Is waybackmachine.one safe?
http://waybackmachine.one/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (58 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
waybackmachine.one mimics the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine and forwards visitor searches to an unrelated external domain
waybackmachine.one is a young domain (241 days old) that presents itself as an informational resource about the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, using the archive's name and branding, while its own text describes the project as operated by the Internet Archive founded in 1996. The site is not the official archive.org property, and its search form sends visitor queries to an unrelated external domain, speedyload.site. One antivirus family has flagged the domain, and no contact email was found on the captured page. The browser threat feed returned no warning and the TLS connection is valid, but those are absence-of-detection signals, not proof of operator trustworthiness. The combination of brand mimicry, a cross-domain search redirect, a young domain, and an adverse antivirus result places this in the Moderate Risk band.
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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.
Why 52/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 4 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Strong1 independent antivirus family 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.
- ModerateThe site uses the Internet Archive's name and history while operating on a different, 241-day-old domain.
- ModerateThe search form and homepage link point to speedyload.site, an unrelated external domain.
- MinorNo direct contact email was found on the captured page.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning for this domain.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
waybackmachine.one is a young domain (241 days old) that presents itself as an informational resource about the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, using the archive's name and branding, while its own text describes the project as operated by the Internet Archive founded in 1996. The site is not the official archive.org property, and its search form sends visitor queries to an unrelated external domain, speedyload.site. One antivirus family has flagged the domain, and no contact email was found on the captured page. The browser threat feed returned no warning and the TLS connection is valid, but those are absence-of-detection signals, not proof of operator trustworthiness. The combination of brand mimicry, a cross-domain search redirect, a young domain, and an adverse antivirus result places this in the Moderate Risk band.
Brand mimicry of the Internet Archive
The page title reads 'Wayback Machine – Explore Archived Internet History', and the body text states that 'The project is operated by the Internet Archive, founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle.' That is the official archive's history, presented on a domain that is not archive.org. Visual captures show the page carrying 'INTERNET ARCHIVE' and 'WayBackMachine' branding alongside the waybackmachine.one hostname, reinforcing the impression that this is an official portal.
The domain itself is only 241 days old, which is inconsistent with the decades-long history the page describes for the Internet Archive. A visitor searching for the real Wayback Machine could easily land here and assume they are on the official service.
Search queries are forwarded to an unrelated external domain
The page includes a search field labelled 'Enter URL or Keywords' and a 'Visit Homepage' link. Both point to speedyload.site, a domain unrelated to the Internet Archive. A visitor who types a query into the search box is therefore redirected off-site to a destination with no stated relationship to the archive.
The purpose and content of speedyload.site are not described in the captured evidence, so the exact outcome of the redirect cannot be confirmed. What is clear is that the site's core function — searching archived content — is outsourced to a third-party domain rather than handled locally.
Technical checks versus operator risk
On the technical side, the browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection. However, one independent antivirus family (Webroot) reported an adverse result for this domain. That detection is a real signal, though it comes from a saved observation and its timing should be confirmed.
On the operator side, the site does not disclose a contact email on the captured page, and it presents itself as the Internet Archive while operating on a different, recently registered domain. The combination of brand impersonation, an off-site search redirect, and an adverse antivirus flag means the site cannot be treated as a safe or official archive portal.
Why the score is 52
1 independent antivirus family 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
Antivirus Engines
1/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 20, 2026 - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| WebrootMalicious | malicious |
All 93 engine results
- Webroot - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- 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 - Clean
- 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
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- WebrootPhishing and Other Frauds
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerinformation technology
- Googletechnology
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
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
INTERNET ARCHIVE WayBackMachine
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
INTERNET ARCHIVE
- 02
WayBackMachine
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
Wayback Machine – Explore Archived Internet History
- Meta description
Discover how the Wayback Machine archives billions of web pages, lets you browse past website versions, and protects digital history from disappearing online.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Wayback Machine – Explore Archived Internet History
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
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
Phishing & Impersonation
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The site uses the Internet Archive's name and history while operating on a different, 241-day-old domain.
- 02The search form and homepage link point to speedyload.site, an unrelated external domain.
- 031 independent antivirus family 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.
Web research findings
Independent findings for waybackmachine.one, 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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for waybackmachine.one. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
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.
- Domainwaybackmachine.one
- Redirects towaybackmachine.one
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referenceswaybackmachine.vu · speedyload.site
Domain Timeline
- Feb 24, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 8 months old when this review was saved.
- Oct 23, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
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
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for waybackmachine.one.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://waybackmachine.one/
- 2200https://waybackmachine.one/
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 evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
1 independent antivirus family 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. · The site uses the Internet Archive's name and history while operating on a different, 241-day-old domain.
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 | 1 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 20, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 23, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 23, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 2 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 23, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 23, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 20, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 2026
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 waybackmachine.one a scam or is it safe?
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Is waybackmachine.one on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
waybackmachine.one mimics the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine and forwards visitor searches to an unrelated external domain
waybackmachine.one is a young domain (241 days old) that presents itself as an informational resource about the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, using the archive's name and branding, while its own text describes the project as operated by the Internet Archive founded in 1996. The site is not the official archive.org property, and its search form sends visitor queries to an unrelated external domain, speedyload.site. One antivirus family has flagged the domain, and no contact email was found on the captured page. The browser threat feed returned no warning and the TLS connection is valid, but those are absence-of-detection signals, not proof of operator trustworthiness. The combination of brand mimicry, a cross-domain search redirect, a young domain, and an adverse antivirus result places this in the Moderate Risk band.
09 · Community
Community
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