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Security Scan Report: auto.howstuffworks.com

Redirected to:
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/motorsports/the-10-greatest...
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Submitted: Jun 13, 2026, 11:33:53 PMCompleted: Jun 13, 2026, 11:34:51 PMpubliccompleted
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Summary

This website contacted 2 IPs in 1 country across 2 domains to perform 2 HTTP transactions. The main domain is auto.howstuffworks.com and was registered NaN years ago.

Submitted URL: https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/drivers/dale-earnhardt-jr.htm

Effective URL: https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/motorsports/the-10-greatest-race-car-drivers-of-all-time.htmRedirected

The Cisco Umbrella rank of the primary domain is #102,247 of the top 1 million websites

AI Security Verdict

Low Risk

Confidence: 95%

2
Risk Score

The site appears legitimate; low risk despite heavy JS obfuscation, no phishing or malware indicators.

Risk Factors
Critical JavaScript obfuscation score
Multiple eval() calls in page scripts
Safety Factors
Established domain with long registration history
Brand name in meta tags aligns with hosting domain
No credential‑stealing forms or payment fields
No Indicators of Compromise or IDS alerts detected
Content type is an article (news/reporting), not impersonation
Domain age information unavailable

Details

Page Title

69 of the Most Famous Race Car Drivers of All Time | HowStuffWorks

Scan Type

public

Language

🇺🇸

English

(80% confidence)

Category

social media network

(52%)

Domain Information

Within the commercial generic top-level domain (.com), 'auto.howstuffworks.com' is registered and includes subdomain 'auto'. Its registrable label 'howstuffworks' stretches across 13 characters holding three vowels versus ten consonants. Word splitting yields three words: how, stuff, works. Expect five characters per word on average. No strong language cues emerged from the frequency lists.

Screenshot

Security scan screenshot of https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/drivers/dale-earnhardt-jr.htm

Page Load Overview

0.82s
Total Load Time
45
HTTP Requests
13
Domains
379 KB
Total Size

Language Analysis

Primary Language

🇺🇸English
Code: en
Confidence:80%
Script:Latin
Direction:ltr

Detection Details

Language Code:en
Detection Confidence:80%
Script Type:Latin
HTML Lang Attribute:en-us
Text Length:66,478 chars
Detector Agreement:80%

Website Classification

Primary Category

social media network52% confidence
Type: webapp
Method: ml+structural

All Detected Categories

social media network
52%
documentation technical
32%
news media journalism
30%
entertainment media
28%
news/blog
20%

Detected Features

Search
OG: article

Domain & IP Information

RequestsIP AddressLocationAS Autonomous System
2318.66.147.123United States
AS16509Amazon.com, Inc.
2218.64.211.110United States
AS16509Amazon.com, Inc.
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Content Similarity HashesFor malware variant detection

TLSH (Trend Micro Locality Sensitive Hash)

Security-focused

Specialized for malware detection and similarity analysis

T1F4345C335214137B852347D07B95B3ADE26A856FEB73D4C6E2E8824CA781CABD5381DC

ssdeep (Context Triggered Piecewise Hashing)

Context-aware

Detects similar content even with modifications

1536:VSaA8BjpOpE1Q1lQ2X9T4PU6ITlKUHPTiodtx/axOvOsCkm7GkE1imNLTlwRTgV/:IaA8bIniUXhIg2sI+Hg8Y13Fz3gym

sdhash (Similarity Digest Hashing)

High-precision

High-precision similarity detection for forensic analysis

sdhash:3:231950:bAEEhgBDgIgXCXAkcIMEEYAATATkG8pLEALBRBSVBFLgAJqAAAgAQRjFDm0ThsMFE4lIJgxcWNkCGEwBhwEBD8CASMQGCSlA

These hashes enable detection of similar websites and malware variants by comparing content similarity even when exact matches aren't found.

Image Hashes

Perceptual Hashes

Average Hash:0000ff9f9fffffff
Perceptual Hash:bc4d43343c65a5b5
Difference Hash:a67132333b3c0e2c
Wavelet Hash:0000df838f87c7ff
Color Hash:#4090bf

Other Hashes

Crop Resistant:a67132333b3c0e2c,a480a4e464a480a4,5686a65179717271,2c3c7417293931c8

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