Is www.pcgamer.com safe?

The scan of www.pcgamer.com on 22 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score -2). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.

What malware is associated with www.pcgamer.com?

1 analysed samples communicate with this URL.

How was www.pcgamer.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.

www.pcgamer.com - URL scan, 22 Aug 2026

MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned www.pcgamer.com and returned a unknown verdict (score -2), categorised as credential-harvest. The page resolved to 199.232.138.114 on Fastly, Inc. in AU. The domain was registered 11505 days ago through Lexsynergy Limited. 41 domains and 1 IP were contacted, over 30 HTTP requests. 1 malware sample communicates with this URL. The request followed 2 redirects before landing. This is a point-in-time observation from 22 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.

Scan result

Verdict: unknown (score -2) · Confidence 8%
Scanned URL: http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/06/30/mod-of-the-week-helgen-reborn-for-skyrim/
Domain: www.pcgamer.com · IP: 199.232.138.114 · AS54113 · AU
Page title: Mod of the Week: Helgen Reborn, for Skyrim | PC Gamer
HTTP status: 200 · text/html; charset=utf-8
Registrar: Lexsynergy Limited · domain age 11505 days · created 1995-02-21
TLS issuer: C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=YR1 · valid to Sep 24 13: · subject CN=pcgamer.com
HTTP requests captured: 30
Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-22 14:52:05 UTC

Redirect chain

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/06/30/mod-of-the-week-helgen-reborn-for-skyrim/
https://www.pcgamer.com/2013/06/30/mod-of-the-week-helgen-reborn-for-skyrim/
https://www.pcgamer.com/mod-of-the-week-helgen-reborn-for-skyrim/

Malware communicating with this URL (1)

These samples were observed contacting or being served from www.pcgamer.com. Each links to its full analysis.

6bab3127adf06251c674e6ef576c83c9dba6ed499a00ad66ca84d83f0e7b8506 - referenced · 6bab3127adf06251c674e6ef576c83c9 · first seen 2026-08-22

Antivirus & YARA (0 of 48 engines)

No engine flagged this page's content.

Why this verdict

Valid TLS, no impersonation or off-origin credential post
Credential-harvesting form

Detected technologies

Fastly

Contacted infrastructure

199.232.138.114 - AS54113 Fastly, Inc. (Australia)

Observed indicators

www.pcgamer.com
vanilla.futurecdn.net
bordeaux.futurecdn.net
cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net
slice.vanilla.futurecdn.net
sommelier.futurehybrid.tech
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
targetemsecure.blob.core.windows.net
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com
widgets.hawk-assets.co.uk
hawk.techradar.com
cdn.jwplayer.com
www.googletagmanager.com
sr.studiostack.com
freyr.futurecdn.net
hawky.pcgamer.com
uk-script.dotmetrics.net
sb.scorecardresearch.com
futureplc.com
steamcommunity.com

Questions about www.pcgamer.com

Is www.pcgamer.com safe?: The scan of www.pcgamer.com on 22 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score -2). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.
What malware is associated with www.pcgamer.com?: 1 analysed samples communicate with this URL.
How was www.pcgamer.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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