Rule 34 (rule34.xxx) is a porn search engine.

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As of December 2023, rule34.xxx has 124.6 million monthly views (119.0 million Dec 2022), according to Similar Web. The Wayback Machine estimates that rule34.xxx was founded on January 23, 2012. The Internet Archive has saved rule34.xxx 7,166 times between January 23, 2012 and December 14, 2023.

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Is rule34.xxx Safe?

Here, I analyzed rule34.xxx for malware and malicious content to check if it was legit or a scam:

I checked rule34.xxx on Sucuri, and it returned with no issues. Results: Sucuri scan for the site rule34.xxx.

Rule 34 Sucuri results

Security hardening flaws:

  • Missing Strict-Transport-Security security header. Affected pages:
    https://rule34.xxx/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c6f687d7a7a5c7e73736e6932736e7b
    https://rule34.xxx/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=all

I then ran a parasite scan with Unmask Parasites on rule34.xxx, and it is suspicious. Results: Unmask Parasites scan for the site rule34.xxx.

Unmask Parasites cites 1 suspicious inline script found:

(function(){var js = "window['__CF$cv$params']={r:'7c4901dfdb3c1269',m:'Cf_OrpR6dm3zg8dVIJXTGkOO.PDO.d8VklgMjTtgugQ-16836...

I also checked rule34.xxx on VirusTotal, and it is clean. Results: VirusTotal scan for the site rule34.xxx.

Rule34.xxx VirusTotal results

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In conclusion, Sucuri says rule34.xxx doesn’t have malware. Unmask Parasites says rule34.xxx is suspicious due to 1 suspicious inline script. And VirusTotal and Sucuri say rule34.xxx isn’t malicious or blacklisted. OVERALL GRADE: Safe.

Links and Profiles

Website: rule34.xxx

References

1. SimilarWeb – rule34.xxx

2. Wayback Machine – rule34.xxx

(Last Updated: 2/19/2024)