Security Review
Is faqs.org legit or a scam?
Our verdict:Safe· 93/100
SafeSuspiciousDangerous
A highly reputable 29-year-old archive of technical FAQs and internet standards with no history of malicious activity.
Why we trust it
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 95·MT 92
Warning signals (1)
View density
Analysis Summary
Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
29 years old
Registered Mar 11, 1997
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE
No threats detected
All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.
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LIVE RENDER
faqs.org
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
0%
Confidence
The domain has been registered for over 10,600 days, making it one of the oldest active resources on the web. Our antivirus network shows zero detections across 92 different engines, and the hosting IP has a perfect reputation score. The site serves as a historical repository for Usenet newsgroups and technical RFC documents rather than a commercial storefront. Independent research confirms it is frequently cited by reputable sources like Wikipedia and Reddit for its technical content. There are no reports of fraud, phishing, or malware associated with this domain.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for faqs.org, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
Domain age
29 yrs
Registered Mar 1997
Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
- faqs.org is an archive of Usenet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in HTML and text formats, containing thousands of postings from the *.answers newsgroups.
- The site also hosts extensive archives of Internet RFCs, STDs, FYIs, BCPs, and other technical documents such as USITC rulings.
- Domain registered over 29 years ago (approximately 1996–1997 based on 10691 days age and archived content dates).
- No scam reports, fraud complaints, malware associations, or negative reviews found across web searches, Reddit, or review sites.
- Referenced positively on Reddit for technical content (e.g., algorithms FAQ, Lisp FAQ, sysadmin humor) and cited in Wikipedia.
- Content appears static/historical with references to automatic updates from FTP mirrors; no recent commercial activity detected.
- No business entity, owner name, or formal organization publicly linked in search results.
Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for faqs.org and found no scam reports or complaints. The site is widely recognized as a legitimate archive for Usenet FAQs and technical RFCs. It is cited on Wikipedia and discussed on Reddit as a helpful resource for technical algorithms and historical internet data. No evidence of commercial fraud or malicious intent was identified.
Antivirus Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean
Security Scans
Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Domain History
Age29 years old
RegistrarNetwork Solutions, LLC
RegisteredMar 11, 1997
ExpiresMar 12, 2030
Owner privacyVisible
Hosting & Technology
HostingHIVELOCITY, Inc.
Server locationUS
PopularityNot in popularity top list
Redirect Chain
Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
- 1301http://faqs.org/
- 2301http://www.faqs.org/cross-domain
- 3429http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cross-domain
Server Reputation
Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPHIVELOCITY, Inc.
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit
Still, stay alert
No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.
- Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on faqs.org and not a lookalike like f-aqs.org.com or an IDN homoglyph.
- 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.
- OpenDiscuss this site on the forum
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review found no threat indicators on faqs.org. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
- faqs.org passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 93/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
- faqs.org is 29.3 years old, registered on 3/11/1997 through Network Solutions, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report faqs.org as clean.
- No. faqs.org is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- faqs.org resolves to an IP operated by HIVELOCITY, Inc. in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 19, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around faqs.org have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
Final Verdict
0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·faqs.org
SAFE
This is a long-standing, non-commercial archive of Usenet FAQs and technical internet documents. It has been active for nearly 30 years and is widely cited as a legitimate historical resource. You can safely browse the information hosted here.
AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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