Is novell.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on novell.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is novell.com safe to use?

novell.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 93/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does novell.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. novell.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, expiring in 95 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the novell.com domain?

novell.com is 36.6 years old, registered on 11/20/1989 through SafeNames Ltd.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has novell.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report novell.com as clean.

Is novell.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. novell.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is novell.com hosted?

novell.com resolves to an IP operated by Micro Focus in US (usage type: Commercial). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.

Is novell.com a well-known website?

Yes. novell.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

Security Review

Is novell.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 93/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Novell.com is the highly reputable, 36-year-old official domain for Novell enterprise software, currently operated by OpenText with zero security flags.

Why we trust it

Domain age exceeds 36 years, indicating extreme stability.Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.Verified ownership by OpenText, a major publicly traded software company.

novell.comScanned 2h ago

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Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 87·MT 95

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 37 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

37 years old

Registered Nov 20, 1989

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 100% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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LIVE RENDER

novell.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has been registered since 1988, making it one of the oldest and most established addresses on the internet. Our antivirus network shows a perfect clean sweep with zero detections across 92 different engines. Technical data confirms the site is hosted on infrastructure belonging to OpenText, the multi-billion dollar software firm that acquired the Novell brand. There are no signs of phishing, malware, or impersonation. The site serves as a functional archive and support hub for legitimate enterprise products like ZENworks and Open Enterprise Server.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The website serves as a professional corporate portal for Novell products, which are now part of the OpenText portfolio. It provides clear navigation to technical documentation, support lifecycles, and product downloads for enterprise networking tools.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a dedicated IP (130.57.66.19) with a perfect reputation score and no history of abuse. It utilizes a high-grade SSL certificate from DigiCert, ensuring all communications are encrypted and verified.

Domain History

With a registration age of over 13,300 days, this domain predates the modern web. It has a continuous history of ownership by the original Novell, Inc. and its subsequent corporate parents, showing no periods of abandonment or suspicious transfers.

Web Reputation

The domain maintains a high global traffic ranking and is recognized by our intelligence stack as a primary brand asset. It is widely cited in technical literature and official corporate filings as the legitimate home for Novell software.

Risk Factors

None identified; the domain exhibits all characteristics of a high-trust enterprise asset.

Positive Signals

Domain age exceeds 36 years, indicating extreme stability.
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
Verified ownership by OpenText, a major publicly traded software company.
Valid high-assurance SSL certificate issued by DigiCert.
Clean IP reputation with no history of malicious activity or abuse reports.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to use. You can trust the downloads and documentation provided here as they are the official resources for Novell and OpenText products.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for novell.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

36 yrs

Registered Nov 1989

Business registration

Active · United States

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

10 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

novell.com is the official legacy website for Novell products and documentation, explicitly stating "Novell is now a part of OpenText" and redirecting/branding under Micro Focus/OpenText.
Company history: Founded 1979/1980 in Provo, Utah; peaked in 1990s with NetWare dominating PC networking; acquired multiple times ending with OpenText in 2023.
Site provides access to documentation archives for products including ZENworks, Open Enterprise Server (OES), GroupWise, and endpoint management tools.
No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews found across web searches, Reddit, or review platforms. Searches for "novell.com scam" return only old company press releases about suing counterfeiters.
Domain registered since at least 1988 (over 13,000 days old as provided); current nameservers point to softwaregrp.com (Micro Focus/OpenText infrastructure).
Active support and documentation pages exist as of 2025-2026, including vulnerability disclosures and product lifecycle info under OpenText/Micro Focus.
LinkedIn and Wikipedia confirm the brand transition; site serves enterprise customers still using legacy Novell/Micro Focus technologies.

Business registration

Status: active · United States

Original Novell, Inc. (founded 1980, Provo, UT) acquired by Attachmate (2011), then Micro Focus (2014), then OpenText (2023). novell.com is maintained as an active brand site under OpenText for legacy documentation and products like ZENworks, Open Enterprise Server.

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We conducted a thorough search of scam-report databases, independent review aggregators, and corporate registries for novell.com. Our research confirmed that the site is the authentic home of Novell, Inc., a company founded in 1979. Business registration data shows the company is currently active under its parent organization, OpenText, following a series of high-profile acquisitions. We found no scam reports, phishing alerts, or consumer complaints across technical forums or social media platforms.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

Bitdefender

Clean

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

Sophos

Clean

Fortinet

Clean

Google Safebrowsing

Clean

Emsisoft

Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age37 years old

RegistrarSafeNames Ltd.

RegisteredNov 20, 1989

ExpiresNov 19, 2026

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.2

IssuerDigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1

ExpiresSep 26, 2026 (95d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingMicro Focus

Server locationUS

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://novell.com/
2301https://www.novell.com/cross-domain
3301https://www.microfocus.com/en-us/products/novell/overviewcross-domain
4200https://www.opentext.com/about/brands/microfocuscross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPMicro Focus

Usage typeCommercial

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 novell.com and not a lookalike like n-ovell.com.com 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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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 ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on novell.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
novell.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 93/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. novell.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, expiring in 95 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
novell.com is 36.6 years old, registered on 11/20/1989 through SafeNames Ltd.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report novell.com as clean.
No. novell.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
novell.com resolves to an IP operated by Micro Focus in US (usage type: Commercial). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
Yes. novell.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·novell.com

SAFE

This is the authentic, long-standing official website for Novell, a pioneer in enterprise networking software. It is a legitimate domain now owned and maintained by OpenText for product documentation and legacy support. You can safely browse this site for enterprise software resources.

This site is safe to use. You can trust the downloads and documentation provided here as they are the official resources for Novell and OpenText products.

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