Is wgvu.org safe?

http://wgvu.org/

SafeStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

WGVU.org is a legitimate public media station operated by Grand Valley State University.

The site delivers television, radio, and educational content for West Michigan under an established university license. A prominent DONATE button and standard PBS/NPR affiliate links are the only commercial elements; no deceptive mechanics are present.

The site is safe for normal browsing and donations; visitors can use the official DONATE button or the university-affiliated support page without concern.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan No antivirus detections across 91 engines

Calibrated safety spectrum

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.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Institutional ownership and long domain history

The registrable domain is 10889 days old and the site explicitly states it is licensed through Grand Valley State University, sharing the university’s Federal Tax ID.

Contact details on the site’s own domain (feedback@wgvu.org) and a listed phone number ((616) 331-6666) further confirm direct institutional control.

Transparent donation and affiliate links

The only direct commercial CTA is a DONATE button that leads to the station’s own support page; additional links point to PBS Passport, Shop PBS, and standard PBS/NPR resources.

These cross-domain links are ordinary public-media affiliate relationships and do not route visitors through deceptive checkout or subscription traps.

Clean technical profile

the browser threat feed returns no threat warning, the TLS certificate is valid, and the hosting IP shows an abuse confidence score of 0/100.

Why the score is 92

The score combines saved deterministic evidence with the grounded analysis available for this report. 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

0/ 91

No detections

Saved result - stale

No detections across 91 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 0
Total: 91

All 91 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
CRDF - clean - 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
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

Browser Threat Feed

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

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CAPTURED PAGE

wgvu.org

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Home Television Radio Education | Kids Community About Ways to Support DONATE

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
Home Television Radio Education | Kids Community About Ways to Support DONATE

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
WGVU Public Media West Michigan PBS 35.1 / 52.1| NPR 95.3 88.5 fm | Free Live streaming TV & Radio
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 91 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Content

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01Domain registered 10889 days ago.
02Licensed through Grand Valley State University with shared Federal Tax ID.
03No Safe Browsing warnings, valid TLS, zero abuse reports on hosting IP.

Web research findings

Independent findings for wgvu.org, 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 positive

Positive reviews (1)

Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.

Support WGVUopen
"WGVU Public Media is licensed through Grand Valley State University and as such we share one Federal Tax ID number."

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 ↗

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.

Domainwgvu.org
Redirects towww.wgvu.org
Hosted byAmazon.com, Inc.
Referencesbento.pbs.org · image.pbs.org

Domain Timeline

Dec 5, 1996
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 30 years old when this review was saved.
Sep 28, 2026
Saved security review — Reviewed as safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.

wgvu.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.

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 domainfeedback@wgvu.org

Phone numbers(616) 331-6666

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles1

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

Contact email on the site's own domain (feedback@wgvu.org).
Phone number listed ((616) 331-6666).
Links to 3 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age30 years old

RegistrarTucows Domains Inc.

RegisteredDec 5, 1996

ExpiresDec 4, 2026

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01

ExpiresNov 22, 2026 (55d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAmazon.com, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web serveropenresty

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://wgvu.org/
2301http://www.wgvu.org/
3200https://www.wgvu.org/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAmazon.com, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, 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 coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	0 of 91 engines flagged	Limited	No saved finding	stale fallback · Sep 28, 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	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	1 independent finding were saved	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available

Antivirus: Result0 of 91 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 28, 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; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

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 wgvu.org and not a lookalike like w-gvu.org 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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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 wgvu.org legit and safe?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on wgvu.org, so it appears legitimate. All 91 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, and the domain is 29.8 years old, registered on December 5, 1996 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.

Is wgvu.org safe to use?

wgvu.org has a Safety Score of 92/100 (Safe). Core checks and semantic analysis found no material threat at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.

Could a legitimate site like wgvu.org still be used in a scam?

Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from wgvu.org), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from wgvu.org is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.

Has wgvu.org been flagged by antivirus engines?

No — all 91 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report wgvu.org as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.

Is wgvu.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — wgvu.org 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 wgvu.org domain?

wgvu.org is 29.8 years old, registered on December 5, 1996 through Tucows Domains Inc.. 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 wgvu.org have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — wgvu.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01, valid for another 55 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".

Where is wgvu.org hosted?

wgvu.org resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.

How often is the wgvu.org report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on September 28, 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 wgvu.org 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

92/100

Safe

WGVU.org is a legitimate public media station operated by Grand Valley State University.

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionThe site is safe for normal browsing and donations; visitors can use the official DONATE button or the university-affiliated support page without concern.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

Is wgvu.org safe?

WGVU.org is a legitimate public media station operated by Grand Valley State University.

Institutional ownership and long domain history

Transparent donation and affiliate links

Clean technical profile

Why the score is 92

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Still, stay alert

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

Use a password manager

Discuss this site on the forum

WGVU.org is a legitimate public media station operated by Grand Valley State University.

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