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Firstpost.com.au Scam Check: Blacklist Warning

September 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Firstpost โ†’ Safety Check

First checked September 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Website content and technical signals analyzed
Method: automated checks.
Suspicious Website Gridinsoft currently classifies this site as Suspicious Website. The report highlights 3 blacklist detections, no established public user-review history, and heuristic security signals. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
Trust signal radar Normalized trust signals for firstpost.com.au Domain Maturity: 3375 days Domain Maturity Warning Cleanliness: 3 detections Warning Cleanliness Safety Level: 4 negative tags Safety Level Positive Signals: 1 positive signals Positive Signals Popularity: Estimated low traffic without Tranco or social profile data Popularity Trust Zone: .com.au Trust Zone Operational Signals: 0 detected services Operational Signals Location Credibility: Hosting country US Location Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for firstpost.com.au. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored firstpost.com.au

On-page mentions:
News Media, Phones, Garden
Tech signals:
Wordpress Platform, Cloudflare Browser Insights, SEO Optimization
Negative signals:
  • security-provider warnings
  • multiple malware or phishing blacklist detections (3)
  • heuristic signals associated with scam
  • automated caution checks
  • limited independent reputation data
  • unclear social-profile authenticity
Positive signals:
  • strong independent trust
  • a long-term domain history (9.2 years)
  • an active SSL certificate (3 months)
Last checked September 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.5.3

What is Firstpost?

According to its current page title, firstpost.com.au presents itself as โ€œGet the Latest Breaking News from the World - firstpost.com.auโ€. The sections below evaluate the site-specific reputation and technical findings.

This domain was registered June 10, 2017 at 6:07 PM through the company GoDaddy.com LLC trading as GoDaddy.com and ownership information is not publicly available.

Is firstpost.com.au safe?

Use caution with firstpost.com.au. Its current Gridinsoft trust score is 10/100; review the site-specific findings below before use.

Why is firstpost.com.au marked "Suspicious Website"?

Gridinsoft's current assessment of firstpost.com.au is based on unverified social-link signals, automated caution checks, and heuristic signals associated with scam. Context considered alongside those findings includes limited public traffic history. 3 of 26 publicly displayed security sources report a warning. A separate license-restricted partner security signal also contributes to the automated assessment; its provider name and verdict cannot be displayed publicly under the source license.

Firstpost Digital Footprints

A structured view of the site's detected themes, page signals, and related online footprint elements.

News Media
Phones
Garden
Wordpress Platform

Our analyzer determines that this website is using WordPress CMS. WordPress is the most popular content management system, powering over 43% of websites globally.

Cloudflare Browser Insights

This website is proxied through Cloudflare's CDN/network and has Cloudflare Browser Insights enabled.

SEO Optimization

The firstpost.com.au website employs search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to improve its visibility and ranking in search engine results pages (SERPs).

jQuery Library
Blacklisted by Security Providers

Security intelligence signal: A security-provider signal contributes to the automated assessment of firstpost.com.au. Publicly displayable provider verdicts, when available, are reported separately; some source details may be restricted by license.

Heuristic - Scam
Heuristic Risk
Established Domain

This site has maintained active domain presence over time, indicating operational continuity.

Fake Social Media Links - Risk

firstpost.com.au: Automated analysis found social media icons or links that did not lead to recognizable public profiles. This can result from outdated, incomplete, or template-based content. Check the links directly before relying on them to confirm the site's public presence.

Color Guide
  • Requires special attention Marks high-risk findings that should be reviewed first.
  • Exercise caution Highlights areas involving user data, payments, or permissions.
  • Positive indicators Shows trust signals that support the site's reliability.
  • Neutral General context that does not increase or reduce risk on its own.

External provider warnings: 3/26 Suspicious Website

This section shows what independent external security sources say about this site.

A warning appears when one or more sources report malware, phishing, abuse, or other safety concerns. Each row shows the source and its verdict.

If no source reports a warning, the site is shown as clear in this section.

CRDF
Malicious
Fortinet
Malware
Lionic
Malicious

External provider results for Firstpost.com.au, last checked September 6, 2026. โ€” VirusTotal

Domain Information

Created June 10, 2017 at 6:07 PM Updated: August 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Domain Age 9.2 years
Registrar GoDaddy.com LLC trading as GoDaddy.com
Abuse Email [email protected]
Domain Status Client: Delete ยท Update Prohibited DNSSEC: UNSIGNED
Top Level Domain .com.au Domain Extension

Technical Details

IP Address 172.67.194.77
Hosting Provider AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. San Francisco, California, US
SSL Certificate WE1 QUIC ยท Valid for: 3 months ยท from August 29, 2026 at 10:25 PM ยท to November 27, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Name Servers sandy.ns.cloudflare.com
walt.ns.cloudflare.com

Content Analysis

Website title Get the Latest Breaking News from the World - firstpost.com.au
Website description Get the Latest Breaking News from the World, Health, Policy, Politics, Arts and Entertainment, Sports, Business, Education, Technology
Primary Language
Mentioned hosts (14)
gmpg.org twitter.com fonts.googleapis.com fonts.gstatic.com lovezramexar.info polygon-mainnet.public.blastapi.io www.facebook.com news.google.com firstpost.com.au static.cloudflareinsights.com ajax.googleapis.com 1rpc.io polygon.drpc.org instagram.com

Security Analysis

Detection Signatures These signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
News Media Phones Garden Wordpress Platform SEO Optimization jQuery Library Fake Social Media Links - Risk
Security Fingerprint Unique identifier based on site analysis

How to block Firstpost.com.au?

Our Anti-Malware can automatically block access to firstpost.com.au if it is flagged as malicious.

  1. Install and run the protection.
  2. The program will block flagged domains and remove related threats.

Exclusion

If you believe firstpost.com.au is safe, you can add it to the exclusion list:

  1. Open Gridinsoft Anti-Malware โ†’ Tools โ†’ Ignore List.
  2. Go to the Internet tab and add firstpost.com.au.

See detailed instructions for more options.

Are You the Owner?

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