Is superuser.com safe?

The scan of superuser.com on 12 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 superuser.com?

3 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including Tiny, Fareit.

How was superuser.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.

superuser.com - URL scan, 12 Aug 2026

MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned superuser.com and returned a unknown verdict (score -12). The page resolved to 198.252.206.1 on Stack Exchange, Inc. in US. 1 domain and 1 IP were contacted. 3 malware samples communicate with this URL (Tiny, Fareit). The request followed 1 redirect before landing. This is a point-in-time observation from 12 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.

Scan result

Verdict: unknown (score -12) · Confidence 15%
Scanned URL: https://superuser.com/a/1648105
Domain: superuser.com · IP: 198.252.206.1 · AS36637 · US
Server: cloudflare
Page title: Just a moment...
HTTP status: 403 · text/html; charset=UTF-8
TLS issuer: C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=YE2 · valid to Nov 1 16: · subject CN=superuser.com
Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-12 23:04:40 UTC

Redirect chain

https://superuser.com/a/1648105
https://superuser.com/questions/108207/how-to-run-a-powershell-script-as-administrator/1648105#1648105

Malware communicating with this URL (3)

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

Tiny - referenced · f65a11c888d2ecbc422eb68f65e2830d · first seen 2026-08-12
Fareit - referenced · 77232accc7b545041145a8d1b1c7ebd4 · first seen 2026-08-11
Fareit - referenced · 9039dda99673329b43a82cfff69a6c5b · first seen 2026-08-11

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

Cloudflare

Contacted infrastructure

198.252.206.1 - AS36637 Stack Exchange, Inc. (United States)

Observed indicators

superuser.com
198.252.206.1
https://superuser.com/questions/108207/how-to-run-a-powershell-script-as-administrator/1648105#1648105
https://superuser.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/precursor_interstitial/v1?ray=a2a31ed5de60cb69

Other scans of superuser.com (3)

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

19 Aug 2026 - unknown
18 Aug 2026 - unknown
11 Aug 2026 - unknown

Questions about superuser.com

Is superuser.com safe?: The scan of superuser.com on 12 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 superuser.com?: 3 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including Tiny, Fareit.
How was superuser.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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