Is www.denver7.com safe?
http://www.denver7.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: complete · 4 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (59 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Denver7 is the established website of a Denver TV news station, with clean security checks
Denver7 is a local news site. Its own pages say the station was founded in 1953 and acquired by the E.W. Scripps Company in 2011. The domain is over 23 years old. Security scanners reported no threats, and the connection is properly encrypted. Ads and a link to a Scripps shop are normal for a news outlet, so the site rates as Safe.
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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 92/100
Safe covers scores 85–100. No adverse finding was saved; 4 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
No adverse finding was saved with this report.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsStation founded in 1953 and owned by E.W. Scripps since 2011.
- SupportsNo detections from 93 engines and no Safe Browsing warning.
- SupportsDomain is about 24 years old.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection
Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Denver7 is a local news site. Its own pages say the station was founded in 1953 and acquired by the E.W. Scripps Company in 2011. The domain is over 23 years old. Security scanners reported no threats, and the connection is properly encrypted. Ads and a link to a Scripps shop are normal for a news outlet, so the site rates as Safe.
Who runs the site
The site states that Denver7 was founded in 1953 and is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company. The footer links to FCC public files for the KMGH, KCDO and KSBS stations, journalism ethics guidelines and a Scripps Media Trust Center, which is what a licensed broadcaster typically publishes.
The domain has been registered for 8,719 days, which is about 24 years.
Technical checks and commercial links
None of 93 security engines flagged the site, the browser threat feed showed no warning, and the TLS connection was valid.
The site earns money from advertising: a credit union ad was shown prominently. A "Shop Scripps" link leads to shopscripps.com, a store run by the parent company. There is also a link to the "Don't Waste Your Money" product site. We found no evidence of deceptive checkout behaviour.
Why the score is 92
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 detectionsFresh result
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 - 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 - Clean
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- BitDefendersports
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekernews and media
- Googlenews
- Sophosnews
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
Denver7 logo visible in the top left corner. Meritrust Credit Union advertisement displayed prominently.
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
Denver7 logo visible in the top left corner.
- 02
Meritrust Credit Union advertisement displayed prominently.
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
Denver7 | Local, breaking, in-depth Colorado news, weather
- Meta description
Latest Denver news, top stories and updated Colorado breaking news and headlines. Denver7.com is the official website for Denver7, your trusted source for Colorado information.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/aboutRead
- Terms/terms-of-useRead
- Contact page/about/contact-usRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Denver7 | Local, breaking, in-depth Colorado news, weather
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
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
- 01Station founded in 1953 and owned by E.W. Scripps since 2011.
- 02Domain is about 24 years old.
- 03No detections from 93 engines and no Safe Browsing warning.
Web research findings
Independent findings for www.denver7.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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for www.denver7.com. 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.
- Domainwww.denver7.com
- Redirects towww.denver7.com
- Hosted byAmazon.com, Inc.
- Referencessecurepubads.g.doubleclick.net · assets.scrippsdigital.com
Domain Timeline
- Dec 2, 2002Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 23 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 16, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
www.denver7.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.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (newstips@denver7.com).
- Phone number listed (949-224-1810).
- Postal address visible on the page.
- Links to 9 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for *.tampabay28.com.
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 Ads
- Google Tag Manager
- Meta Pixel
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- Google Fonts
- jsDelivr
- Adobe Fonts
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://www.denver7.com/
- 2200https://www.denver7.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
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
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 93 engines flagged | Completed | No adverse finding | fresh · analysed Oct 16, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 16, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 16, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 2 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 16, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 16, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 16, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 16, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 16, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 16, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 16, 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 www.denver7.com legit and safe?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Denver7 is the established website of a Denver TV news station, with clean security checks
Denver7 is a local news site. Its own pages say the station was founded in 1953 and acquired by the E.W. Scripps Company in 2011. The domain is over 23 years old. Security scanners reported no threats, and the connection is properly encrypted. Ads and a link to a Scripps shop are normal for a news outlet, so the site rates as Safe.
09 · Community
Community
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