wgvunews.org scam check: Score 66/100

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Is wgvunews.org legit?

No major scam signal confirmed

wgvunews.org shows several positive trust signals. We did not confirm a clear scam verdict, but the checks below still highlight what deserves attention.

Our score 66/100

Generally positive

Threat lists Clean Passed
SSL Unclear Check
Domain age 7186 days Established
Email protection Incomplete Check
Popularity #910881 Ranked

Our verdict

Our automated scanner gives wgvunews.org a trust score of 66/100. Stronger trust signals include No malicious detections reported, Configured free blacklist checks did not report a match, Abuse confidence score 0/100. The main warnings or unknowns are SSL could not be checked because the host was unavailable or blocked by the security policy., No SPF policy found, No DMARC policy found.

This is an automated trust analysis. It checks technical signals, public threat feeds, domain records and website configuration. It cannot prove intent, but it helps you decide whether extra caution is needed before you log in, pay, download files or share personal information.

Recommended action The technical signals are mostly positive, but always review the website content, payment method and contact information before trusting it.

Website preview

Screenshot preview of wgvunews.org

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What to watch for

  • Missing or invalid SSL -18 SSL could not be checked because the host was unavailable or blocked by the security policy.
  • Missing SPF record -4 No SPF policy found
  • Missing DMARC record -4 No DMARC policy found
  • Limited security headers -4 Missing: strict-transport-security, x-content-type-options, x-frame-options, referrer-policy
  • Limited company information found -5 Few contact, about, privacy, terms or refund signals found

What this means for you

  • Browsing the homepage: review normally, but watch for browser warnings or forced downloads.
  • Entering passwords: only continue if the domain clearly matches the official website.
  • Payments: verify company details, refund policy and payment method first.
  • Downloads: avoid files when threat intelligence or reputation warnings are present.

Is wgvunews.org safe to use?

wgvunews.org currently has a moderate to positive trust profile in our automated analysis. The score combines blacklist results, SSL status, DNS configuration, WHOIS data, redirect behavior, security headers, domain heuristics, IP reputation and popularity signals.

A high score does not guarantee that a website is legitimate, and a low score does not prove criminal intent. The purpose of this report is to show the technical evidence so visitors can make a more informed decision.

Brand and domain checks

Brand-like pattern
No common pattern detected
Redirects elsewhere
No
Final URL
https://www.wgvunews.org/
Punycode detected
No

Contact and company signals

About page
Yes
Contact page
Yes
Privacy policy
No
Terms page
No
Refund policy
No

Payment risk indicators

Risk terms found
No data available
External links
25
Recommendation
The technical signals are mostly positive, but always review the website content, payment method and contact information before trusting it.

Trust signals found

  • VirusTotal clean result No malicious detections reported
  • No phishing list match found Configured free blacklist checks did not report a match
  • AbuseIPDB clean IP score Abuse confidence score 0/100
  • Established domain age 7186 days old
  • MX records present Mail exchange records found

Website popularity

15 Popularity score
09-29
Rank source
Tranco
Tranco rank
910881
Estimated visitors
Under 5K-10K monthly visits

Additional threat intelligence

AlienVault OTX pulses
No data available
OTX reputation
No data available
AbuseIPDB score
0/100
AbuseIPDB reports
0
IP owner / ISP
Amazon Technologies Inc.

VirusTotal details

Malicious detections
0
Suspicious detections
0
Harmless engines
57
Undetected engines
34
Reputation
0
Community votes
harmless: 0, malicious: 0
Categories
No data available

No VirusTotal malicious or suspicious engine-level detections are available for this scan.

View all stored VirusTotal output

How this compares to trusted websites

  • Trusted websites usually use a valid SSL certificate and keep it renewed.
  • They often have clear contact details, company information, privacy terms and refund policies.
  • They rarely appear on malware, phishing or abuse intelligence lists.
  • They use stable DNS, email authentication and predictable redirects.

Sources checked

VirusTotal Google Safe Browsing URLHaus OpenPhish PhishTank AlienVault OTX AbuseIPDB WHOIS DNS SSL Security headers Tranco

Technical safety checks

These checks explain the underlying signals behind the verdict. They are useful when you want to know whether a website has a stable domain history, a valid SSL certificate, normal DNS records and expected security configuration.

Domain information

Domain
wgvunews.org
Registrar
TUCOWS.COM, CO.
Domain age
7186 days
Created
2007-01-25T12:36:07+00:00
WHOIS privacy
Yes

SSL details

Valid SSL
No
Issuer
No data available
Subject
No data available
Expires
No data available
Days remaining
No data available

HTTP checks

HTTPS available
No
HTTP available
Yes
Status code
200
Final URL
https://www.wgvunews.org/
Page title
WGVU NEWS | Local News | 95.3 / 88.5 FM Grand Rapids and 95.3 FM Muskegon | WGVU NEWS

DNS records

A records
35.168.120.9, 3.218.5.110, 52.3.92.30
MX records
10 mail.wgvunews.org
Nameservers
ns3.lnhi.net, ns1.lnhi.net, ns2.lnhi.net
SPF record
DMARC record

Security headers

Present
content-security-policy
Missing
strict-transport-security, x-content-type-options, x-frame-options, referrer-policy, permissions-policy

Blacklist overview

VirusTotal malicious
0
Google Safe Browsing unsafe
No
URLHaus listed
No data available
OpenPhish listed
No
PhishTank listed
No data available

Technical analysis

IP address
35.168.120.9
ASN / organization
AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting provider
AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Location
Ashburn, Virginia, US
High entropy score
2.75
Suspicious TLD
No
Suspicious keywords
No data available

Redirect chain

  1. http://wgvunews.org/
  2. http://www.wgvunews.org/

wgvunews.org safety FAQ

Is wgvunews.org a scam?

This automated report cannot make a legal accusation. It gives wgvunews.org a trust score of 66/100 based on the security and reputation signals available at scan time. Review the warnings, threat detections and technical checks above before using the site.

Why did wgvunews.org get this trust score?

The score is weighted from multiple signals, including threat-list matches, domain age, SSL status, redirects, DNS records, SPF/DMARC, security headers, suspicious keywords, IP reputation and popularity data.

Should I enter personal or payment information?

The technical signals are mostly positive, but always review the website content, payment method and contact information before trusting it.

How often is this analysis updated?

The report is generated from stored scan data. When the automation script refreshes the domain, the page updates the score, threat intelligence, technical checks and popularity history.

Scan timestamp: 2026-09-29T11:36:59+00:00
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