Is al-afkar.com safe?
http://al-afkar.com/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Academic journal site with valid institutional backing and no commercial deception detected
al-afkar.com hosts the peer-reviewed journal al-Afkar: Journal for Islamic Studies, published by Indonesian university faculties and lecturer associations. The site uses the Open Journal Systems platform, provides legitimate contact channels for submissions, and shows no evidence of monetization traps or credential harvesting.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
al-afkar.com hosts the peer-reviewed journal al-Afkar: Journal for Islamic Studies, published by Indonesian university faculties and lecturer associations. The site uses the Open Journal Systems platform, provides legitimate contact channels for submissions, and shows no evidence of monetization traps or credential harvesting.
Institutional backing and publication standards
The journal is published by the Faculty of Islamic Studies at Wiralodra University, STAI DR. KHEZ. Muttaqien Purwakarta, and the Association of Secondcent Lecturers at UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung.
It holds Sinta 4 accreditation (Peringkat 4) and carries ISSN 2614-4905 (Online), indicating formal recognition within Indonesia's academic indexing system.
Submission process and acknowledged security measures
The site directs prospective authors to register via WhatsApp (+62 8231 6484 975) or email (submit@al-afkar.com), explicitly citing concerns about cyber attacks on journal websites as the reason for using these channels instead of an online form.
Templates for manuscript submission are hosted on Google Docs and Google Drive, and the site links to external academic registries such as Sinta and ISSN.brin.go.id.
Technical profile and domain history
The registrable domain is over 3,200 days old and the hosting IP shows a 0/100 abuse confidence score across saved reports, indicating a long-established, low-risk infrastructure.
The TLS certificate is reported as invalid, which may trigger browser warnings but does not indicate malicious intent on an academic site.
Why the score is 82
The score combines saved deterministic evidence with the grounded analysis available for this report. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 90
No detectionsSaved result - stale
No detections across 90 engines
No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 90
All 90 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
- AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- AutoShun - unrated - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
- BitDefender - clean - Clean
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
- CTX AI - clean - Clean
- Cyan - unrated - Clean
- Cyble - clean - Clean
- CyRadar - clean - Clean
- desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
- DNS8 - unrated - Clean
- Dr.Web - clean - Clean
- EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
- Emsisoft - clean - Clean
- Ermes - unrated - Clean
- ESET - clean - Clean
- ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
- Fortinet - clean - Clean
- Fortra - unrated - Clean
- G-Data - clean - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
- GreenSnow - clean - Clean
- GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
- Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
- Guardpot - unrated - Clean
- Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- IPsum - clean - Clean
- Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
- Kaspersky - clean - Clean
- LevelBlue - clean - Clean
- Lionic - clean - Clean
- Lumu - unrated - Clean
- Malwared - clean - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
- MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
- Mimecast - unrated - Clean
- Netcraft - unrated - Clean
- OpenPhish - clean - Clean
- PhishFort - unrated - Clean
- Phishtank - clean - Clean
- PREBYTES - clean - Clean
- PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
- Quick Heal - clean - Clean
- Quttera - clean - Clean
- Rising - clean - Clean
- SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
- Sangfor - clean - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
- Scantitan - clean - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
- Seclookup - clean - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
- SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
- Sophos - clean - Clean
- StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
- ThreatHive - clean - Clean
- URLhaus - clean - Clean
- URLQuery - unrated - Clean
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
- VIPRE - unrated - Clean
- ViriBack - clean - Clean
- VX Vault - clean - Clean
- Webroot - clean - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - unrated - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
- ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
- ZeroFox - unrated - Clean
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
al-Afkar Journal For Islamic Studies
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
al-Afkar Journal For Islamic Studies
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 90 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Explicitly lists three Indonesian academic institutions as publishers
- 02Regarding cyber attacks on journal websites, online journal registration can be done via WhatsApp +62 8231 6484 975 or E-mail to : submit@al-afkar.com
Web research findings
Independent findings for al-afkar.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for al-afkar.com. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainal-afkar.com
- Redirects toal-afkar.com
- Hosted by365 Group LLC
- Referencesjournal.uny.ac.id · sinta2.ristekdikti.go.id
Domain Timeline
- Dec 4, 2017Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 8.8 years old today.
- Sep 15, 2026Saved security review — Reviewed — inconclusive
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
al-afkar.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (submit@al-afkar.com).
- Phone number listed (+62 8231 6484 975).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1302http://al-afkar.com/
- 2200http://al-afkar.com/index.php/Afkar_Journal
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 90 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · Sep 15, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 90 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 15, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Academic journal site with valid institutional backing and no commercial deception detected
al-afkar.com hosts the peer-reviewed journal al-Afkar: Journal for Islamic Studies, published by Indonesian university faculties and lecturer associations. The site uses the Open Journal Systems platform, provides legitimate contact channels for submissions, and shows no evidence of monetization traps or credential harvesting.
09 · Community