GitHub (github.com) is an open-source community for developers and sharers of software. GitHub was founded by Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, P. J. Hyett, and Scott Chacon. GitHub was acquired by Microsoft on October 26, 2018.

HISTORY

As of November 2023, github.com has 425.6 million monthly views, according to Similar Web. The Wayback Machine estimates github.com was founded on May 14, 2008. The Internet Archive has saved github.com 253,099 times between May 14, 2008 and December 15, 2023.

Is github.com Safe?

Here, I analyzed github.com for malware and malicious content to check if it was legit or a scam:

Sucuri says github.com is a low security risk. Results: Sucuri scan for github.com.

github.com Sucuri results

Unmask Parasites says github.com is clean. Results: Unmask Parasites scan for github.com.

VirusTotal says github.com is flagged as suspicious by ArcSight Threat Intelligence. It also has a Crowdsourced context rating of LOW 1. Results: VirusTotal scan for github.com.

github.com VirusTotal results

URLVoid says github.com passed all blocklist engines. Results: URLVoid scan for github.com.

In conclusion, all scans returned as pristine. OVERALL GRADE: Very Safe.

Links and Profiles

Website: github.com

References

1. SimilarWeb – github.com

2. Wayback Machine – github.com