github.com - URL scan, 21 Aug 2026
MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned github.com and returned a unknown verdict (score -6). The page resolved to 4.237.22.38 on Microsoft Corporation in AU. The domain was registered 6890 days ago through MarkMonitor Inc.. 18 domains and 2 IPs were contacted, over 11 HTTP requests. 3 malware samples communicate with this URL. The request followed 1 redirect before landing. This is a point-in-time observation from 21 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.
Scan result
- Verdict: unknown (score -6) · Confidence 12%
- Scanned URL:
http://bit.ly/getsizebug1 - Domain: github.com · IP: 4.237.22.38 · AS8075 · AU
- Server: github.com
- Page title: GitHub - desandro/get-size: :triangular_ruler: Measure elements · GitHub
- HTTP status: 200 · text/html; charset=utf-8
- Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. · domain age 6890 days · created 2007-10-09
- TLS issuer: C=GB, O=Sectigo Limited, CN=Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV E36 · valid to Sep 30 23: · subject CN=github.com
- HTTP requests captured: 11
- Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-21 00:28:27 UTC
Redirect chain
http://bit.ly/getsizebug1https://github.com/desandro/get-size/#firefox-hidden-iframe-bug
Malware communicating with this URL (3)
These samples were observed contacting or being served from github.com. Each links to its full analysis.
- 5a59a539fd641a9bccfb867ed853aeb8a0be17e919164a089598921a010a6d36 - referenced ·
5a59a539fd641a9bccfb867ed853aeb8· first seen 2026-08-21 - 5e9d8d758a6195b29c57ca50480475e708ff3474ad797abd3738128ede0bb2f1 - referenced ·
5e9d8d758a6195b29c57ca50480475e7· first seen 2026-08-20 - 4110c8d1f595e6b95bcd642d81d93cc092ce9b04d1e715401c658c52bdedf251 - referenced ·
4110c8d1f595e6b95bcd642d81d93cc0· 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
- Submitted via URL shortener (bit.ly) — expanded before scan
Detected technologies
- GitHub Pages
Contacted infrastructure
- 4.237.22.38 - AS8075 Microsoft Corporation (Australia)
- 67.199.248.10 - AS396982 Bitly Inc (United States)
Observed indicators
- github.com
- github.githubassets.com
- avatars.githubusercontent.com
- github-cloud.s3.amazonaws.com
- user-images.githubusercontent.com
- docs.github.com
- github.blog
- skills.github.com
- support.github.com
- securitylab.github.com
- maintainers.github.com
- stars.github.com
- archiveprogram.github.com
- masonry.desandro.com
- isotope.metafizzy.co
- flickity.metafizzy.co
- www.githubstatus.com
- github.community
- 4.237.22.38
- 67.199.248.10
Other scans of github.com (10)
This host has been scanned before. Each scan is a separate observation, so a verdict here does not carry over to the others.
- 24 Aug 2026 - suspicious ·
https://gsgd.co.uk/sandbox/jquery/easing/ - 24 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
http://malsup.com/jquery/block/ - 24 Aug 2026 - suspicious ·
https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/ - 24 Aug 2026 - suspicious ·
https://dimsemenov.com/plugins/magnific-popup/documentation.html - 24 Aug 2026 - suspicious ·
https://dimsemenov.com/plugins/magnific-popup/ - 23 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://gadyniw.com/login.php - 23 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://openjsf.org/ - 23 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://jquery.com/license/ - 23 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://photoswipe.com/ - 23 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://chatgpt-telegram.w0330t.workers.dev/
Questions about github.com
- Is github.com safe?
- The scan of github.com on 21 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score -6). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.
- What malware is associated with github.com?
- 3 analysed samples communicate with this URL.
- How was github.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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