Archive (archive.org) is a digital library similar to OpenLibrary. Archive.org also archives the internet with a tool called the Wayback Machine.
ALTERNATIVES
HISTORY
As of May 2023, the site archive.org has 120.9 million monthly views according to Similar Web. The Wayback Machine estimates that archive.org was founded on January 26, 1997. The Internet Archive has saved the domain archive.org 688,812 times between January 26, 1997 and June 21, 2023.
Is archive.org Safe?
I analyzed archive.org for malware and malicious content to check if it was legit or a scam. Here are the results:
I checked archive.org on Sucuri, and it returned as a medium security risk. Results: Sucuri scan for archive.org.
Sucuri says archive.org is a medium security risk because of a 409 Conflict on the URL http://archive.org/create and TLS issues (Password input field detected on an unencrypted HTTP page and No redirect from HTTP to HTTPS found).
I then ran a parasite scan with Unmask Parasites on archive.org, and it is clean. Results: Unmask Parasites scan for archive.org.
I also checked archive.org on VirusTotal, and it is clean. Results: VirusTotal scan for archive.org.
Further, archive.org passed all blocklist engines on URLVoid. Results: URLVoid scan for archive.org.
In conclusion, Sucuri says archive.org is a medium security risk because of a 409 Conflict and TLS issues. Unmask Parasites says archive.org is clean of parasites. VirusTotal and Sucuri say archive.org isn’t blacklisted or malicious. OVERALL GRADE: Relatively Safe.
Links and Profiles
Website: archive.org