Is info.cern.ch safe?

http://info.cern.ch/

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Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

info.cern.ch is CERN's restored archive of the first website ever created, with no commercial funnel or malicious behavior observed.

This is a non-commercial educational page hosted by CERN that preserves the original World Wide Web project site. Independent research confirms CERN launched the restoration project in 2013, and technical checks found no threat warnings and a valid encrypted connection. The only minor gap is that the captured page did not include a direct contact email, which is unremarkable for a historical archive. No commercial CTAs, affiliate relationships, or risk mechanics were found.

You can visit info.cern.ch safely to explore the first website. It is a legitimate educational archive with no commercial traps or malicious behavior observed.

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Calibrated safety spectrum

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

A historical archive, not a commercial service

The page presents itself as the home of the first website, and independent research confirms that CERN restored the original World Wide Web project site at info.cern.ch in 2013. The visual capture shows the page title 'http://info.cern.ch - home of the first website' with CERN branding.

There is no shop, checkout, subscription, or affiliate link on the page. The site is a free educational resource with no commercial model.

No technical threats and no operator risk signals

The browser threat feed returned no threat warning, and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection. These are clean technical results, not proof of safety on their own, but they align with the site's non-commercial nature.

The only adverse observation is that the captured page did not include a direct contact email. For a historical archive maintained by a major research organization, this is a minor gap rather than a risk signal.

Why the score is 92

The saved checks and analysis found no material threat. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 93

No detections

Saved analysis from October 7, 2026 - stale

No detections across 58 engines that rated this URL

No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 35 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 0
Total: 93

All 93 engine results

0xSI_f33d - Unrated
Abusix - Clean
Acronis - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
AlienVault - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - Clean
AlphaSOC - Unrated
Antiy-AVL - Clean
ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
AutoShun - Unrated
Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
BitDefender - Clean
Bkav - Unrated
BlockList - Clean
Blueliv - Clean
Certego - Clean
ChainPatrol - Unrated
Chong Lua Dao - Clean
CINS Army - Clean
CRDF - Clean
Criminal IP - Unrated
CSIS Security Group - Unrated
CTX AI - Clean
Cyan - Unrated
Cyble - Clean
CyRadar - Clean
desenmascara.me - Clean
DNS8 - Unrated
Dr.Web - Clean
EmergingThreats - Clean
Emsisoft - Clean
Ermes - Unrated
ESET - Clean
ESTsecurity - Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
Fortinet - Clean
Fortra - Unrated
G-Data - Clean
GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
Google Safe Browsing - Clean
GreenSnow - Clean
GreyNoise - Unrated
Gridinsoft - Unrated
Guardpot - Unrated
Heimdal Security - Clean
Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
IPsum - Clean
Juniper Networks - Clean
K7AntiVirus - Unrated
Kaspersky - Clean
LevelBlue - Unrated
Lionic - Clean
Lumu - Unrated
Malwared - Clean
MalwarePatrol - Clean
MalwareURL - Unrated
Mimecast - Unrated
Netcraft - Unrated
OpenPhish - Clean
Orcapot - Unrated
PhishFort - Unrated
Phishing Database - Clean
Phishtank - Clean
PREBYTES - Clean
PrecisionSec - Unrated
Quick Heal - Clean
Quttera - Clean
Rising - Clean
SafeToOpen - Unrated
Sangfor - Clean
Sansec eComscan - Unrated
Scantitan - Clean
SCUMWARE.org - Clean
Seclookup - Clean
Snort IP sample list - Unrated
SOCRadar - Unrated
Sophos - Clean
StopForumSpam - Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
Synthient - Unrated
ThreatHive - Clean
URLhaus - Clean
URLQuery - Unrated
Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
VIPRE - Unrated
ViriBack - Clean
VX Vault - Clean
Webroot - Clean
Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
ZeroCERT - Clean
ZeroFox - Unrated

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

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CAPTURED PAGE

info.cern.ch

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

http://info.cern.ch - home of the first website

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
http://info.cern.ch - home of the first website

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
http://info.cern.ch
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding was 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

Free

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01Independent research confirms CERN restored the first website at info.cern.ch in 2013.
02The browser threat feed returned no threat warning.
03The saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.

Web research findings

Independent findings for info.cern.ch, 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

Not checked

This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.

Clone check

Not checked

No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Typosquat check

Not checked

No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Web mentions

1 positive

Positive reviews (1)

Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.

The birth of the Webopen
"The first website at CERN – and in the world – was dedicated to the World Wide Web project itself and was hosted on Berners-Lee’s NeXT computer. In 2013, CERN launched a project to restore this first ever website: info.cern.ch."

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.

Domaininfo.cern.ch
Redirects toinfo.cern.ch
Hosted byCERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research
Referencesline-mode.cern.ch · home.web.cern.ch

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

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

One contact red flag

No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

AgeUnknown

RegistrarUnknown

RegisteredNot in the registry's public record

First archivedNov 15, 1996 (Internet Archive)

ExpiresUnknown

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV R36

ExpiresNov 24, 2026 (31d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research

Server locationCH

Web serverApache

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research

Usage typeUniversity/College/School

Referenced Domains

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

line-mode.cern.ch home.web.cern.ch

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

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

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, 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 coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	0 of 93 engines flagged	Limited	No saved finding	stale fallback · analysed Oct 7, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 24, 2026
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 24, 2026
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 24, 2026
Independent research	1 independent finding was saved	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 24, 2026

Antivirus: Result0 of 93 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 7, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026
Independent research: Result1 independent finding was saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026

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 info.cern.ch and not a lookalike like i-nfo.cern.ch 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
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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 info.cern.ch legit and safe?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on info.cern.ch, so it appears legitimate. All 58 antivirus engines that rated it reported it clean in the saved analysis from October 7, 2026, Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.

Is info.cern.ch safe to use?

info.cern.ch has a Safety Score of 92/100 (Safe). The saved checks and analysis found no material threat at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.

Could a legitimate site like info.cern.ch 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 info.cern.ch), 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 info.cern.ch is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.

Has info.cern.ch been flagged by antivirus engines?

No — all 58 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network that rated it reported info.cern.ch as clean in the saved analysis from October 7, 2026. 35 other engines had no rating for it. 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 info.cern.ch on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — info.cern.ch 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 info.cern.ch domain?

The .ch registry's record gives no registration date. The Internet Archive first captured the site's home page on November 15, 1996; its yearly captures are unbroken only from 2006 to 2007. That dates when the site was archived, not when the domain was registered.

Does info.cern.ch have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — info.cern.ch presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV R36, valid for another 31 days. But the address we scanned was served over plain HTTP with no redirect to HTTPS, so that connection was not encrypted: do not type passwords or payment details into it. 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 info.cern.ch hosted?

info.cern.ch resolves to an IP operated by CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research in CH (University/College/School). 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 info.cern.ch report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on October 24, 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 info.cern.ch has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.

Verdict score

92/100

Safe

info.cern.ch is CERN's restored archive of the first website ever created, with no commercial funnel or malicious behavior observed.

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionYou can visit info.cern.ch safely to explore the first website. It is a legitimate educational archive with no commercial traps or malicious behavior observed.

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09 · Community

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Is info.cern.ch safe?

info.cern.ch is CERN's restored archive of the first website ever created, with no commercial funnel or malicious behavior observed.

A historical archive, not a commercial service

No technical threats and no operator risk signals

Why the score is 92

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Still, stay alert

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

Use a password manager

Discuss this site on the forum

info.cern.ch is CERN's restored archive of the first website ever created, with no commercial funnel or malicious behavior observed.

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