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At a glance
- Category
- Security & Privacy
- Language
- English
- Paid-content signal
- No paid content foundObserved
- Registered
- 2008
- Hosting
- Amazon CloudFrontInferred
- HTTPS certificate trusted
- PassedObserved
- Last updated
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Website Overview
An established domain and managed infrastructure suggest continuity of operations and may support dependable delivery, although neither guarantees service quality.
Domain and Registration
Registered in 2008, this domain has about 18 years of history. That suggests continuity, although ownership and purpose may have changed. Transfer-protection status is present, helping reduce the risk of unauthorized domain transfers. The domain uses the common .com extension, which is not an independent safety signal.
DNS and Email
The lowest TTL is 60 seconds, supporting rapid record changes at the cost of more frequent lookups. Nameservers are provided by Amazon Route 53, indicating managed DNS hosting. MX records point to the Proton Mail email service. No CNAME was found; the observed records resolve directly to addresses. SPF and DMARC are configured. DKIM status is unknown.
TLS and Certificates
The certificate uses an RSA 2048-bit public key, offering broad client compatibility. The server supplied a complete certificate chain. No organization name is present in the certificate; the available fields are consistent with domain validation. The certificate was issued within the Amazon cloud or CDN ecosystem. The certificate is valid for about 197 days in total, with 135 days remaining.
HTTP and Browser Security
The response lacks these common security headers: HSTS, CSP, Permissions-Policy. No X-Powered-By header was found, reducing one common source of backend fingerprinting information. The x-cache, via response header indicates a CDN or caching proxy in the delivery path. No obvious internal addresses or debug information were found in the headers. No CORS permission header was found, so browsers normally restrict cross-origin script access.
Technology Stack Analysis
The public page identifies WordPress, Amazon CloudFront without precise versions, leaving fewer clues for version-specific scanning.
Search and Social Sharing
The title has 68 characters and may be truncated in search results. Twitter Card metadata is configured. JSON-LD includes Organization data, helping describe the organization as an entity. A meta description is present, with 145 characters. The observed directives allow indexing and link following.
Hosting and Email
Registration details
| Registrar | Amazon Registrar, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Registered | 2008-10-23 |
| Expires | 2027-10-23 |
| Domain status | client transfer prohibited |
| Nameservers | ns-1059.awsdns-04.org、ns-2027.awsdns-61.co.uk、ns-82.awsdns-10.com、ns-963.awsdns-56.net |
| DNSSEC | unsigned |
DNS records
| Type | Name | Value | TTL | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | www.ghostery.com | 3.162.125.104 | 60 | — |
| A | www.ghostery.com | 3.162.125.25 | 60 | — |
| A | www.ghostery.com | 3.162.125.53 | 60 | — |
| A | www.ghostery.com | 3.162.125.89 | 60 | — |
| MX | ghostery.com | mail.protonmail.ch | 300 | 10 |
| MX | ghostery.com | mailsec.protonmail.ch | 300 | 20 |
| NS | ghostery.com | ns-1059.awsdns-04.org | 172794 | — |
| NS | ghostery.com | ns-2027.awsdns-61.co.uk | 172794 | — |
| NS | ghostery.com | ns-82.awsdns-10.com | 172794 | — |
| NS | ghostery.com | ns-963.awsdns-56.net | 172794 | — |
| TXT | ghostery.com | MS=24EC26E65D6BF365371BAC7A06406700232B14E4 | 300 | — |
| TXT | ghostery.com | MS=ms62448473 | 300 | — |
| TXT | ghostery.com | Sendinblue-code:e1e278d22eed1b980e6be09fb2ca8f71 | 300 | — |
| TXT | ghostery.com | brevo-code:3f81fdbb86024f6def82f3052243bb50 | 300 | — |
| TXT | ghostery.com | google-site-verification=pj38w5PczAfk4-Gyi1w4Vxr4Rt6ADP8U99WU1eWVabc | 300 | — |
| TXT | ghostery.com | google-site-verification=u33n9eLhUi3J7JgaHd7Um1rn_cWI8R14Vw0_U8cP99U | 300 | — |
| TXT | ghostery.com | protonmail-verification=28c12e2dcb685fbd17a49e7f0508e2fe17b7f396 | 300 | — |
| TXT | ghostery.com | v=spf1 include:_spf.protonmail.ch include:spf.sendinblue.com include:mail.zendesk.com -all | 300 | — |
| TXT | ghostery.com | yahoo-verification-key=JUHJERgMs/KuPL0Gr9lckExmn153ZfLevpPBFwX6Rfc= | 300 | — |
| DMARC | _dmarc.ghostery.com | v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; fo=1; ruf=mailto:[email protected],mailto:[email protected]; rua=mailto:[email protected],mailto:[email protected],mailto:[email protected]; pct=100 | 300 | — |
TLS and certificates
HTTP response headers
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| content-type | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| cache-control | max-age=0, private, must-revalidate |
| x-frame-options | SAMEORIGIN |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| referrer-policy | strict-origin-when-cross-origin |
Identified technologies
Pages, Search and Sharing
| Meta description | Take back control of your online privacy with Ghostery. The #1 privacy suite that gives you the power to block ads, stop trackers, and much more. |
|---|---|
| Canonical URL | https://www.ghostery.com/ |
| Language | English (default) |
| Twitter Card | summary_large_image |
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