commons.wikimedia.org - URL scan, 19 Aug 2026
MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned commons.wikimedia.org and returned a unknown verdict (score -12). The page resolved to 103.102.166.224. The domain was registered 8557 days ago through MarkMonitor Inc.. 15 domains and 1 IP were contacted, over 1 HTTP request. 2 malware samples communicate with this URL (HUILoader). This is a point-in-time observation from 19 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.
Scan result
- Verdict: unknown (score -12) · Confidence 15%
- Scanned URL:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laniakea-2.jpg - Domain: commons.wikimedia.org · IP: 103.102.166.224
- Server: mw-web.eqiad.main-69b7c6bd4-b6rcl
- Page title: File:Laniakea-2.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
- HTTP status: 200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8
- Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. · domain age 8557 days · created 2003-03-16
- TLS issuer: C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=YE2 · valid to Nov 3 19: · subject CN=*.wikipedia.org
- HTTP requests captured: 1
- Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-19 23:23:42 UTC
Malware communicating with this URL (2)
These samples were observed contacting or being served from commons.wikimedia.org. Each links to its full analysis.
- HUILoader - referenced ·
e2a5172986c555b0d9865ac81091961a· first seen 2026-08-19 - 3fbb1dc2e88cc9515d301f467144cfb6e0467e2890fb30fd22a1084acf6c4b17 - referenced ·
3fbb1dc2e88cc9515d301f467144cfb6· first seen 2026-08-13
Antivirus & YARA (0 of 47 engines)
No engine flagged this page's content.
Why this verdict
- Valid TLS, no impersonation or off-origin credential post
Contacted infrastructure
- 103.102.166.224 - AS14907 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (Singapore)
Observed indicators
- commons.wikimedia.org
- upload.wikimedia.org
- creativecommons.org
- meta.wikimedia.org
- donate.wikimedia.org
- en.wikipedia.org
- de.wikipedia.org
- fr.wikipedia.org
- hy.wikipedia.org
- www.wikidata.org
- foundation.wikimedia.org
- developer.wikimedia.org
- stats.wikimedia.org
- www.wikimedia.org
- www.mediawiki.org
- 103.102.166.224
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laniakea-2.jpg
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.uls.pt%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cfilepage%7Cjquery.wikibase.toolbar.styles%7Cmediawiki.action.view.filepage%7Cmediawiki.interface.helpers.linker.styles%7Cmediawiki.interface.helpers.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.alltargets%2Cdesktop%7Cwikibase.mediainfo.filepage.styles%7Cwikibase.mediainfo.statements.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.gadget.Long-Image-Names-in-Categories&only=styles&skin=vector-2022
Other scans of commons.wikimedia.org (10)
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 ·
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_casinos_in_Illinois& - 19 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin - 16 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_distribution - 15 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin - 12 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware?v=1786515251 - 12 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware?v=1786515147 - 12 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware?v=1786513349 - 12 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware?v=1786510700 - 12 Aug 2026 - suspicious ·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware?v=1786508911 - 12 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing?v=1786508911
Questions about commons.wikimedia.org
- Is commons.wikimedia.org safe?
- The scan of commons.wikimedia.org on 19 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 commons.wikimedia.org?
- 2 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including HUILoader.
- How was commons.wikimedia.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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