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Checked on Oct 17, 2026

How we checked

Coverage: partial · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Antivirus · not available: did not fully complete
Google Safe Browsing: completed
page reading: completed
page capture: completed
domain records: completed
web research: completed

Verdict

Informational micronation site with newsletter signup and no detected threats

austenasia.org presents itself as the official website of the Empire of Austenasia, a self-declared micronation founded in 2008. The site contains informational content, external links to Wikipedia and news articles, and a WordPress.com newsletter subscription form. No security threats were detected and the domain shows no abuse reports.

The site appears to be a legitimate informational resource for a self-declared micronation. Visitors can safely browse the content and use the newsletter signup if desired.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan

Calibrated safety spectrum

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.

Score explained

Why 82/100

Low Risk covers scores 70–84. No adverse finding was saved; 4 pushed it up.

What pulled the score down

No adverse finding was saved with this report.

What pushed the score up

SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning
SupportsValid TLS certificate detected
SupportsDomain is 499 days old
SupportsHosting IP has 0/100 abuse confidence score

Community reviews never change the Safety Score.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Technical checks show no active threats

The browser threat feed returned no threat warning for the domain.

The saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.

The hosting IP has an abuse confidence score of 0/100 across 0 saved reports.

Site functions as informational portal with newsletter signup

The site identifies as the official website of the Empire of Austenasia and includes links to Wikipedia, MicroWiki, Facebook, YouTube, and Google Maps.

A newsletter subscription form powered by WordPress.com is present on the page, creating a cross-site commercial relationship with wordpress.com.

The domain is 499 days old with no reported abuse history.

Why the score is 82

The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

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CAPTURED PAGE

austenasia.org

What our review noticed on this page

1Empire of Austenasia — Official Website

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Empire of Austenasia — Official Website

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
Empire of Austenasia — Official Website

What the page says about itself

What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.

Page title: Empire of Austenasia | Official Website of the Empire of Austenasia
Meta description: Empire of Austenasia is a self-declared micronation located primarily in Great Britain, founded in 2008. Learn more on our official website Austenasia.org.

Pages we read

Main page/Read
About page/about-us/Read
Privacy policy/privacy-policy/Read
Contact page/about-us/contact/Read

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.

What the site claims
Empire of Austenasia | Official Website of the Empire of Austenasia
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked; the antivirus check returned no result for this scan.
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

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01Domain is 499 days old
02Hosting IP has 0/100 abuse confidence score
03The browser threat feed returned no threat warning

Web research findings

Independent findings for austenasia.org, 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.

Business registration

Not checked

This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.

Clone check

Not checked

No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Typosquat check

Not checked

No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Web mentions

No scam reports found

The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for austenasia.org. 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.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

Domainaustenasia.org
Redirects toaustenasia.org
Hosted byAutomattic, Inc
Referencessecure.gravatar.com · widgets.wp.com

Domain Timeline

Jun 4, 2025
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 1.3 years old when this review was saved.
Oct 17, 2026
Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found

Has contact info, but not on the site's domain

Emails on site's domainNone

Free-mail addressesaustenasia1@gmail.com

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles3

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

Links to 12 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age1.3 years old

RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.

RegisteredJun 4, 2025

ExpiresJun 4, 2027

Last updatedAug 12, 2026

RegistrantNot published (privacy or GDPR redaction)

Owner privacyUnknown (owner not published)

Nameserversns1.wordpress.comns2.wordpress.comns3.wordpress.com

Verified ownerNo owner has verified this domain on MalwareTips

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WR1

IssuedOct 9, 2026 (8 days before this scan)

ExpiresJan 7, 2027 (81d)

Self-signedNo

Trusted chainYes: our check verified the issuer chain

Matches hostnameYes

Certificate issued for tls.automattic.com.

Hosting & Technology

HostingAutomattic, Inc

Server IP192.0.78.150 · shared CDN edge

A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.

Server locationUnited States (US)

Web servernginx

Platform / CMSSite Kit by Google 1.187.0

PopularityNot in the Cloudflare Radar top list

Technologies and payments

Site platform

WordPress

Analytics and ads

Google Tag Manager

Payment providers the page loads

None seen among the outside domains we saved.

Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://austenasia.org/
2200https://austenasia.org/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAutomattic, Inc

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antivirusunavailable
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, 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 coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	No usable engine result was saved	Unavailable	No saved finding	Not available
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 17, 2026
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 17, 2026
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 17, 2026
Independent research	The search completed without a material external finding	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 17, 2026

Antivirus: ResultNo usable engine result was saved; CompletionUnavailableFindingNo saved finding; FreshnessNot available
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
Independent research: ResultThe search completed without a material external finding; CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Verify before sensitive actions

No material threat was found, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on austenasia.org and not a lookalike like a-ustenasia.org or an IDN homoglyph.
Verify the operator before paying or signing in
Before a payment, login, or other sensitive step, confirm who runs the site through channels you find yourself, such as an official registry or the company's known social profiles.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
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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.

Is austenasia.org a scam or is it safe?

austenasia.org has a Safety Score of 82/100 (Low Risk). The saved checks found no material threat, but the report did not meet every requirement for the highest Safe tier. Use normal caution and independently verify the operator before irreversible payments or unusually sensitive actions.

Is austenasia.org safe to use?

austenasia.org has a Safety Score of 82/100 (Low Risk). Analysis coverage is partial at 67%. Normal caution; verify sensitive actions.

Is austenasia.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — austenasia.org is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.

How old is the austenasia.org domain?

austenasia.org is 1.3 years old, registered on June 4, 2025 through NameCheap, Inc. A registration history of under two years is neither a strong positive nor a strong negative signal on its own.

Does austenasia.org have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — austenasia.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WR1, valid for another 81 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".

Where is austenasia.org hosted?

austenasia.org resolves to an IP operated by Automattic, Inc in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.

How often is the austenasia.org report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on October 17, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about austenasia.org has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.

Verdict score

82/100

Low Risk

Informational micronation site with newsletter signup and no detected threats

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionThe site appears to be a legitimate informational resource for a self-declared micronation. Visitors can safely browse the content and use the newsletter signup if desired.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

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Is austenasia.org safe?

How we checked

Informational micronation site with newsletter signup and no detected threats

What pulled the score down

What pushed the score up

Technical checks show no active threats

Site functions as informational portal with newsletter signup

Why the score is 82

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Verify before sensitive actions

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

Verify the operator before paying or signing in

Use a password manager

Discuss this site on the forum

Informational micronation site with newsletter signup and no detected threats

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