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Is hano.org safe?

http://hano.org/

95/100
Safe

Analysis coverage: strong · 3 of 5 core capabilities

Verdict

Official Housing Authority of New Orleans site provides affordable housing services

hano.org is the established website of the Housing Authority of New Orleans, a public agency delivering affordable housing, HCVP/Section 8, homeownership, and community programs to low-income residents. Page content, contacts (info@hano.org, (504) 670-3300), and social links match official records. VirusTotal reports zero malicious detections; Safe Browsing clean; domain registered 1999 with strong IP reputation.

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No antivirus detections across 92 engines
Visit https://www.hano.org/ directly for official services. Report any suspicious contacts claiming to represent HANO to the site's fraud hotline.
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01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

hano.org is the established website of the Housing Authority of New Orleans, a public agency delivering affordable housing, HCVP/Section 8, homeownership, and community programs to low-income residents. Page content, contacts (info@hano.org, (504) 670-3300), and social links match official records. VirusTotal reports zero malicious detections; Safe Browsing clean; domain registered 1999 with strong IP reputation.

Site Purpose and Content

The site presents standard government housing authority information including mission statement, community listings (Estates, River Garden, etc.), application processes, events calendar, and program details. Supplemental pages contain legitimate terms of use and contact forms with matching New Orleans addresses.

Strongest Evidence and Limitations

Domain age exceeds 10,000 days; TLS valid through 2026; no credential forms, downloads, or redirects observed. External domains limited to fonts, analytics, and verified social platforms. No phishing, malware, or deceptive behavior detected in page text or signals.

Limitations: Partial VirusTotal coverage and absence of recent independent news do not alter the clean profile; operator risk remains low given public-agency status and fraud-reporting resources on site.

Practical User Impact

Users can safely access housing applications, HCVP resources, and contact information. Always use the official domain and listed phone numbers; the site itself warns about external Section 8 scammers.

Why the score is 95

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

Saved 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 - unrated - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

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

CAPTURED PAGE
hano.org

Captured during this scan in a safe sandbox. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Full screenDownload
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

HANO logo with Housing Authority of New Orleans text

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    HANO logo with Housing Authority of New Orleans text

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. 1

    What the site claims

    Housing Authority of New Orleans - Home

  2. 2

    What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.

  3. 3

    What independent research found

    1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. 4

    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

Content

Free

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Web research findings

Independent findings for hano.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
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
1 positive
Positive reviews (1)
Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.
  • Official siteopen

    "Housing Authority of New Orleans"

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
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.

Domainhano.org
Redirects towww.hano.org
Hosted byGoDaddy.com, LLC
Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · facebook.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Jan 30, 1999
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 27 years old today.

  2. Jul 31, 2026
    Saved security review — Reviewed as safe

    This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.

hano.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.

What We Found
Has a contact email on its own domain
Emails on site's domaininfo@hano.org
Phone numbers(504) 670-3300
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles6
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (info@hano.org).
  • Phone number listed ((504) 670-3300).
  • Links to 15 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age28 years old
RegistrarNetwork Solutions, LLC
RegisteredJan 30, 1999
ExpiresJan 30, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
ExpiresDec 25, 2026 (147d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingGoDaddy.com, LLC
Server locationUS
Web serverApache
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://hano.org/
  • 2200https://www.hano.org/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPGoDaddy.com, LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

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

fonts.googleapis.comfacebook.comx.cominstagram.comlinkedin.comyoutube.comhano.myhousing.comtwitter.comsignin.online.adp.comhano.jotform.comanalytics.wpmucdn.comgoogle.com

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

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

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

AntiviruspartialBrowser threat feedcompletePage contentcompleteAnalysiscompleteVisual evidenceunavailable

Technical threat

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

unknown

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

unknown

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result: 0 of 92 engines flagged
Limited
No saved finding
Freshness: stale fallback · Jul 31, 2026
Browser protection
Result: No browser threat-list match
Completed
No adverse finding
Page content
Result: Page fetched · HTTP 200
Completed
No adverse finding
Visual evidence
Result: 1 visible observation saved with the page capture
Completed
No adverse finding
Independent research
Result: 1 independent finding were saved
Completed
No adverse finding

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

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 hano.org and not a lookalike like h-ano.org 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.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

    Open
Final verdictLevel 1 of 5
95/100 safety

Safe

Official Housing Authority of New Orleans site provides affordable housing services

hano.org is the established website of the Housing Authority of New Orleans, a public agency delivering affordable housing, HCVP/Section 8, homeownership, and community programs to low-income residents. Page content, contacts (info@hano.org, (504) 670-3300), and social links match official records. VirusTotal reports zero malicious detections; Safe Browsing clean; domain registered 1999 with strong IP reputation.

  1. 01

    The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating.

  2. 02

    Domain registered 1999 (10044 days old)

  3. 03

    VirusTotal: 0 malicious of 92 engines

Visit https://www.hano.org/ directly for official services. Report any suspicious contacts claiming to represent HANO to the site's fraud hotline.
Saved page capture
Evidence balance5 signals
Positive
3
Limited
1
Risk
1
Analysis coverage
75%
strong coverage
Core capabilities
3/5
completed checks
Source coverage
4/5
sources complete
Evidence checks
0/8
completed checks flagged
Technical threatNot confirmed50/100 risk
Operator / customer riskNot confirmed50/100 risk
Safety range

Saved evidence only. Missing checks are never treated as a clean result.

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07 · Community

Community

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08 · 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 hano.org legit and safe?
Our automated security review found no threat indicators on hano.org, so it appears legitimate. All 92 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, and the domain is 27.5 years old, registered on January 30, 1999 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
Is hano.org safe to use?
hano.org has a Safety Score of 95/100 (Safe). Fresh core checks and semantic analysis found no material threat at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.
Could a legitimate site like hano.org still be used in a scam?
Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from hano.org), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from hano.org is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
Has hano.org been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report hano.org as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
Is hano.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — hano.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 hano.org domain?
hano.org is 27.5 years old, registered on January 30, 1999 through Network Solutions, LLC. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
Does hano.org have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — hano.org presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, valid for another 147 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 hano.org hosted?
hano.org resolves to an IP operated by GoDaddy.com, LLC in US (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 hano.org report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on July 31, 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 hano.org has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.