Scam Lookup
Automated Website Trust & Risk Intelligence Report
https://scamlookup.net/website/theguardian
Generated: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:30:37 GMT
Target Website: theguardian.com
Overall Trust Score: 90/100 (Trusted)
theguardian.com
Trusted
Scanned: Sep 5, 11:30 AMTRUST SCORE
90
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
90/100
TRUST SCORE
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
SAFETY
100/100
100/100
TRANSPARENCY
15/100
15/100
DOMAIN RISK
LowLow Tier
LowRisk
SSL SECURITY
100/100
100/100
PAYMENT RISK
NoNo Risk
NoRisk
VERDICT
Trusted
Trusted
AI Security Summary
90/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (32.2 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: no privacy policy found; no terms of service found; no contact page found — worth extra caution before trusting.
No malware/phishing on feedsGood reputationHTTPS enabled
HTTPS & SSL
SecureSecure
C=US, O="DigiCert, Inc.", CN=DigiCert Verified Mark RSA4096 SHA256 2021 CA1
Threat Status
CleanClean
No blacklists or malware
Domain Age
32.2 years32.2 years
Registered 7/6/1994
Reputation
High TrustHigh Trust
Based on 65+ verified signals
IP & Server
151.101.1.111151.101.1.111
cloudflare
Email Security
ProtectedProtected
SPF, DMARC, MX active
Performance
36 / 10036 / 100
Standard speed
Redirects
2 Hops2 Hops
Redirect chain analyzed
Top Priority RecommendationAction Needed
No privacy policy found
Legally required in most jurisdictions. Its absence is a real red flag.
Why it matters
Addressing this signal prevents trust downgrades and potential security risks.
View Glossary GuidePositive Signals
- Site responded with 200
- HTTPS is enforced
- Served through Cloudflare
- 8 address record(s) resolved
- IPv6 (AAAA) available
- 8 authoritative nameservers
- Domain registered 32+ years ago
- Owner information disclosed
Warnings
- No privacy policy found
- No terms of service found
- No contact page found
- Large response served uncompressed
Critical Issues
No critical issues found
Domain passes all high-risk checks
- Registrar Name
- GoDaddy.com, LLC
- Creation Date
- July 6, 1994 (32.2 years ago)
- Last Updated
- July 5, 2026
- Registry Expiry Date
- July 5, 2027
- WHOIS Privacy Protection
- Publicly Visible
- Domain Status Codes
- client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
ICANN Status Badges
client delete prohibitedclient renew prohibitedclient transfer prohibitedclient update prohibited
Domain registered 32+ years ago
Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
+15
Registered via GoDaddy.com, LLC
Owner information disclosed
The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.
+2
Security Header Baseline
Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing
Content-Security-PolicyMissing
X-Frame-Options Present
X-Content-Type-Options Present
Referrer-PolicyMissing
Permissions-PolicyMissing
All Response Headers (29)
HSTS is set
Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.
+6
Content Security Policy is set
Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.
+5
X-Frame-Options is set
Prevents clickjacking by disallowing framing.
+3
X-Content-Type-Options is set
Blocks MIME-sniffing browser attacks.
+2
Referrer Policy is set
Controls what referrer information is sent with requests.
+2
Permissions Policy is set
Restricts access to powerful browser features (camera, mic, etc.).
+2
- IPv4 Addresses (A)
- 151.101.1.111, 151.101.65.111, 151.101.129.111, 151.101.193.111
- IPv6 Addresses (AAAA)
- 2a04:4e42::367, 2a04:4e42:200::367, 2a04:4e42:400::367, 2a04:4e42:600::367
- Mail Servers (MX)
- aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 10), alt2.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 20), alt1.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 20), alt4.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 30), alt3.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 30)
- Authoritative Nameservers (NS)
- dns1.p04.nsone.net, dns2.p04.nsone.net, dns3.p04.nsone.net, dns4.p04.nsone.net, ns01.theguardiandns.com, ns02.theguardiandns.com, ns03.theguardiandns.com, ns04.theguardiandns.com
- TXT Records Found
- 34 TXT verification records
A Records (IPv4)
151.101.1.111151.101.65.111151.101.129.111151.101.193.111
TXT Verification Records
google-site-verification=6-wiFtmcPHY78jVuZUE3io1c6c9SrSyjPVmUr7XRW2I
google-site-verification=9SMJbNVsYm0GCVZbGVOMSzXajrK_pqVtjW3P007kaQo
google-site-verification=I3xSjID5V7E9UDa3WSvvvpCqiqw1_34kG1Y_rz5dlV4
facebook-domain-verification=9qqmd2kl745hph02i64iyoxvdphmi9
brave-ledger-verification=7e309ab3cd9203b886205458254a13f930f79821ea05031742f7dfc9285370c8
adobe-idp-site-verification=af3ef20fdc1d370aee02414a73ce0db9f1b465c21d53a369080184cd8e4b60f1
google-site-verification=ujq5XlF5Ty7dwXv7S3AV99WRr8IwetZIjNqqloPpKmA
google-site-verification=M9Q_QcvQQCoQEca1--d55J0QKwKZt0XgAAj9DJrJ0jQ
pardot709753=1cfbb8fa5dabcb6befc9faa15661f500a64a6f22eb83bb146848633dbe7633cf
amazonses:2s68hEXFIHnDWOVNuEbZ06pSFJhN0qCtTx8lztmngls=
google-site-verification=IU-vqTBscxkgU3J_f5i10_i624mvE3IjvYpeVPB2A98
apple-domain-verification=sVI2atim1Brh4UUx\010
google-site-verification=4l7NequdA4a20U0D9YSw7ENlF69-hDeHXx21aU2UUC0
apple-domain-verification=4qbvNZKyKKZyBtdU
MS=ms94953828
MS=B95E020056873FBC8A077EEE2104192B3DBC1D61
docusign=1f00efb3-0975-459c-b221-e46452a0f92a
intersight=123333260936a76db6d9dedc01d0ab4d61a9aae47515abbf0087e02a395747f9
RDOAB9Z9GAJESXAA11TST3LEI0RN5LQ4TES408NS
google-site-verification=iLS6vcS8qLmM07nG-W_M3TAmaSEAAwoLBKovJCGOrOs
google-site-verification=LCHObeC_7NyDBnXVNSqm5VJAve2qxx04PmUFc697Rf0
73t2Qr1jv9^4RG3CsYKp#F&^5S1fxpHtq9X5bLBQtc4q2PhMvMBmUrIh%LLGPb3V!XpnW9tvQd$tg^rLv!8ALDOQhhss%c9K%Xt
docker-verification=42d9d88d-f950-4407-a675-3d843c16a983
onetrust-domain-verification=ce4031d6f7b94fdb9ed409ab9cf643d3
stripe-verification=85178DB4E6F4EC41721B7F20BD9F04B21E2B630ADA8156BDFE421272EBC2056F
openai-domain-verification=dv-m8f1SR7Sj1HI4BIM0XsZAOxx
formstack-domain-verification=0cc5b58e5ea4088ab9333fcd9721a72f
v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:spf_c.oraclecloud.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:_spf1.theguardian.com ip4:199.255.192.0/22 ip4:199.127.232.0/22 ip4:54.240.0.0/18 ip4:69.169.224.0/20 ip4:23.249.208.0/20 ip4:23.251.224.0/19 ip4:76.223.176.0" "/20 ip4:54.240.64.0/18 ip4:76.223.128.0/19 ip4:216.221.160.0/19 ip4:206.55.144.0/20 ip4:24.110.64.0/18 -all
asv=d971bc0397a95b5da450b9bfbad1212a
lucidlink-verification=4K96N0ZDHCHPKDZ538AFRVH54G
miro-verification=9bbe1ce0f13ab2efbbda64d44bd0db3c1f17fd60
cisco-ci-domain-verification=394bd3979592402fa40244fcf11f48e5e5014697e1f7e8587eba08075cdd79e3
_hfmu2x1szay737kpys7nmqjko311kxu
multiverse-domain-verification=3e7e7acf-12cc-4934-a23a-b8c0127fb091
8 address record(s) resolved
+4
IPv6 (AAAA) available
Modern dual-stack setup.
+2
8 authoritative nameservers
+2
- Registrable Domain
- theguardian.com
- Registrar Organization
- GoDaddy.com, LLC
- WHOIS Privacy Status
- Public Registration Data
- Registry Status Codes
- client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
- Delegated Authoritative Nameservers
- dns1.p04.nsone.net, dns2.p04.nsone.net, dns3.p04.nsone.net, dns4.p04.nsone.net, ns01.theguardiandns.com, ns02.theguardiandns.com, ns03.theguardiandns.com, ns04.theguardiandns.com
- Registration Lifecycle
- Registered: 1994 → Expires: 2027
Nameservers (NS)
dns1.p04.nsone.netdns2.p04.nsone.netdns3.p04.nsone.netdns4.p04.nsone.netns01.theguardiandns.comns02.theguardiandns.comns03.theguardiandns.comns04.theguardiandns.com
Domain registered 32+ years ago
Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
+15
Registered via GoDaddy.com, LLC
Owner information disclosed
The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.
+2
- SPF Record
- v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:spf_c.oraclecloud.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:_spf1.theguardian.com ip4:199.255.192.0/22 ip4:199.127.232.0/22 ip4:54.240.0.0/18 ip4:69.169.224.0/20 ip4:23.249.208.0/20 ip4:23.251.224.0/19 ip4:76.223.176.0" "/20 ip4:54.240.64.0/18 ip4:76.223.128.0/19 ip4:216.221.160.0/19 ip4:206.55.144.0/20 ip4:24.110.64.0/18 -all
- DMARC Policy Mode
- Policy: REJECT
- DMARC Raw Record
- v=DMARC1;p=reject;rua=mailto:dmarcreporting@theguardian.com
- DKIM Selectors Detected
Email Protection Summary: This domain has strong email authentication configured to prevent spammers from sending emails impersonating this brand.
SPF record published
+5
DMARC published (reject)
+6
DKIM configured (google)
+3
URLhaus Malware
Clean / Not Listed
PhishStats Feed
Clean / Not Listed
Google Safe Browsing
Not checked
- Root Domain Label
- theguardian
- Top-Level Domain (TLD)
- .com (Standard TLD)
- Punycode Obfuscation
- No (Standard ASCII)
- Homoglyph / Lookalike Script
- No mixed scripts
- Brand Match Analysis
- No recognized brand impersonation
- Typosquatting Risk
- Clean
No impersonation patterns detected
Domain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.
+8
Detected Technologies by Category
js
Svelte
analytics
Google Analytics
cdn
Cloudflare
Page Metadata & Fingerprint
- HTML Title
- Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian
- Meta Description
- Latest US news, world news, sports, business, opinion, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
- Document Language
- en
- Character Encoding
- utf-8
- Viewport Setting
- width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1
- Generator Software
- —
3 technologies detected
Svelte, Google Analytics, Cloudflare
Mobile viewport configured
+2
Items to Fix & Optimize
Text compression (Brotli/Gzip)
MUCH NEEDEDEnable on server or CDN
Modern image formats (WebP/AVIF/SVG)
OPTIONALConvert heavy images to WebP/AVIF
Protocol
HTTP/3
QUIC-based, multiplexed
Compression
NONE
No compression detected
Optimization Signals (From Detectable Headers & Assets)
Image Formats
Legacy / Unchecked
Transfer
Uncompressed
Transport
QUIC/H3
These are server-side signals. Actual Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) require real-user measurement via PageSpeed Insights.
Detected Asset & Image Formats
WebPAVIFSVGJPEGPNG
- HTTP Response Time
- 427 ms
- Payload Body Size
- 1390.9 KB
- Compression Status
- Uncompressed
- Cache Directives
- max-age=60, stale-while-revalidate=6, stale-if-error=864000, private
Large response served uncompressed
Enable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.
-3
AI Content Evaluation
90/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (32.2 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: no privacy policy found; no terms of service found; no contact page found — worth extra caution before trusting.
- Payment Red Flags
- None (No suspicious payment requests)
- High-Pressure Language
- None (No artificial urgency detected)
- Disposable Domain Risk
- No (Established infrastructure)
- Text Scanned Depth
- 465,556 characters verified
No scam-correlated language found on the home page
No crypto-only / gift-card / wire-only payment demands, and no obvious urgency tactics.
+6
- Primary Web Server
- cloudflare
- CDN / Cloud Provider
- Cloudflare
- Primary IP Address
- 151.101.1.111
- HTTP Status Code
- 200 OK
- Final Landing Destination
- https://www.theguardian.com/us
- Redirect Hop Count
- 2 hops
Redirect Hop Chain
- 1.https://theguardian.com/ → https://www.theguardian.com/
- 2.https://www.theguardian.com/ → https://www.theguardian.com/us
Site responded with 200
Final URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us. Response time 427ms.
+8
HTTPS is enforced
All redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.
+10
Served through Cloudflare
Sites behind a major CDN benefit from DDoS protection and edge caching.
+4
- Certificate Authority (Issuer)
- C=US, O="DigiCert, Inc.", CN=DigiCert Verified Mark RSA4096 SHA256 2021 CA1
- Subject Common Name (CN)
- Guardian News & Media Limited
- Validity Period
- 360 days remaining (Expires: 2027-08-31T23:59:59)
- Subject Alternative Names (SANs)
- 40 domains protected
- Certificates Logged (CT)
- 2797 certs recorded
Subject Alternative Names (Sample)
editorial.theguardian.comemail.theguardian.comservice.theguardian.comworkwith.theguardian.comdesign.theguardian.comusadvertising.theguardian.comwitness.theguardian.comlicensing.theguardian.comausadvertising.theguardian.comrecruiters.theguardian.comopen-platform.theguardian.comdev-theguardian.comsubscribe.theguardian.comtheguardian.comfront-page-image-prod.mvt.theguardian.comfront-page-image-code.mvt.theguardian.comworkwithus.theguardian.combookshop.theguardian.comwww.bookshop.theguardian.compatrons.theguardian.com+20 more
Valid SSL / TLS certificate active
Issued by C=US, O="DigiCert, Inc.", CN=DigiCert Verified Mark RSA4096 SHA256 2021 CA1, valid for 360 remaining days.
+10
Key Legal & Transparency Pages
privacy PageNot linked
terms PageNot linked
contact PageNot linked
about PageNot linked
refund PageNot linked
shipping PageNot linked
cookies PageNot linked
Verified Social Channels
- Published Contact Emails
- 1937ab71c8804b2b8438178dfdd6468f@sentry.io, 344003a8d11c41d8800fbad8383fdc50@o14302.ingest.us.sentry.io
- Published Phone Numbers
- 180444840287
No privacy policy found
Legally required in most jurisdictions. Its absence is a real red flag.
-4
No terms of service found
Reputable sites usually publish a terms of service.
-4
No contact page found
Reputable sites usually publish a contact page.
-4
No about page found
Reputable sites usually publish a about page.
-3
No refund/return policy found
Reputable sites usually publish a refund/return policy.
-3
No cookie policy found
Reputable sites usually publish a cookie policy.
-2
1 social profile(s) linked
github
+3
Contact email published
+2
Phone number published
+2
- Robots.txt Directives
- Not Found
- Sitemaps Declared
- None in robots.txt
- Disallow Rules Count
- 0 rules
No findings.
Export & Share Intelligence
Download the complete official PDF verification report (all sections and technical signals expanded), or export raw JSON telemetry.
Scan Engine Performance
Automated multi-signal inspection pipeline
Signals Analyzed
37
This scan
Sources Checked
18
Live security feeds
Scan Duration
3.38s
Ultra-fast
Last Scan
9/5/2026
Live timestamp
Overall Risk
Low Risk