-developers.com/deals/# 258.4 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
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External Links
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Iframes
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64
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
1
Flagged Resources
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redirect.viglink.com Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3D16GB%20of%20RAM%20is%20still%20perfectly%20usable%20in%202026%2C%20and%20I%27m%20tired%20of%20pretending%20it%20isn%27t&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2F16gb-ram-is-perfectly-usable-in-2026-Pt Not flagged
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3DA%20six-year-old%20RTX%203090%20is%20still%20the%20GPU%20I%27d%20buy%20for%20local%20AI%2C%20even%20at%20%241%2C000%2B%20used&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Fa-six-year-old-rtx-3090-is-stilPt Not flagged
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3DCall%20of%20Duty%20coming%20to%20Nvidia%27s%20RTX%20Spark%20is%20a%20huge%20win%20for%20Windows%20on%20Arm&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Fcall-of-duty-coming-to-nvidia-rtx-spark-huge-win-fPt Not flagged
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3DCorsair%27s%20customizable%2014.5-inch%20XENEON%20Edge%20touchscreen%20drops%20to%20its%20lowest%20price%20ever&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Fcorsair-xeneon-edge-drops-to-its-lowest-pricePt Not flagged
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3DECC%20memory%20isn%27t%20the%20NAS%20requirement%20people%20make%20it%20out%20to%20be%2C%20and%20there%20are%20better%20ways%20to%20protect%20your%20data&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2FeccPt Not flagged
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3DForget%20vibe%20coding%2C%20these%204%20Google%20Antigravity%20tricks%20are%20far%20more%20useful&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Fforget-coding-unique-ways-use-google-antigravity-get-the-bePt Not flagged
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3DGPT-6%27s%20new%20feature%20adds%20interactive%20elements%20to%20your%20chat%2C%20even%20if%20you%27re%20a%20free%20user&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Fgpt-6s-new-feature-adds-interactive-Pt Not flagged
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3DGoogle%20Messages%20is%20quietly%20removing%20individual%20RCS%20controls%2C%20leaving%20users%20with%20all-or-nothing%20options&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Fgoogle-messages-is-reportedlPt Not flagged
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3DGoogle%20warns%20that%20some%20Android%20apps%20won%27t%20run%20well%20on%20Intel%20Googlebooks%20at%20launch&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Fgoogle-warns-some-android-apps-wont-run-well-onPt Not flagged
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3DI%20connected%20Claude%20Code%20to%20Mermaid%2C%20and%20it%20replaced%20every%20diagramming%20app%20I%20ever%20used&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Fconnected-claude-code-to-mermaid-replacedPt Not flagged
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3DI%20ditched%20Google%27s%20bloated%20launcher%20for%20Monet%2C%20and%20my%20old%20Android%20TV%20box%20feels%20brand%20new&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Fditched-googles-bloated-launcher-mPt Not flagged
share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v%3D2&title%3DI%20experimented%20with%20these%205%20slicer%20settings%20before%20swapping%20filament%2C%20and%20my%20print%20quality%20jumped%20instantly&url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2F5-slicer-settingsPt Not flagged
xda-developers.com/11-years-after-it-shut-down-the-borderlands-mmo-is-playable-once-again-due-to-fan-efforts/ Not flagged
xda-developers.com/11-years-after-it-shut-down-the-borderlands-mmo-is-playable-once-again-due-to-fan-efforts/#threads Not flagged
xda-developers.com/16gb-ram-is-perfectly-usable-in-2026-and-im-tired-of-pretending-its-not/ Not flagged
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redirect.viglink.com Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
accounts.google.com Not flagged
antigravity.google Not flagged
appleid.cdn-apple.com Not flagged
apps.apple.com Not flagged
assets.loginwithamazon.com Not flagged
bestbuy.7tiv.net Not flagged
bsky.app Not flagged
carrick-ui.advoncommerce.com Not flagged
cdn.jsdelivr.net Not flagged
cdn.myopenpass.com Not flagged
cdn.sentinelpro.com Not flagged
claude.ai Not flagged
connect.facebook.net Not flagged
developer.android.com Not flagged
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xda-developers.com Overview

Description of xda-developers.com

xda-developers.com appears to be the main website for XDA, a long-running technology publication and community focused on computing, Android, PCs, mobile devices, software, and related enthusiast topics. The page metadata describes it as a source for news, reviews, editorials, and guides, and the screenshot shows a magazine-style homepage with current articles, trending topics, and links to forums.

Based on the domain name, content, and age of the domain, this site appears to serve a broad technology audience rather than functioning as a transactional service or single-purpose app. The homepage layout suggests an editorial media operation with regular publishing activity, covering hardware, AI, operating systems, and consumer tech topics.

Safety Assessment for xda-developers.com

The available scan data is broadly reassuring at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 92 security engines, and the listed malware and threat-database checks did not report active phishing, malware, or blacklist issues. The domain is also well established, with a registration age of roughly 23 years and a measurable traffic presence, which generally reduces the likelihood of opportunistic abuse compared with newly created domains.

One scan component referenced redirect.viglink.com with a generic malicious-object label, and one referenced domain was flagged in that same context. On its own, this appears to be a low-confidence or context-specific signal rather than strong evidence of harmful activity on the main site, especially since broader engine consensus and major threat-database checks were clean. No DNS-based blocklist hits were reported.

The screenshot and metadata are consistent with a legitimate technology news and community website, and there are no obvious signs of phishing, fake giveaways, or deceptive storefront behavior. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site presented a valid SSL/TLS certificate at the time of testing, issued by Let's Encrypt and expiring on 2026-12-08. It appears to be served over nginx and hosted on AWS EC2 infrastructure in Ashburn, United States, using the IP address 52.5.96.96.

WHOIS data indicates a long-established registration created in 2002 and currently set to expire in 2030. The domain uses DigiCert-operated nameservers. DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation protections.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://xda-developers.com/
200 https://www.xda-developers.com/
Website Insights
#4,685
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Technology
Rank History (30 days)
Aug 31 Oct 7
11 cookies detected
Essential9
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
10 1st party cookies
1 3rd party (tracker)
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