Is citationstyles.org safe?

The scan of citationstyles.org on 15 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score -12). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.

What malware is associated with citationstyles.org?

1 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including QQpass.

How was citationstyles.org checked?

A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the fast tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.

citationstyles.org - URL scan, 15 Aug 2026

MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned citationstyles.org and returned a unknown verdict (score -12). The page resolved to 185.199.109.153 on GitHub, Inc. in US. The domain was registered 6252 days ago through eNom, LLC. 62 domains and 1 IP were contacted, over 1 HTTP request. 1 malware sample communicates with this URL (QQpass). This is a point-in-time observation from 15 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.

Scan result

Verdict: unknown (score -12) · Confidence 15%
Scanned URL: https://citationstyles.org/
Domain: citationstyles.org · IP: 185.199.109.153 · AS54113 · US
Server: GitHub.com
Page title: Citation Style Language - Citation Style Language
HTTP status: 200 · text/html; charset=utf-8
Registrar: eNom, LLC · domain age 6252 days · created 2009-07-02
TLS issuer: C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=YR2 · valid to Sep 20 23: · subject CN=citationstyles.org
HTTP requests captured: 1
Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-15 00:17:16 UTC

Malware communicating with this URL (1)

These samples were observed contacting or being served from citationstyles.org. Each links to its full analysis.

QQpass - referenced · 812f5128071874e5333f08808fa30fd6 · first seen 2026-08-15

Antivirus & YARA (0 of 44 engines)

No engine flagged this page's content.

Why this verdict

Valid TLS, no impersonation or off-origin credential post

Detected technologies

GitHub Pages
Fastly
Google Analytics

Contacted infrastructure

185.199.109.153 - AS54113 GitHub, Inc. (United States)

Observed indicators

citationstyles.org
browsehappy.com
openpublishingawards.org
auratikum.com
www.bibcitation.com
cboulanger.github.io
www.bibguru.com
www.bibliography.com
www.bibsonomy.org
www.citace.com
citation.js.org
www.citationgenerator.com
citationsy.com
www.citethisforme.com
citeme.app
cloudcite.net
www.crossref.org
digi-libris.com
citation.crosscite.org
www.drupal.org

Other scans of citationstyles.org (3)

This host has been scanned before. Each scan is a separate observation, so a verdict here does not carry over to the others.

21 Aug 2026 - unknown
20 Aug 2026 - unknown
19 Aug 2026 - unknown

Questions about citationstyles.org

Is citationstyles.org safe?: The scan of citationstyles.org on 15 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score -12). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.
What malware is associated with citationstyles.org?: 1 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including QQpass.
How was citationstyles.org checked?: A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the fast tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.

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