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/ 100 BETA
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archive.org looks legitimate based on our checks.

Likely safe. As always, check the address bar before entering sensitive data.

Security check
None detected
Visitors
Very Popular
Website age
30 years
Hosted in
United States
Last updated

About archive.org

archive.org went online 30 years ago. It is hosted in United States. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide (#150). None of the security databases we monitor list it. Its connection is encrypted (padlock in the address bar) — good, though scam sites can have this too.

Key facts

Online since
Dec 14, 1995
Website age
30 years
Category
Uncertain
Hosted in
United States
Secure connection
Yes
Registered with
easyDNS Technologies Inc.
Page title
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

What we checked

Website age 30 years

The domain has existed for 30 years. Long-lived domains are less likely to be throwaway scam sites, although old domains can be bought or hijacked.

Visitors Very Popular

This site ranks #150 among the most visited websites worldwide (Tranco list). Scam sites rarely reach this level of traffic.

Security databases None detected

No security vendor or threat feed we check currently lists this domain. New scams are often not listed yet, so treat this as one signal among many.

Hosting country United States

The website is hosted on a server in United States. The hosting location says little on its own, but it should fit where the business claims to be.

Registered with easyDNS Technologies Inc.

The domain is registered through easyDNS Technologies Inc.. If you were scammed, the registrar can receive abuse reports and may suspend the domain.

Technical details for experts
Server address
207.241.224.2
Network
AS7941 · INTERNET-ARCHIVE
Certificate
DV GoDaddy.com, Inc.
Certificate expires
Feb 9, 2027
Last changed
Aug 12, 2026
Response code
200
DNS A
207.241.224.2
DNS MX
100 smtp.google.com
DNS NS
ns-global.kjsl.com
ns0036.secondary.cloudflare.com
ns0208.secondary.cloudflare.com
ns1.archive.org
ns2.archive.org
ns3.archive.org
DNS TXT
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MS=ms84122558
atlassian-domain-verification=AayvCFYrHZxErANHNVvoXR/RxRkCrZHgMCRDL2lfbyF3JFND0IW5NQyCOmgEIKiS
brave-ledger-verification=helloarchive.org
brightdata-site-verification=b65e50d2b97851b4872653329f68d7c2
google-site-verification=ZkKkXmzrzbWYiTTj_Js7OokIcxjveE89BiwhcHXCq-g
google-site-verification=jG-1u9Cab2yUEOgG_HdB1DuUZ03oaNIPU93Vp-nnJLw
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