Is houstonparksboard.org safe?
http://houstonparksboard.org/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Established non-profit site with donation CTA and stale antivirus detections
houstonparksboard.org is the official site of the Houston Parks Board, a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1976. The domain is over 21 years old. The site presents park information, maps, and a Donate button that leads to a standard contribution form. A newsletter signup routes through list-manage.com. Six antivirus engines flagged the domain in a stale aggregate scan, but no active malicious behavior is observed.
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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
houstonparksboard.org is the official site of the Houston Parks Board, a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1976. The domain is over 21 years old. The site presents park information, maps, and a Donate button that leads to a standard contribution form. A newsletter signup routes through list-manage.com. Six antivirus engines flagged the domain in a stale aggregate scan, but no active malicious behavior is observed.
Long-established non-profit with clear mission
The registrable domain houstonparksboard.org is 7747 days old, placing its registration well before 2003.
The site header shows navigation for Explore Parks, Stories, About, Initiatives, Giving, Volunteer, and Donate, consistent with a public-facing non-profit.
Donation and newsletter CTAs
A Donate button is present on the primary page content and supports financial contributions to the organization.
A newsletter signup form routes through the third-party domain houstonparksboard.us20.list-manage.com, a common Mailchimp-hosted endpoint.
Stale antivirus detections without active threat indicators
An aggregate scan shows six antivirus families reporting an adverse result, but the detection is marked stale and lacks corroborating malicious behavior on the live site.
Why the score is 88
6 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
7/ 90
detectionsSaved result - stale
7 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 6
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 90
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| AlphaSOCMalicious | malware |
| CRDFMalicious | malicious |
| LionicMalicious | malicious |
| MalwareURLMalicious | malware |
| RisingMalicious | malicious |
| VIPREMalicious | malware |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 90 engine results
- AlphaSOC - malware - Malicious
- CRDF - malicious - Malicious
- Lionic - malicious - Malicious
- MalwareURL - malware - Malicious
- Rising - malicious - Malicious
- VIPRE - malware - Malicious
- Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - clean - 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
- 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
- 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
- Lumu - unrated - Clean
- Malwared - clean - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
- Mimecast - unrated - Clean
- Netcraft - unrated - Clean
- OpenPhish - clean - Clean
- PhishFort - unrated - Clean
- Phishtank - clean - Clean
- PREBYTES - clean - Clean
- PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
- Quick Heal - clean - Clean
- Quttera - 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 - clean - 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
- 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
The header contains navigation links: Explore Parks, Stories, About, Initiatives, Giving, Volunteer, and Donate.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
The header contains navigation links: Explore Parks, Stories, About, Initiatives, Giving, Volunteer, and Donate.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Houston Parks Board
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 90 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
- 01Domain registered for 7747 days
- 02Clear Donate button for non-profit contributions
- 036 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Web research findings
Independent findings for houstonparksboard.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.
- Team - Houston Parks Boardopen
"Since 1976, the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization has utilized public-private partnerships and its extensive philanthropic, government, and community relationships to create an interconnected network of parks, trails, and greenspace for a more resilient and equitable Houston region."
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.
- Domainhoustonparksboard.org
- Redirects tohoustonparksboard.org
- Hosted byMicrosoft Corporation
- Referencessky.blackbaudcdn.net · googletagmanager.com
Domain Timeline
- Jul 6, 2005Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 21 years old today.
- Sep 22, 2026Saved security review — Reviewed as safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
houstonparksboard.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.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (info@houstonparksboard.org).
- Phone number listed (9286744).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://houstonparksboard.org/
- 2200https://houstonparksboard.org/
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
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
Additional evidence review
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 | 7 of 90 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · Sep 22, 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
- Result7 of 90 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 22, 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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Established non-profit site with donation CTA and stale antivirus detections
houstonparksboard.org is the official site of the Houston Parks Board, a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1976. The domain is over 21 years old. The site presents park information, maps, and a Donate button that leads to a standard contribution form. A newsletter signup routes through list-manage.com. Six antivirus engines flagged the domain in a stale aggregate scan, but no active malicious behavior is observed.
09 · Community