Is wucf.org safe?
http://wucf.org/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (59 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
WUCF is a legitimate public media station with a long-established domain and no security threats detected.
WUCF.org is the official website of WUCF PBS and WUCF JAZZ, a public media station based at the University of Central Florida. The domain is over 21 years old, contact details are published on the site, and no security threats were found. The site's primary commercial activity is soliciting donations and memberships to support its public broadcasting mission. A single cross-site link to video.wucftv.org triggered a popup, but this is a related streaming domain and not a malicious redirect. Overall, the site presents low risk to visitors.
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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 88/100
Safe covers scores 85–100. 1 finding pulled the score down; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- StrongA primary play, convert, continue, or download control opened an unrelated external destination.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe domain is 8008 days old, indicating a long-established presence.
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning and TLS is valid.
- SupportsThe site provides a contact email on its own domain, a phone number, and a postal address.
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
WUCF.org is the official website of WUCF PBS and WUCF JAZZ, a public media station based at the University of Central Florida. The domain is over 21 years old, contact details are published on the site, and no security threats were found. The site's primary commercial activity is soliciting donations and memberships to support its public broadcasting mission. A single cross-site link to video.wucftv.org triggered a popup, but this is a related streaming domain and not a malicious redirect. Overall, the site presents low risk to visitors.
Technical Checks Show No Threats
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning for wucf.org, and the saved TLS check confirmed a valid encrypted connection. These technical indicators suggest the site is not currently hosting malware or phishing content.
The domain is 8008 days old, indicating a long-standing online presence consistent with a legitimate public media organization.
Operator Contact Details Are Public
The site lists a contact email on its own domain (info@wucf.org), a phone number (407-823-0899), and a postal address. This transparency supports the station's legitimacy as a public broadcaster.
Donation and Membership CTAs Are Standard for Public Media
The site prominently features donation and membership calls-to-action, such as 'Donate', 'Become A Member', and 'Gift Memberships'. These are typical for a public media station seeking viewer support.
A cross-site link to video.wucftv.org, a related streaming domain, triggered a popup. While unexpected, this is not indicative of malicious intent and aligns with the station's online video offerings.
Why the score is 88
The saved checks and analysis found no material threat. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 93
No detectionsSaved analysis from October 13, 2026 - stale
No detections across 59 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 34 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
All 93 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Clean
- 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
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiEntertainment
- BitDefenderradiomusic
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerinternet radio and tv
- Googlemedia_and_entertainment
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
WUCF PBS and WUCF JAZZ
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
WUCF PBS and WUCF JAZZ
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
WUCF PBS and WUCF JAZZ
- Meta description
WUCF PBS and WUCF Jazz, Orlando's Public Media station. We believe powerful stories can change lives.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/about/Read
- Privacy policy/about/public-files/privacy-policy/Read
- Contact page/about/contact-us/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
WUCF PBS and WUCF JAZZ
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded popups.
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
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The domain is 8008 days old, indicating a long-established presence.
- 02The site provides a contact email on its own domain, a phone number, and a postal address.
- 03The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and TLS is valid.
Web research findings
Independent findings for wucf.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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for wucf.org. 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.
- Domainwucf.org
- Redirects towww.wucf.org
- Hosted byAmazon.com, Inc.
- Referencesbento.pbs.org · image.pbs.org
Domain Timeline
- Nov 15, 2004Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 21 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 20, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
wucf.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.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (info@wucf.org).
- Phone number listed (407-823-0899).
- Postal address visible on the page.
- Links to 11 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for wucf.org.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Ads
- Meta Pixel
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://wucf.org/
- 2301http://www.wucf.org/
- 3200https://www.wucf.org/
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.
A primary play, convert, continue, or download control opened an unrelated external destination.
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 93 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed Oct 13, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 20, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 20, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 20, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 20, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 13, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
WUCF is a legitimate public media station with a long-established domain and no security threats detected.
WUCF.org is the official website of WUCF PBS and WUCF JAZZ, a public media station based at the University of Central Florida. The domain is over 21 years old, contact details are published on the site, and no security threats were found. The site's primary commercial activity is soliciting donations and memberships to support its public broadcasting mission. A single cross-site link to video.wucftv.org triggered a popup, but this is a related streaming domain and not a malicious redirect. Overall, the site presents low risk to visitors.
09 · Community
Community
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