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Is unesco.go.ke safe?

http://unesco.go.ke/

High RiskStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Official Kenyan UNESCO site compromised with injected gambling content

unesco.go.ke is the legitimate government portal for the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, but its contact page has been injected with promotional text for an online gambling site called WINSORTOTO. Multiple antivirus engines flag the domain as malicious or suspicious.

Avoid visiting this site until the compromise is resolved. If you need official KNATCOM information, contact them through verified government channels rather than this potentially compromised domain.
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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan4 antivirus engines flagged this URLCRDF, Emsisoft, alphaMountain.ai, Gridinsoft
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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

unesco.go.ke is the legitimate government portal for the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, but its contact page has been injected with promotional text for an online gambling site called WINSORTOTO. Multiple antivirus engines flag the domain as malicious or suspicious.

Injected gambling content on official contact page

The contact page at unesco.go.ke/contact contains injected text promoting WINSORTOTO, an online slot gambling site, with Indonesian-language promotional content that has no connection to the official UNESCO commission.

This content injection indicates the site has been compromised, allowing attackers to insert unrelated promotional material into an official government web page.

Antivirus engines flag the domain

Multiple independent antivirus engines including CRDF, Emsisoft, alphaMountain.ai, and Gridinsoft have flagged unesco.go.ke as malicious or suspicious, likely triggered by the observed content injection.

Why the score is 25

2 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

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

4/ 92

detections

Saved result - stale

4 engines flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious
2
Suspicious
2
Total
92
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
CRDFMaliciousmalicious
EmsisoftMaliciousphishing
alphaMountain.aiSuspicioussuspicious
GridinsoftSuspicioussuspicious
All 92 engine results
  • CRDF - malicious - Malicious
  • Emsisoft - phishing - Malicious
  • alphaMountain.ai - suspicious - Suspicious
  • Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 - unrated - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

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

CAPTURED PAGE
unesco.go.ke
What our review noticed on this page
1Manage Consent

Captured during this scan in a safe sandbox. Opening this report does not revisit the site. Marker positions are approximate. See full visual analysis →

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Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Manage Consent

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    Manage Consent

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

  1. What the site claims

    Home - Kenya National Commission for UNESCO

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

    1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. 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

Malware & Deceptive Downloads

Service and business model

Content

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 012 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.
  2. 02Gambling promotional text injected into official contact page

Web research findings

Independent findings for unesco.go.ke, 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
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
1 scam report
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Kenya National Commission for UNESCOopen

    "WINSORTOTO merupakan situs toto slot gacor hari ini di link unesco kenya yang menyediakan koleksi game slot online ternama menghadirkan RTP slot tertinggi dengan peluang menang maxwin hari ini, akses login lancar, serta sistem modern yang aman dan nyaman"

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
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.

  1. Domainunesco.go.ke
  2. Redirects tounesco.go.ke
  3. Hosted byUnified Layer
  4. Referencesgmpg.org · fonts.googleapis.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Jun 25, 2014
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 12 years old today.

  2. Aug 31, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

unesco.go.ke is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.

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
Has a contact email on its own domain
Emails on site's domainsg@unesco.go.ke
Phone numbers020 2229053
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles3
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (sg@unesco.go.ke).
  • Phone number listed (020 2229053).
  • Links to 3 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age12 years old
RegistrarHidden
RegisteredJun 25, 2014
ExpiresJun 25, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR1
ExpiresOct 19, 2026 (48d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingUnified Layer
Server locationUS
Web serverApache
Platform / CMSAll in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.0.1

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://unesco.go.ke/
  • 2200https://unesco.go.ke/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPUnified Layer
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

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

gmpg.orgfonts.googleapis.comfonts.gstatic.comfacebook.comtwitter.comlinkedin.comyoutube.comknatcom-service-delivery-charter-in-sign-languageglobalgeoparksnetwork.orgapp.myloft.xyz192.168.1.30gcedclearinghouse.orgunesco.orgegpkenya.go.kex.comcookiedatabase.org

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruspartial
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentcomplete
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result4 of 92 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingAdverse
Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 31, 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
FindingAdverse
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Avoid visiting this site until the compromise is resolved. If you need official KNATCOM information, contact them through verified government channels rather than this potentially compromised domain.

  2. Treat unesco.go.ke as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  3. Verify the business through independent channels

    Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.

  4. Never use irreversible payment methods

    Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.

  5. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips 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 unesco.go.ke a scam or a legit download site?
unesco.go.ke raises serious red flags as a malware & deceptive downloads — avoid interacting with it. 4 of 92 security engines flag it (2 as outright malicious). The domain is 12.2 years old. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
Is unesco.go.ke safe to use?
unesco.go.ke has a Safety Score of 25/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 83%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
I already paid or entered my details on unesco.go.ke — what should I do?
If you've already paid or handed over details on unesco.go.ke, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on unesco.go.ke and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
Can I get my money back from unesco.go.ke?
Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
Is my device infected after visiting unesco.go.ke?
Simply loading a page is usually lower-risk than downloading or running a file from it. If you downloaded or opened anything from unesco.go.ke, run a full scan with reputable antivirus software and consider it untrusted. If you only viewed the page, keep your browser and OS updated, watch for unexpected pop-ups or new programs, and change passwords from a clean device if you entered any.
How do I report unesco.go.ke?
You can report unesco.go.ke through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
unesco.go.ke looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
Has unesco.go.ke been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 4 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged unesco.go.ke, 2 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
Is unesco.go.ke on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — unesco.go.ke 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 unesco.go.ke domain?
unesco.go.ke is 12.2 years old, registered on June 25, 2014. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
Does unesco.go.ke have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — unesco.go.ke presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, valid for another 48 days. 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".
How often is the unesco.go.ke report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on August 31, 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 unesco.go.ke 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
25/100
High Risk

Official Kenyan UNESCO site compromised with injected gambling content

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Conclusion

unesco.go.ke is the legitimate government portal for the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, but its contact page has been injected with promotional text for an online gambling site called WINSORTOTO. Multiple antivirus engines flag the domain as malicious or suspicious.

Recommended actionAvoid visiting this site until the compromise is resolved. If you need official KNATCOM information, contact them through verified government channels rather than this potentially compromised domain.
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