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Manchestereveningnews.co.uk Unsettled Website

June 15, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Manchestereveningnews → Safety Check

First checked January 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Website content and technical signals analyzed
Method: automated checks.
Unsettled Website This site is classified as Unsettled Website based on multiple risk signals, including 1 blacklist detections and a low 1.1/5 user rating from 184 reviews. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
Trust signal radar Normalized trust signals for manchestereveningnews.co.uk Domain Maturity: 10770 days Domain Maturity Warning Cleanliness: 0 detections Warning Cleanliness Safety Level: 2 negative tags, 3 warning signals Safety Level Positive Signals: 5 positive signals Positive Signals Popularity: Tranco rank 6,571 Popularity Trust Zone: .co.uk Trust Zone Operational Signals: 4 detected services Operational Signals Location Credibility: Hosting country IE Location Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored manchestereveningnews.co.uk

On-page mentions:
Gift Card, Sports, News Media, Streaming Platform
Tech signals:
Advertising Network, Link Shortener, Facebook Integration, X/Twitter Ads, Corporate Registration, Strong Community Presence
Positive signals:
Negative signals:
  • security-provider warnings
  • low third-party review ratings
  • a low user rating from 184 reviews
Context signals:
  • content related to streaming media; sports
Review sentiment:
Negative
1.1 / 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Based on analysis of 184 reviews from Gridinsoft and other public sources.
Last checked June 15, 2026 at 10:13 AM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.4.8

What is Manchestereveningnews?

Manchestereveningnews.co.uk appears to be an unsettled website. Pages may be incomplete, policy details may be missing, and core site purpose may not be clearly established yet.

That does not automatically mean malicious intent, but trust signals are not mature. Avoid account creation, payments, and file downloads until the site provides clear ownership, support, and policy information.

Figure 2. Website screenshot for Manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 2026-06-15 13:13:01
This domain was registered 29 years ago through the company CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS] and ownership information is not publicly available. Complaint contact not found.

Is manchestereveningnews.co.uk safe?

— Unfortunately, not likely.

🚨 Gridinsoft blocks this website because it was classified as unsettled website.

manchestereveningnews.co.uk has a blacklist warning and a 79/100 trust score. Verify the site identity before use and avoid sending sensitive or payment data. User feedback is also available in the report.

What are the risks of manchestereveningnews.co.uk?

We have received 1 negative user reports about this website.

Why is manchestereveningnews.co.uk marked "Unsettled Website"?

Gridinsoft evaluates manchestereveningnews.co.uk, focusing on suspicious content indicators (Blacklisted), hosting technology and infrastructure, SSL certificate status, website reputation across multiple databases, customer reviews from various independent platforms (184 reviews). We weigh these indicators to calculate the trust score.

Note: Automated systems are not perfect — while the evidence suggests risk, there is still a chance the site is legitimate. We recommend you check the website using detailed analysis or by contacting the company directly through verified channels.

Manchestereveningnews Digital Footprints

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

Deals
Gift Card
Sports
Registration Form

This website implements data collection forms that may request personal information including names, email addresses, phone numbers, or other sensitive details. You should verify its legitimacy and review privacy policies before submitting personal data.

News Media
Streaming Platform
Cookie Consent

This site implements a cookie-consent interface for managing tracking and data-collection preferences.

Advertising Network
Link Shortener

This website employs URL shortening services to create abbreviated web addresses. While commonly used for convenience and marketing purposes, shortened URLs can obscure destination websites and may be exploited to conceal malicious or deceptive content.

Google Tag Manager

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

Facebook Integration
X/Twitter Ads
Social Media Links

The presence of social media links on the website indicates that it references social media accounts. This signal alone does not confirm ownership or authenticity of those profiles.

Long Term SSL Certificate

The SSL certificate for manchestereveningnews.co.uk is valid for more than 6 months, indicating a long-term commitment to security and trust.

Popular Site

This site shows elevated traffic signals relative to similar domains; this is generally positive but does not by itself prove legitimacy.

Established Domain

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

Blacklisted

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

Verified X Profile

Ownership verification confirms that this site controls the X profile @MENnewsdesk (Manchester News MEN) (732,710 followers, 1,353 following, 462,728 posts, listed 2,270 times, since 2009, blue badge, location: Manchester, UK).

Corporate Registration

This domain is registered through a corporate-focused registrar, CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS], commonly used by established organizations for managed domain protection and portfolio control.

Verified Business Services

The domain manchestereveningnews.co.uk publishes TXT verification records for multiple third-party business platforms. This indicates that the domain has been connected to those services at the DNS level.

Strong Community Presence

This site has ownership-verified social or community presence with substantial audience reach.

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.

Provider warnings: 1/27 Unsettled Website

This section shows what trusted 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 Threat List
Warned
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

Manchestereveningnews.co.uk blocked? Check the provider verdict report created on June 15, 2026

Domain Information

Created December 18, 1996 at 10:00 PM Updated: December 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM · Expires: December 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Domain Age 29.5 years
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS]
Domain Status Registered Until Expiry Date.
Top Level Domain .co.uk Domain Extension

Technical Details

HTTP status 301
IP Address 34.248.1.109
Hostname ec2-34-248-1-109.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com
Hosting Provider Amazon.com, Inc. Dublin, Leinster, IE
Network AS16509 - Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting
SSL Certificate Amazon RSA 2048 M02 TLS 1.3 · Valid for: 13 months · from July 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM · to August 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Name Servers ns-1409.awsdns-48.org
ns-1557.awsdns-02.co.uk 205.251.198.21
ns-342.awsdns-42.com
ns-752.awsdns-30.net

Content Analysis

Website title Manchester Evening News: Number one for news, opinion, sport & celebrity news
Website description Manchester Evening News - Covering central and Greater Manchester, including news from Oldham, Rochdale and Glossop.
Primary Language
Profile
@MENnewsdesk · 732,710 followers · 17.3 years
Mentioned hosts (130)
s2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk p.ad.gt www.reachphotosales.co.uk ingestion.contentinsights.com www.yimbly.com metrics.rapidedge.io cdn.onesignal.com ad.360yield.com uk-script.dotmetrics.net tentacles.smartocto.com secure.mantis-intelligence.com feliz.data.tm-awx.com www.reachplc.com discountcode.mirror.co.uk www.stay22.com and 115 more

Security Analysis

Detection Signatures These signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
Deals Gift Card Sports Registration Form News Media Streaming Platform Cookie Consent
Verified Services This domain has been verified by the following legitimate services and organizations, confirming authentic ownership and proper email security configuration.
Facebook Social media platform by Meta. GlobalSign SSL certificate authority. Google Verification Domain ownership verified by Google. Tollbit AI content licensing platform.
Security Fingerprint Unique identifier based on site analysis

How to block Manchestereveningnews.co.uk?

Our Anti-Malware can automatically block access to manchestereveningnews.co.uk 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 manchestereveningnews.co.uk 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 manchestereveningnews.co.uk.

See detailed instructions for more options.

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Reviews for Manchestereveningnews

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Peter
Feb 11, 2025
If I open their website seconds later a McAfee fake website appears, telling me my PC has viruses. It appears this is a phishing attack.

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