Report ID: #7B72E0CA

cnet.com

Item: cnet.com
Rating: 5
Author: MonitorRapid

United States Valid HTTPS 32.2 years Updated 3 hours ago

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100

Very Safe

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cnet.com Trust Review

cnet.com belongs to CNET, a well-known technology news and review brand focused on consumer tech, product testing, and buying guides. Its long registration history, HTTPS use, and established name suggest a legitimate media property rather than a suspicious new site.

Technical Information

IP Address	199.232.198.154
Server Location	United States
ISP / Provider	Unknown
SSL Certificate	Valid HTTPS
SSL Issuer	R13
Valid Until	2026-07-08
Registrar	CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered On	1994-03-05
Expires On	2029-03-06
Domain Age	32.2 years

Quick facts

Before diving in: cnet.com is registered through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. and currently hosted in United States. SSL on the apex host returned: OK.

TLS / SSL state

The TLS handshake to cnet.com returned: OK. Modern browsers will warn users when this fails, so a passing check is required for any commercial site.

Why age matters

A 32.2-year track record is not proof of legitimacy, but it does mean cnet.com has had time to accumulate (or shed) reputation signals across security databases.

Where cnet.com is hosted

cnet.com is operated from United States via Unknown. If you transact with this site, this is the legal jurisdiction your data will likely traverse.

What the score tells you

cnet.com's automated trust score reflects whether it follows industry-standard infrastructure practices. It is intentionally blind to content, branding and customer reviews.

Score summary

cnet.com → 100/100 (very_safe). The value is recomputed every refresh from the latest public records and does not include editorial opinion.

What looks good

Resolves over public recursive DNS (Google, Cloudflare, Quad9)
Uses modern HTTPS endpoints
Hosting on an established ISP network
Consistent A and AAAA records

What to watch

No SPF / DMARC records (email spoofing risk)
Industry of the site is unclear from infrastructure alone
Recently registered domain

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Frequently Asked Questions

What goes into the cnet.com trust rating?

We mix four ingredients: domain age, certificate state, registrar reputation and DNS health, and project the result onto a 0-100 scale.

Is the WHOIS information about cnet.com hidden?

Privacy services hide the registrant — this is normal and not a red flag in itself.

Is cnet.com on a security blocklist?

Our quick lookup against common public blocklists did not return a hit for cnet.com at the time of this report.

Is cnet.com a phishing website?

Our scanner does not perform visual similarity checks. We can only confirm that no obvious infrastructure markers (cert mismatch, fresh registration with high traffic) were triggered.

What looks risky about cnet.com?

For cnet.com we look at: age 32.2 yrs, SSL OK, registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. and hosting in United States. Any single weak point can drag the technical confidence down.

This report is generated automatically from public technical signals. It is not legal or financial advice.

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