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Lifeline · windev.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 30 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Sep 14, 2011 · no registrant change on record since 2007 · last checked Nov 1, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredOct 20, 1996windev.com was registered on Oct 20, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 29, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Jul 17, 2007An AboutUs wiki page described windev.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Jul 17, 2007 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Windows. Product description, screenshot, FAQs, news group, training courses, and downloads.”
Registrar
GANDI SASSep 14, 2011Registrar GANDI SAS in the registration data recorded on Sep 14, 2011.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)OVH, SASOVH, SAS
Registrant
Registrant recordsJun 2, 2007 – Feb 25, 2026Registration records for windev.com are held from Jun 2, 2007 to Feb 25, 2026 (92 records). None shows a change of registrant. 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
No registrant changes recorded, 2007–2026
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Sep 2011 – Oct 2013Nameservers: rapsodie.frJun 2, 2007 – Sep 14, 2011Registration records listed rapsodie.fr nameservers (ns1.rapsodie.fr, ns2.rapsodie.fr) for windev.com from Jun 2, 2007 to Sep 14, 2011.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptMar 21, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026 (latest)Let's Encrypt issued 114 certificates for windev.com from Mar 21, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 2, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 14, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 14, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (13)
Oct 20, 1996Registration: windev.com was registered on Oct 20, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 29, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Jul 17, 2007AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described windev.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Jul 17, 2007 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Windows. Product description, screenshot, FAQs, news group, training courses, and downloads.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jun 2, 2007 – Feb 25, 2026Registrant: Registration records for windev.com are held from Jun 2, 2007 to Feb 25, 2026 (92 records). None shows a change of registrant. 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
Jun 2, 2007 – Sep 14, 2011Zone file: Registration records listed rapsodie.fr nameservers (ns1.rapsodie.fr, ns2.rapsodie.fr) for windev.com from Jun 2, 2007 to Sep 14, 2011.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 14, 2011
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJul 11, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 6, 2012 – Oct 25, 2026 (latest)
Registrar OVH, SAS (IANA 433) in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 6, 2012 and most recently on Oct 25, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 29, 2026
Nameservers: ovh.netOct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018ovh.net (dns102.ovh.net, ns102.ovh.net) were the nameservers listed for windev.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
DNS moved to ovh.netOct 18, 2013windev.com's nameservers moved from rapsodie.fr to ovh.net at some point between Sep 14, 2011 and Oct 18, 2013. Last seen at rapsodie.fr: Sep 14, 2011 (registration record). First seen at ovh.net: Oct 18, 2013 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 2 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Nameservers: ovh.netNameservers: ovh.netApr 4, 2018 – Feb 25, 2026Registration records listed ovh.net nameservers (dns102.ovh.net, ns102.ovh.net) for windev.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Feb 25, 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 – Nov 1, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Nov 1, 2026. Nameservers on Nov 1, 2026: dns102.ovh.net, ns102.ovh.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Nov 1, 2026
Registrar: Registrar GANDI SAS in the registration data recorded on Sep 14, 2011.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Sep 6, 2012 – Oct 25, 2026Registrar: Registrar OVH, SAS (IANA 433) in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 6, 2012 and most recently on Oct 25, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 29, 2026
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: ovh.net (dns102.ovh.net, ns102.ovh.net) were the nameservers listed for windev.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Oct 18, 2013Zone file: windev.com's nameservers moved from rapsodie.fr to ovh.net at some point between Sep 14, 2011 and Oct 18, 2013. Last seen at rapsodie.fr: Sep 14, 2011 (registration record). First seen at ovh.net: Oct 18, 2013 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 2 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Apr 4, 2018 – Feb 25, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed ovh.net nameservers (dns102.ovh.net, ns102.ovh.net) for windev.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Feb 25, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Mar 21, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 114 certificates for windev.com from Mar 21, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 2, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 14, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 14, 2026
Jul 11, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 8, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Nov 1, 2026. Nameservers on Nov 1, 2026: dns102.ovh.net, ns102.ovh.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Nov 1, 2026
Registered 1996 · site is live · HTTPS valid
WinDev.com
WinDev is an integrated development environment (IDE) for Windows application development. Published by PC SOFT, a French software company based in Montpellier, it offers tools, documentation, training courses, and downloads for developers.
Authority 59/100— ahead of 59% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
59 is a percentile: higher than 59% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #176,022)+6
Verified continuity: 30.1 years (RDAP registration)+11
Identity corroboration (capped)+4
Security & email hygiene+2
Calibration adjustment (published map)+8
Model score: 31/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 59/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
What windev.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
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Windows. Product description, screenshot, FAQs, news group, training courses, and downloads.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
✓ domain continuity 30 years registered✓ live verified Nov 8, 2026
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 78 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 78 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