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Lifeline · virtualapple.org over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 20 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Jul 4, 2017 · 1 registrant change since 2017 · last checked Sep 15, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredDec 5, 2005virtualapple.org was registered on Dec 5, 2005.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 15, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageSep 10, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described virtualapple.org from Sep 10, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (7 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2008Jul 1, 2008
Registrar
Domain.com, LLCDomain.com, LLCJul 4, 2017 – Jun 29, 2026Registrar Domain.com, LLC (IANA 886) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for virtualapple.org, from Jul 4, 2017 to Jun 29, 2026.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Registrant
Registrant recordsJul 4, 2017 – Jun 29, 2026Registration records for virtualapple.org are held from Jul 4, 2017 to Jun 29, 2026 (59 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Jul 2017 – Jul 2018Nameservers: peer1.netJul 4, 2017Registration records listed peer1.net nameservers (ns1.peer1.net, ns2.peer1.net, ns3.peer1.net) for virtualapple.org from Jul 4, 2017 to Jul 4, 2017.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptApr 30, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 4 certificates for virtualapple.org from Apr 30, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 28, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (12)
Dec 5, 2005Registration: virtualapple.org was registered on Dec 5, 2005.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 15, 2026
Sep 10, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described virtualapple.org from Sep 10, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (7 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2008AboutUs record: “a web site with over 1100 Apple II and Apple IIgs games playable online”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2008
Jul 4, 2017 – Jun 29, 2026Registrar: Registrar Domain.com, LLC (IANA 886) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for virtualapple.org, from Jul 4, 2017 to Jun 29, 2026.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 4, 2017 – Jun 29, 2026Registrant: Registration records for virtualapple.org are held from Jul 4, 2017 to Jun 29, 2026 (59 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jul 4, 2017Zone file: Registration records listed peer1.net nameservers (ns1.peer1.net, ns2.peer1.net, ns3.peer1.net) for virtualapple.org from Jul 4, 2017 to Jul 4, 2017.
“a web site with over 1100 Apple II and Apple IIgs games playable online”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2008
Current AboutUs recordJul 6, 2026 – Sep 15, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 15, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC
Aug 11, 2026 – Sep 17, 2026 (latest)
Registrar Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 11, 2026 and most recently on Sep 17, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 15, 2026
Registrant changeDec 13, 2025The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Dec 13, 2025. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 registrant change, 2017–2026
Nameservers: a2dns.com
Nameservers: a2dns.comJul 14, 2018 – Jun 29, 2026Registration records listed a2dns.com nameservers (ns6866206137.a2dns.com, ns6866206198.a2dns.com) for virtualapple.org from Jul 14, 2018 to Jun 29, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to a2dns.comJul 14, 2018virtualapple.org's nameservers moved from peer1.net to a2dns.com at some point between Jul 4, 2017 and Jul 14, 2018. Last seen at peer1.net: Jul 4, 2017 (registration record). First seen at a2dns.com: Jul 14, 2018 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 12 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 14, 2018 – Jun 29, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed a2dns.com nameservers (ns6866206137.a2dns.com, ns6866206198.a2dns.com) for virtualapple.org from Jul 14, 2018 to Jun 29, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 14, 2018Zone file: virtualapple.org's nameservers moved from peer1.net to a2dns.com at some point between Jul 4, 2017 and Jul 14, 2018. Last seen at peer1.net: Jul 4, 2017 (registration record). First seen at a2dns.com: Jul 14, 2018 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 12 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Dec 13, 2025Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Dec 13, 2025. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Apr 30, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 4 certificates for virtualapple.org from Apr 30, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 28, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 6, 2026 – Sep 15, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 15, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Aug 11, 2026 – Sep 17, 2026Registrar: Registrar Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 11, 2026 and most recently on Sep 17, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 15, 2026
Registered 2005 · site is live · HTTPS valid
virtualapple.org has an AboutUs profile for public website intelligence, ownership context, trust signals, monitoring, and owner verification.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 50 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 50 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Missing DMARC (mild)
What virtualapple.org said about itself, 2008
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2008
a web site with over 1100 Apple II and Apple IIgs games playable online
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.