Is www.cancer.gov safe?

The scan of www.cancer.gov on 19 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score -8). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.

What malware is associated with www.cancer.gov?

2 analysed samples communicate with this URL.

How was www.cancer.gov checked?

A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the standard 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.cancer.gov - URL scan, 19 Aug 2026

MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned www.cancer.gov and returned a unknown verdict (score -8). The page resolved to 23.33.238.109 on Akamai Technologies, Inc. in AU. The domain was registered 9857 days ago through get.gov. 1 domain and 1 IP were contacted. 2 malware samples communicate with this URL. This is a point-in-time observation from 19 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.

Scan result

Verdict: unknown (score -8) · Confidence 14%
Scanned URL: https://www.cancer.gov/coronavirus
Domain: www.cancer.gov · IP: 23.33.238.109 · AS20940 · AU
Server: AkamaiGHost
Page title: Access Denied
HTTP status: 403 · text/html
Registrar: get.gov · domain age 9857 days · created 1999-08-23
TLS issuer: C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=YR2 · valid to Nov 11 12: · subject CN=www.cancer.gov
Evidenced operator: Department of Health and Human Services
Scan tier: standard · observed 2026-08-19 18:04:55 UTC

Malware communicating with this URL (2)

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

465fa1cb6d8cd43.pdf - referenced · 7af65faa0506d729d70d755eb0aabc3d · first seen 2026-08-13
allegiant_download.pdf - referenced · 241c970a64b6e6c80a86c17efdbbf048 · first seen 2026-08-12

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
Infrastructure linked to other domains/certs in the ThreatLens graph

Contacted infrastructure

23.33.238.109 - AS20940 Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Australia)

Observed indicators

www.cancer.gov
23.33.238.109
https://www.cancer.gov/coronavirus

Other scans of www.cancer.gov (5)

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
16 Aug 2026 - unknown · https://nappsa.org/userfiles/file/napidupizeb.pdf
16 Aug 2026 - unknown · https://nappsa.org/userfiles/file/napidupizeb.pdf
14 Aug 2026 - unknown · https://nappsa.org/userfiles/file/gekenabunibus.pdf
14 Aug 2026 - unknown · https://nappsa.org/userfiles/file/gekenabunibus.pdf

Questions about www.cancer.gov

Is www.cancer.gov safe?: The scan of www.cancer.gov on 19 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score -8). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.
What malware is associated with www.cancer.gov?: 2 analysed samples communicate with this URL.
How was www.cancer.gov checked?: A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the standard 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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