duckduckgo.com - suspicious URL scan, 17 Aug 2026
MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned duckduckgo.com and returned a suspicious verdict (score 28). The page resolved to 20.43.111.112 on Microsoft Corporation in AU. 3 domains and 1 IP were contacted, over 31 HTTP requests. 2 malware samples communicate with this URL (mimban). This is a point-in-time observation from 17 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.
Scan result
- Verdict: suspicious (score 28) · Confidence 34%
- Scanned URL:
https://duckduckgo.com/ - Domain: duckduckgo.com · IP: 20.43.111.112 · AS8075 · AU
- Server: nginx
- Page title: DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.
- HTTP status: 200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8
- TLS issuer: C=US, O=DigiCert Inc, CN=DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1 · valid to Nov 19 23: · subject C=US, ST=Pennsylvania, L=Paoli, O=Duck Duck Go, Inc., CN=*.duckduckgo.com
- Evidenced operator: Duck Duck Go, Inc.
- HTTP requests captured: 31
- Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-17 03:49:30 UTC
Malware communicating with this URL (2)
These samples were observed contacting or being served from duckduckgo.com. Each links to its full analysis.
- mimban - referenced ·
a2bf687d8dee6a3a4d1531a46a3291e2· first seen 2026-08-17 - 75a26b461d44869648ec31cfe16441de4e41ae7a258013f27f85191bbf2f2f02 - referenced ·
75a26b461d44869648ec31cfe16441de· first seen 2026-08-16
Antivirus & YARA (1 of 47 engines)
- YARA: Stratosphere IPS [yara]: STRATO_Tor_Onion_C2 (page content)
These signatures matched text in the page. Pages that quote or document malware can match them, so on their own they do not make a page malicious.
Why this verdict
- Antivirus/YARA detection in page content: STRATO_Tor_Onion_C2
- Valid TLS, no impersonation or off-origin credential post
Detected technologies
- Nginx
- Next.js
Contacted infrastructure
- 20.43.111.112 - AS8075 Microsoft Corporation (Australia)
Observed indicators
- duckduckgo.com
- duck.ai
- apps.apple.com
- 20.43.111.112
- https://duckduckgo.com/
- https://duckduckgo.com/static-assets/font/ProximaNova-RegIt-webfont.woff2
- https://duckduckgo.com/country.json
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=en_US
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=af_ZA
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=be_BY
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=bg_BG
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=cs_CZ
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=da_DK
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=de_DE
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=el_GR
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=es_ES
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=et_EE
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=fi_FI
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=fr_FR
- https://duckduckgo.com/?kad=hi_IN
Other scans of duckduckgo.com (6)
This host has been scanned before. Each scan is a separate observation, so a verdict here does not carry over to the others.
- 22 Aug 2026 - suspicious
- 21 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://support.torproject.org/ - 21 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://support.torproject.org/ - 21 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://www.torproject.org/download/ - 19 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://www.gimp.org/xmp/ - 16 Aug 2026 - suspicious
Questions about duckduckgo.com
- Is duckduckgo.com safe?
- No. MalwareAnalyzer scanned duckduckgo.com on 17 Aug 2026 and returned a suspicious verdict with a score of 28 out of 100. Treat it as hostile until it is re-checked.
- What malware is associated with duckduckgo.com?
- 2 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including mimban.
- How was duckduckgo.com 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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