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The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 15, 2026).
Registered 2005 · AboutUs's live check was blocked by the site's bot protection
Ghacks.net is a digital publication for technology news
Ghacks.net is a technology news blog covering freeware and open-source software, security and privacy, spyware and adware, and anonymity topics. It publishes tutorials and how-to guides aimed at general tech enthusiasts and readers seeking practical software guidance. The site is written in English and focuses on accessible, informational coverage of consumer and desktop technology.
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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 Oct 3, 2005 — 21 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: NameCheap, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 25, 2026).
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 55 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 55 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
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
2005
Domain registered (Oct 3, 2005).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 3 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Ghacks.net is a digital publication for technology news”
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 15, 2026).
✓ domain continuity 21 years registered– live check blocked the site's bot protection turned the check away Oct 15, 2026