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xkcd.com

Category: Entertainment

Scanned: May 17, 2026, 07:18 PM UTC · First seen: May 17, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
94 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of xkcd.com Captured May 17, 2026
https://xkcd.com
Screenshot of xkcd.com
23 years
Very Popular - #3,620 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Fastly, Inc.
Montreal, Canada
nginx
Unknown
151.101.192.67
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered January 26, 2003
Expires January 26, 2027
Name Servers NS-CLOUD-D1.GOOGLEDOMAINS.COM
DNSSEC Signed
Hosting Fastly, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
93 files scanned
No threats
92
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
1
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
xkcd.com/what-if-2/# 9.1 KB Flagged: medium risk
xkcd.com/about 5.9 KB No threats
xkcd.com/license.html 2.5 KB No threats
xkcd.com/rss.xml 2.3 KB No threats
xkcd.com/archive 198.8 KB No threats
xkcd.com/info.0.json 268 B No threats
xkcd.com/atom.xml 2.3 KB No threats
xkcd.com/# 6.6 KB No threats
www.xkcd.com/rss.xml 2.3 KB No threats
xkcd.com/163/# 7.3 KB No threats
xkcd.com/1041/# 7.3 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1441
External Links
1 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
94
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
2
Flagged Resources
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www.penguinrandomhouse.deFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.de/Paperback/What-if-2-Was-waere-wenn/Randall-Munroe/Penguin/e547616.rhdFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.de/Paperback/What-if-2-Was-waere-wenn/Randall-Munroe/Penguin/e547616.rhdFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://amzn.to/1GCXMJ5Not flagged
http://blog.xkcd.com/2014/03/12/what-if-i-wrote-a-book/Not flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/2009-08-09%20-%20Millennium%20Force%20-640.jpgNot flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/AndyDeemer.jpgNot flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/Karlandlorichesscoaster.jpgNot flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/May2009CaliforniaAdventurePhoto.jpgNot flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/Ping-Pong-Coaster-480.jpgNot flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/Ping-Pong-Coaster.jpgNot flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/Scan.jpgNot flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/Skak_600.jpegNot flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/chess_final.pngNot flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/chesscoaster_480.jpgNot flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/chesscoaster_w.jpgNot flagged
http://imgs.xkcd.com/chesscoaster/cimg0216_640.jpgNot flagged
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www.penguinrandomhouse.deFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
addons.mozilla.orgNot flagged
amzn.toNot flagged
blackwells.co.ukNot flagged
blog.reddit.comNot flagged
blog.xkcd.comNot flagged
books.apple.comNot flagged
bookshop.orgNot flagged
bugzilla.mozilla.orgNot flagged
buttersafe.comNot flagged
creativecommons.orgNot flagged
dito.seNot flagged
dyn.comNot flagged
en.wikipedia.orgNot flagged
es.xkcd.comNot flagged
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xkcd.com Overview

Description of xkcd.com

xkcd.com appears to be the official website for XKCD, a long-running webcomic known for humor centered on science, technology, mathematics, language, and internet culture. The page title and screenshot show a standard comic page with archive navigation, links to related sections such as "What If?" and books, and branding that matches the well-known XKCD presentation.

Based on the domain history and site content, the website appears to be operated as the primary publishing platform for the XKCD comic and related projects associated with creator Randall Munroe. Multiple web-classification sources categorize the domain as entertainment, which aligns with the comic-focused content and the site's public-facing editorial nature.

Safety Assessment for xkcd.com

The scan results are broadly consistent with a low-risk, established content website. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 92 security engines flagged the domain, and the checked blacklist and threat-database entries were reported clean. The domain is also longstanding, with an age of more than 23 years, which generally reduces the likelihood of opportunistic abuse compared with newly registered domains.

One malware scan reported a generic suspicious finding tied to a page under the site's "What If?" section and to an external publisher link. However, this appears to be an isolated heuristic-style detection rather than a broadly corroborated threat signal, especially since no security engines detected the domain itself and the blacklist checks were clean. Based on available data, this may reflect a low-confidence pattern match involving linked content rather than confirmed malicious behavior on xkcd.com.

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

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by a commercial certificate authority, with expiry in January 2027. It is served over nginx and appears to be hosted through Fastly's content delivery infrastructure, with the scanned IP geolocating to Montreal, Canada. The domain has DNSSEC enabled, which is a positive integrity signal for DNS responses.

From an infrastructure perspective, the setup appears mature and professionally maintained: the domain is old, uses established nameservers, and has CDN-backed hosting. No major technical security concerns were evident from the provided scan data beyond the single generic heuristic flag associated with one linked external resource.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#3,620
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Entertainment
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 6 May 16
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