Is tanks-encyclopedia
http://tanks-encyclopedia.com/
Tank Encyclopedia is a legitimate educational site on armored vehicles with clean security signals
tanks-encyclopedia.com operates as an online tank museum publishing researched articles on armored vehicles across World War I through modern eras plus fictional designs. The site shows no credential harvesting, deceptive downloads, or malicious redirects. Strong supportive evidence includes a 14-year-old domain, zero VirusTotal malicious detections, clean Google Safe Browsing, valid TLS, and zero abuse reports on its Cloudflare IP. Minor limitations are the partial VirusTotal scan and standard ad/analytics scripts. Users can safely browse for historical content.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
tanks-encyclopedia.com operates as an online tank museum publishing researched articles on armored vehicles across World War I through modern eras plus fictional designs. The site shows no credential harvesting, deceptive downloads, or malicious redirects. Strong supportive evidence includes a 14-year-old domain, zero VirusTotal malicious detections, clean Google Safe Browsing, valid TLS, and zero abuse reports on its Cloudflare IP. Minor limitations are the partial VirusTotal scan and standard ad/analytics scripts. Users can safely browse for historical content.
What the site appears to do
The captured page displays navigation for World War One, World War Two, Cold War, Modern Era and Fake & Fictional tanks, recent articles with author credits and publication dates in 2026, and links to a shop for posters, books and merchandise. Body text and semantic blocks confirm an editorial content site focused on tactics, technology and vehicle histories with no login portals or payment forms on the homepage.
Strongest evidence and limitations
Domain created December 2011 (observed:domain-age), Google Safe Browsing clean (observed:safe-browsing), valid TLS from Google Trust Services, and hosting IP with zero abuse reports (observed:hosting-ip-reputation) provide the strongest legitimacy signals. Page content shows no credentialHarvest flag and lists only standard external domains for fonts, analytics and ads. Limitations include the partial VirusTotal scan and absence of direct contact email on the captured page.
Practical user impact
Visitors encounter standard cookie consent and ad-supported content typical of reference sites. No forced redirects, popups, or download prompts were observed. The site is appropriate for tank enthusiasts seeking historical articles; no operator-risk indicators such as impersonation or subscription traps appear.
Why the score is 81
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
0/ 92
No detectionsSaved 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 - clean - 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 - clean - 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 saved image was reviewed for deceptive controls, visual impersonation, fake urgency, and other scam interface patterns.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Tank Encyclopedia - The Online Tank Museum
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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
Editorial
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Registrable domain is 5354 days old
- 02Google Safe Browsing returned no threat warning
- 03Valid TLS certificate from Google Trust Services
Web research findings
Independent findings for tanks-encyclopedia.com, 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.
- Official siteopen
"Tank Encyclopedia is the best place to learn about the history of armored vehicles"
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.
- Domaintanks-encyclopedia.com
- Redirects totanks-encyclopedia.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencescdn.jsdelivr.net · code.jquery.com
Domain Timeline
- Dec 4, 2011Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 15 years old today.
- Aug 1, 2026Saved security review — Reviewed — inconclusive
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
tanks-encyclopedia.com 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.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://tanks-encyclopedia.com/
- 2200https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/
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 evidenceunavailable
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
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 | 0 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · Aug 1, 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 | The saved page capture contained descriptive context only | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding were saved | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 1, 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
- ResultThe saved page capture contained descriptive context only
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
07 · Community
Community
08 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
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09 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Tank Encyclopedia is a legitimate educational site on armored vehicles with clean security signals
tanks-encyclopedia.com operates as an online tank museum publishing researched articles on armored vehicles across World War I through modern eras plus fictional designs. The site shows no credential harvesting, deceptive downloads, or malicious redirects. Strong supportive evidence includes a 14-year-old domain, zero VirusTotal malicious detections, clean Google Safe Browsing, valid TLS, and zero abuse reports on its Cloudflare IP. Minor limitations are the partial VirusTotal scan and standard ad/analytics scripts. Users can safely browse for historical content.
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