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Common questions
Is diskinternals.com legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns diskinternals.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for diskinternals.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
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1 of 2 safety checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
Registered 2004 · AboutUs could not get a response over HTTPS when it checked (Oct 26, 2026)
DiskInternals.com wide scope of high-quality disk and data recovery products
About DiskInternals Research Founded in 2003, DiskInternals is an award-winning, software-engineering company that has since developed, and continues to develop, a wide scope of high-quality software products.
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Apr 9, 2004 — 22 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: GoDaddy.com, LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 22, 2026).
checked Sep 30, 2026
The site names DiskInternals as the organisation behind it.
checked Sep 30, 2026
The live front page reads as a software or technology site, mainly for the public as customers.
Authority 62/100— ahead of 62% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
62 is a percentile: higher than 62% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #197,632)+6
Verified continuity: 22.5 years (RDAP registration)+10
Identity corroboration (capped)+4
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+9
Model score: 32/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 62/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
What diskinternals.com said about itself, 2006
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
2006
Founded in 2003, DiskInternals is an award-winning, software-engineering company that has since developed, and continues to develop, a wide scope of high-quality software products. The DiskInternals software assortment comprises high-quality software products to be used in all major Windows™ systems, including: Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
✓ domain continuity 22 years registered– no HTTPS response the site did not answer over HTTPS when checked Oct 26, 2026
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 65 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 65 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
Lifeline · diskinternals.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 22 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Aug 2, 2016 · no ownership change on record since 2007 · last checked Oct 10, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredApr 9, 2004diskinternals.com was registered on Apr 9, 2004.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 22, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 4, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described diskinternals.com from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 4, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLCGoDaddy.com, LLCAug 2, 2016 – Oct 10, 2026 (latest)Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 2, 2016 and most recently on Oct 10, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 22, 2026
Ownership
Ownership recordsMay 24, 2007 – Jan 2, 2026Registration records for diskinternals.com are held from May 24, 2007 to Jan 2, 2026 (106 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2007–2026
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Jan 2026 – Sep 2026Nameservers: cifnet.comNameservers: cifnet.comMay 24, 2007 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed cifnet.com nameservers (ns1.cifnet.com) for diskinternals.com from May 24, 2007 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptApr 18, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)Let's Encrypt issued 23 certificates for diskinternals.com from Apr 18, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 14, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 10, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 10, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (14)
Apr 9, 2004Registration: diskinternals.com was registered on Apr 9, 2004.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 22, 2026
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 4, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described diskinternals.com from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 4, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Founded in 2003, DiskInternals is an award-winning, software-engineering company that has since developed, and continues to develop, a wide scope of high-quality software products. The DiskInternals software assortment …”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
May 24, 2007 – Jan 2, 2026Ownership: Registration records for diskinternals.com are held from May 24, 2007 to Jan 2, 2026 (106 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
May 24, 2007 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed cifnet.com nameservers (ns1.cifnet.com) for diskinternals.com from May 24, 2007 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Said about itself in 2006
Jul 1, 2006
“Founded in 2003, DiskInternals is an award-winning, software-engineering company that has since developed, and continues to develop, a wide scope of high-quality software products. The DiskInternals software assortment …”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJun 20, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Nameservers: cifnet.comOct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2014cifnet.com (ns1.cifnet.com, ns2.cifnet.com) were the nameservers listed for diskinternals.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2014 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: CloudflareNameservers: CloudflareMay 1, 2014 – Apr 3, 2018Cloudflare (fay.ns.cloudflare.com, matt.ns.cloudflare.com) were the nameservers listed for diskinternals.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from May 1, 2014 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
DNS moved to CloudflareMay 1, 2014diskinternals.com's nameservers moved from cifnet.com to Cloudflare between Apr 1, 2014 and May 1, 2014. Last seen at cifnet.com: Apr 1, 2014 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at Cloudflare: May 1, 2014 (ICANN zone-file snapshot).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Nameservers: CloudflareNameservers: CloudflareApr 4, 2018 – Jan 2, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (fay.ns.cloudflare.com, matt.ns.cloudflare.com) for diskinternals.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jan 2, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 28, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 28, 2026: fay.ns.cloudflare.com, matt.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 28, 2026
Google Trust ServicesOct 11, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Google Trust Services issued 1 certificate for diskinternals.com from Oct 11, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 9, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2014
Zone file: cifnet.com (ns1.cifnet.com, ns2.cifnet.com) were the nameservers listed for diskinternals.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2014 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
May 1, 2014 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Cloudflare (fay.ns.cloudflare.com, matt.ns.cloudflare.com) were the nameservers listed for diskinternals.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from May 1, 2014 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
May 1, 2014Zone file: diskinternals.com's nameservers moved from cifnet.com to Cloudflare between Apr 1, 2014 and May 1, 2014. Last seen at cifnet.com: Apr 1, 2014 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at Cloudflare: May 1, 2014 (ICANN zone-file snapshot).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Aug 2, 2016 – Oct 10, 2026Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 2, 2016 and most recently on Oct 10, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 22, 2026
Apr 4, 2018 – Jan 2, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (fay.ns.cloudflare.com, matt.ns.cloudflare.com) for diskinternals.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jan 2, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Apr 18, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 23 certificates for diskinternals.com from Apr 18, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 14, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 10, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 10, 2026
Jun 20, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 28, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 28, 2026: fay.ns.cloudflare.com, matt.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 28, 2026
Oct 11, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 1 certificate for diskinternals.com from Oct 11, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 9, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)