Is ghostarchive.org safe?
http://ghostarchive.org/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Ghostarchive is a free, non-commercial web archiving service with no detected malicious behavior.
Ghostarchive.org provides a public web archiving tool that lets users submit URLs for preservation and search existing snapshots. The service is free, does not collect payment information, and only archives publicly accessible pages.
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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
Ghostarchive.org provides a public web archiving tool that lets users submit URLs for preservation and search existing snapshots. The service is free, does not collect payment information, and only archives publicly accessible pages.
What the site offers
Ghostarchive is a free-to-use archiving website designed to be fast and easy to use. It is intended for researchers, historians, and scholars who need to preserve publicly accessible web pages.
The site provides a simple form to submit a URL for archiving and a search bar to find existing snapshots, with no visible payment, subscription, or commercial CTAs.
Technical and operator risk
The hosting IP shows an abuse confidence score of 0/100 with no saved reports, and the browser threat feed returned no threat warnings.
The domain is 1833 days old and the service explicitly states it only archives publicly accessible pages, not password-protected or form-restricted content.
Why the score is 92
The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 92
No detectionsSaved result - stale
No detections across 92 engines
No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 92
All 92 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - clean - 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
- Cluster25 - unrated - 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
- Phishing Database - clean - 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 - clean - 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
Ghost Archive
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Ghost Archive
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Ghostarchive, a website archive
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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
- 01Ghostarchive is a free-to-use archiving website designed to be fast and easy to use.
- 02The site provides a form to submit URLs for archival and a search bar to find existing snapshots. There are no apparent commercial CTAs.
- 03The site provides a form to submit URLs for archival and a search bar to find existing snapshots. There are no apparent commercial CTAs.
Web research findings
Independent findings for ghostarchive.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.
- About Ghostarchiveopen
"Ghostarchive is a free-to-use archiving website designed to be fast and easy to use."
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.
- Domainghostarchive.org
- Redirects toghostarchive.org
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesforms.gle · static.cloudflareinsights.com
Domain Timeline
- Aug 13, 2021Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 5.0 years old today.
- Aug 20, 2026Saved security review — Reviewed as safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
ghostarchive.org 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.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
Domain & Encryption
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 92 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · Aug 20, 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 | 1 independent finding were saved | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 20, 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
- Result1 independent finding were saved
- 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.
Is ghostarchive.org legit and safe?
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Could a legitimate site like ghostarchive.org still be used in a scam?
Has ghostarchive.org been flagged by antivirus engines?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Ghostarchive is a free, non-commercial web archiving service with no detected malicious behavior.
Ghostarchive.org provides a public web archiving tool that lets users submit URLs for preservation and search existing snapshots. The service is free, does not collect payment information, and only archives publicly accessible pages.
09 · Community
