Is goonernews
http://goonernews.com/
Arsenal fan site aggregates transfer news with heavy advertising
Goonernews.com is a 22-year-old WordPress site publishing aggregated Arsenal FC news and transfer rumors. It loads multiple ad and analytics domains but shows no credential harvesting, malware downloads, or deceptive monetization. The domain has clean IP reputation and valid TLS.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Goonernews.com is a 22-year-old WordPress site publishing aggregated Arsenal FC news and transfer rumors. It loads multiple ad and analytics domains but shows no credential harvesting, malware downloads, or deceptive monetization. The domain has clean IP reputation and valid TLS.
What the site does
The homepage displays a standard sports-blog layout with navigation for Arsenal News, Transfer News, Injury News, Fixtures and Squad pages. Content consists of short headlines linking to external articles on sites such as JustArsenal, Sportskeeda and the Evening Standard.
The site runs on nginx/WordPress, lists several phone numbers in its source, and includes an “About” page naming contributors with prior mainstream-media experience.
Strongest evidence and limitations
the antivirus scan returned 0 malicious detections out of 93 engines; Safe Browsing flagged nothing. The hosting IP (91.239.200.62, CZ) has zero abuse reports. Domain age of 8,137 days supports long-term operation rather than throw-away fraud.
No login forms, password fields or wallet-connect buttons appear. External domains are limited to ad/analytics providers (googletagmanager.com, chartbeat, exit-intent scripts) and known CDNs. No evidence of credential collection or forced downloads.
Coverage gaps remain: partial the antivirus scan data, no the browser scan history, and no independent complaint corpus. These limit certainty but do not contradict the clean signals observed.
Practical user impact
Visitors encounter typical sports-site adverts and possible pop-ups from third-party networks. No financial or account risk is present. Readers seeking original journalism should note that most stories are republished summaries linking elsewhere.
Recommendation: safe for casual reading; use an ad blocker if concerned about tracking, and verify any transfer rumor against the original source before relying on it.
Why the score is 82
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/ 93
No detectionsSaved result - stale
No detections across 93 engines
No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
All 93 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 - clean - 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
- securolytics - 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
Standard sports-blog header with red banner and navigation menu Optimum Fiber and Adobe Learning Manager banner ads visible
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
Standard sports-blog header with red banner and navigation menu
- 02
Optimum Fiber and Adobe Learning Manager banner ads visible
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
GoonerNews.com | Latest Arsenal News and Transfers
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded popups.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
2 of the five 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
Editorial
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Domain created April 2004; 8,137 days old
- 02Hosting IP has 0 abuse reports
Web research findings
Independent findings for goonernews.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 goonernews.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.
- Domaingoonernews.com
- Redirects togoonernews.com
- Hosted byTHINline s.r.o.
- Referencesbidpapers.com · geohb.b-cdn.net
Domain Timeline
- Apr 22, 2004Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 22 years old today.
- Aug 2, 2026Saved security review — Reviewed — inconclusive
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
goonernews.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.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
- Phone number listed (37505900).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://goonernews.com/
- 2206https://goonernews.com/
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 evidencenot run
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 93 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · Aug 2, 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 | 2 visible observations 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 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 2, 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
- Result2 visible observations 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
Arsenal fan site aggregates transfer news with heavy advertising
Goonernews.com is a 22-year-old WordPress site publishing aggregated Arsenal FC news and transfer rumors. It loads multiple ad and analytics domains but shows no credential harvesting, malware downloads, or deceptive monetization. The domain has clean IP reputation and valid TLS.
09 · Community
Community
- First-hand experience
- Independent from verdict
- Public signal
0 community contributions
Share what happened, what the site requested, and what others should watch for.
Community reviews never change the scanner verdict.