Is openoffice.org a scam?

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

Is openoffice.org safe to use?

openoffice.org passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does openoffice.org have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. openoffice.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, expiring in 172 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the openoffice.org domain?

openoffice.org is 27.1 years old, registered on 6/12/1999 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has openoffice.org been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report openoffice.org as clean.

Is openoffice.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is openoffice.org hosted?

openoffice.org resolves to an IP operated by Hetzner Online GmbH in FI (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 openoffice.org a well-known website?

Yes. openoffice.org 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.

SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is openoffice.org legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 95/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

The official Apache OpenOffice portal, showing decades of legitimate operation and clean security scans across our entire antivirus network.

Why we trust it

Domain age of over 27 years indicates extreme stability and long-term legitimacy.Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our partner network.Official project of the Apache Software Foundation, a highly respected non-profit entity.

openoffice.orgScanned 2d ago

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Trust score

SAFE

Score breakdown

Heuristics 100·MT 92

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Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 27 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

27 years old

Registered Jun 12, 1999

Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 95% confidence

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

openoffice.org

1Consistent branding for Apache OpenOffice throughout the page

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

Visual analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

/ 100

No visual red flags

No scam visual patterns detected

The page appears to be a legitimate, fully-rendered website for the Apache OpenOffice project with no visual indicators of scamming or malicious intent.

Visual risk0/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Consistent branding for Apache OpenOffice throughout the page

Professional layout with functional navigation links and search bar

Recent news and blog posts with logical dates and versioning

No aggressive urgency tactics or fake trust badges detected

Standard social media links and official project documentation present

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

Analysis

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has been registered for nearly 10,000 days and is the verified home of the Apache OpenOffice project. Our antivirus network shows zero detections across 92 different engines, and the site maintains a high global traffic rank. While some users report bugs or slow development in recent years, these are typical software maintenance issues rather than signs of fraud. The site provides official checksums and digital signatures to ensure users are downloading genuine, untampered files. We found no evidence of malicious intent or deceptive practices on this primary domain.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The website serves as a professional portal for the Apache OpenOffice project, featuring version history, official news, and project documentation. The layout is functional and consistent with established open-source project standards.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a reputable IP with no history of abuse reports. It uses a valid SSL certificate from Sectigo and follows standard web security protocols for a high-traffic public resource.

Domain History

Registered in 1999, the domain has a massive reputation footprint. It transitioned to the Apache Software Foundation in 2011, and its ownership is transparent and well-documented in public records.

Web Reputation

The project maintains a massive user base with over 333 million downloads. While some third-party review sites show mixed ratings due to software performance or lack of frequent updates, the site itself is universally recognized as the legitimate source for the software.

Risk Factors

Third-party sites often impersonate this domain to distribute malware-bundled versions of the software.
Recent security bulletins highlight vulnerabilities in older versions, making it critical to use the latest official release.
User complaints on review aggregators focus on software bugs and stability rather than security fraud.

Positive Signals

Domain age of over 27 years indicates extreme stability and long-term legitimacy.
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our partner network.
Official project of the Apache Software Foundation, a highly respected non-profit entity.
High global traffic ranking confirms it is a major, well-traveled destination.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to use. Always ensure you are on openoffice.org when downloading the software, and verify the file integrity using the provided GPG signatures or SHA-256 checksums.

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 openoffice.org, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · United States (Apache Software Foundation)

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

1 scam report · 28 complaints · 2 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain openoffice.org is the official site for Apache OpenOffice, an open-source project under The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) since 2011 donation from Oracle.
Latest release: Apache OpenOffice 4.1.16 announced November 10, 2025 on openoffice.apache.org blog; site promotes downloads from official page.
Trustpilot profile for download.openoffice.org shows Poor TrustScore of 1.8/5 based on 28 reviews, with complaints about crashes, bugs, and image handling issues.
Security vulnerabilities reported in Apache OpenOffice (e.g., HKCERT bulletin Nov 2025 citing DoS, spoofing, info disclosure risks); project maintains security alerts page.
Project described as largely volunteer-maintained with limited recent development; Reddit users note inactivity for years and recommend alternatives like LibreOffice.
Fake/malware-bundled downloads reported on third-party sites mimicking official OpenOffice (Malwarebytes forum post).
Over 333 million downloads claimed; site includes checksums for verification and warnings about genuine copies.

Scam reports (1)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

Malwarebytes Forumsopen
"Infected with Fake OpenOffice - Some crappy site that has OpenOffice bundled with malware, claiming to be the official site."

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

SourceForgeopen
"It is free, easy to use, clean, and efficient . The ability to save with Writer as .doc files is very handy for sharing documents."
Software Adviceopen
"Great free and open source alternitive to Office 365. Once setup it works incredibly well at home or in the work palce"

Business registration

Status: active · United States (Apache Software Foundation)

Project under Apache Software Foundation (ASF); trademarks and domain associated with ASF. No traditional corporate registration found; open-source project.

Research summary

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

Research confirms this domain is the primary portal for Apache OpenOffice under the Apache Software Foundation. We identified warnings on technical forums about malicious third-party sites that mimic this layout to bundle malware with the installer. Consumer review platforms contain some negative feedback regarding software performance and slow update cycles, but these are standard product complaints and not indicators of a scam. The site is widely cited by security researchers as the only safe source for this specific office suite.

Domain Timeline

Jun 12, 1999
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 27 years old today.
Jul 6, 2026
Latest security review — Reviewed as safe
This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

openoffice.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.

Threat Detection

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious62Harmless92Engines

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.

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 ↗

Technical Details

domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referenced

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age27 years old

RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.

RegisteredJun 12, 1999

ExpiresJun 12, 2028

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36

ExpiresDec 25, 2026 (172d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingHetzner Online GmbH

Server locationFI

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1302http://openoffice.org/
2200http://www.openoffice.org/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPHetzner Online GmbH

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

What to do

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 openoffice.org and not a lookalike like o-penoffice.org.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
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
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Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·openoffice.org

SAFE

This is the official website for Apache OpenOffice, a long-standing open-source office suite. It is a legitimate project managed by the Apache Software Foundation with a domain history spanning over 25 years. Users should only download software directly from this site to avoid malware-bundled versions found on third-party mirrors.

This site is safe to use. Always ensure you are on openoffice.org when downloading the software, and verify the file integrity using the provided GPG signatures or SHA-256 checksums.

AV engines

MT passes

Net signals

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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 openoffice.org. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
openoffice.org passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. openoffice.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, expiring in 172 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
openoffice.org is 27.1 years old, registered on 6/12/1999 through NameCheap, Inc.. 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 openoffice.org as clean.
No. openoffice.org is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
openoffice.org resolves to an IP operated by Hetzner Online GmbH in FI (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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. openoffice.org 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.

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