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August 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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First checked March 30, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Website content and technical signals analyzed
Method: automated checks.
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Suspicious Website Gridinsoft currently classifies this site as Suspicious Website. The report highlights 1 blacklist detections. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
Trust signal radar Normalized trust signals for freeware.de Domain Maturity: 10431 days Domain Maturity Warning Cleanliness: 1 detections Warning Cleanliness Safety Level: 1 negative tags Safety Level Positive Signals: 1 positive signals Positive Signals Popularity: Tranco rank 390,145 Popularity Trust Zone: .de Trust Zone Operational Signals: 2 detected services Operational Signals Location Credibility: Hosting country DE Location Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for freeware.de. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored freeware.de

On-page mentions:
Cybersecurity, Downloads, Microsoft Software
Tech signals:
Wordpress Platform, SEO Optimization
Positive signals:
  • a long-term domain history (28.6 years)
  • an active SSL certificate (3 months)
  • presence in public traffic rankings
Negative signals:
  • security-provider warnings
  • a malware or phishing blacklist detection (1)
Context signals:
  • content related to cybersecurity tools for malware and phishing defense; file sharing and downloadable content
Review sentiment:
Mixed
3.7 / 5 ★★★★☆
Based on analysis of 4 reviews from public sources.
35 /100
Trust Score
28.6 years
Domain Age
DE
Location
1
External provider warnings
Last checked August 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.5.1

What is Freeware?

According to its current page title, freeware.de presents itself as “Freeware.de - Kostenlose Downloads für Software & Apps”. The sections below evaluate the site-specific reputation and technical findings.

This domain was registered January 18, 1998 at 2:42 PM through the company unknown and ownership information is not publicly available. Complaint contact not found.

Is freeware.de safe?

Use caution with freeware.de. Its current Gridinsoft trust score is 35/100; review the site-specific findings below before use.

Why is freeware.de marked "Suspicious Website"?

Gridinsoft's current assessment of freeware.de is based on the domain-specific reputation, content, and technical signals listed in the report. The listed status means the domain currently appears in Gridinsoft's own Threat List; it is not a consensus of external providers. 1 of 27 publicly displayed security sources report a warning.

Freeware Digital Footprints

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

Cybersecurity
Downloads
Microsoft Software
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.

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager to add and update tracking tags on its website.

SEO Optimization

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

jQuery Library
Established Domain

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

Listed by Gridinsoft

Gridinsoft Internet Security classified this site as unsafe. As a VirusTotal partner, our detections contribute to broader protection across tools and browsers.

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: 1/27 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.

Gridinsoft’s own Threat List status is shown separately and is not counted as an external provider warning.

Gridinsoft Threat List
Listed by Gridinsoft
CRDF
Malicious
BitDefender
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
ESET
Clean
Sophos
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
G-Data
Clean
Webroot
Clean
Dr.Web
Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Clean
CyRadar
Clean
Lionic
Clean
Quick Heal
Clean
Phishing Database
Clean
Phishtank
Clean
OpenPhish
Clean
alphaMountain.ai
Clean
Netcraft
Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck
Clean
Criminal IP
Clean
URLhaus
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean
Spam404
Clean
Trustwave
Clean
VX Vault
Clean
Quttera
Clean

External provider results for Freeware.de, last checked August 10, 2026.

Domain Information

Created January 18, 1998 at 2:42 PM Updated: February 27, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Domain Age 28.6 years
Domain Status Connect
Top Level Domain .de Country Code TLD

Technical Details

IP Address 104.26.8.3
Hosting Provider Cloudflare, Inc. San Francisco, California, US · Hosting Provider · Anycast
Network AS13335 - Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting
SSL Certificate YE2 TLSv1.3 · Valid for: 3 months · from July 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM · to October 13, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Name Servers bart.ns.cloudflare.com
hazel.ns.cloudflare.com

Content Analysis

Website title Freeware.de - Kostenlose Downloads für Software & Apps
Website description Kostenlose Downloads für Software & Apps
Primary Language
Mentioned hosts (7)
freeware.de www.facebook.com klick.synlight.net www.googletagmanager.com gmpg.org link.freeware.de cookiedatabase.org

Security Analysis

Detection Signatures These signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
Cybersecurity Downloads Microsoft Software Wordpress Platform SEO Optimization jQuery Library
Verified Services This domain has been verified by the following legitimate services and organizations, confirming authentic ownership and proper email security configuration.
Brevo Email marketing and CRM platform. Google Verification Domain ownership verified by Google.
Security Fingerprint Unique identifier based on site analysis
nineteen-black-bakerloo-magazine

How to block Freeware.de?

Our Anti-Malware can automatically block access to freeware.de 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 freeware.de is safe, you can add it to the exclusion list:

  1. Open Gridinsoft Anti-Malware → Tools → Ignore List.
  2. Go to the Internet tab and add freeware.de.

See detailed instructions for more options.

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