DNS & HTTP Analysis for pcworld.com

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Category: Tool Processing Reports

Processing Domain pcworld.com on 30/03/2019 21:03:26


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  • The version of the data model that was used in this report is 1.004
  • The version that produced this report is 1.015b

Processing DNS Records

Basic Checks

Here we check the basic functioning and security of your DNS

  • Zone Queries 6 Record Types and 29 Records Found
  • Zone Transfer Failed
  • Zone Dump
    • A
      • ns-a.pnap.net. TTL 43200 64.94.123.4
      • ns-b.pnap.net. TTL 43200 64.94.123.36
      • ns-c.pnap.net. TTL 43200 64.95.61.4
      • ns-d.pnap.net. TTL 43200 64.95.61.36
      • ns0.pcworld.com. TTL 14400 70.42.185.30
      • ns1.pcworld.com. TTL 14400 70.42.185.29
      • pcworld.com. TTL 300 151.101.130.165
      • pcworld.com. TTL 300 151.101.194.165
      • pcworld.com. TTL 300 151.101.2.165
      • pcworld.com. TTL 300 151.101.66.165
    • MX
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 10 aspmx.l.google.com.
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 30 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 40 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com.
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 50 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com.
    • NS
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 ns-a.pnap.net.
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 ns-b.pnap.net.
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 ns-c.pnap.net.
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 ns-d.pnap.net.
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 ns0.pcworld.com.
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 ns1.pcworld.com.
    • SOA
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 ns0.pcworld.com. webops.idgesg.net. 2019031900 1800 900 1209600 86400
    • TXT
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 "MS=ms96211710"
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 "_globalsign-domain-verification=rqIGg_61KD-PqlziH9JN4pCek7qy2j4BN0R1u_f_tw"
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 "detectify-verification=0880c8d2cdea81c2f244f727d58f275a"
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 "facebook-domain-verification=l95gq1drnat2did30r1wgljl1zsykb"
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 "tinfoil-site-verification: e4d40a123f4c86c4715f499a135c8cd72ba758c2=1d6569db0306e3fab6012887799c42e4e659c3bf"
      • pcworld.com. TTL 14400 "v=spf1 ip4:66.186.113.137 a:mta1.pcworld.com a:mta2.pcworld.com a:lm.pcworld.com include:_spf.google.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com ~all"
    • CNAME
      • www.pcworld.com. TTL 3600 idg.map.fastly.net.

Nameservers

Here we check the setup of your nameservers. All nameservers on your domain should be listed in the zone and returned in an ANY query along with corresponding A and/or AAAA records resolving their address.

  • ns-a.pnap.net 64.94.123.4 Found and Match. (Found in Address Records)
  • ns0.pcworld.com 70.42.185.30 Found and Match. (Found in Address Records)
  • ns1.pcworld.com 70.42.185.29 Found and Match. (Found in Address Records)
  • ns-b.pnap.net 64.94.123.36 Found and Match. (Found in Address Records)
  • ns-c.pnap.net 64.95.61.4 Found and Match. (Found in Address Records)
  • ns-d.pnap.net 64.95.61.36 Found and Match. (Found in Address Records)

Processing TXT Records

Microsoft Office 365 Verification Record

This record is used to identify this domain as an Office 365 domain

  • ms=ms96211710

Unknown Record:

We cannot identify this record. If you know what it is and its no longer needed then remove it

  • _globalsign-domain-verification=rqigg_61kd-pqlzih9jn4pcek7qy2j4bn0r1u_f_tw

Unknown Record:

We cannot identify this record. If you know what it is and its no longer needed then remove it

  • detectify-verification=0880c8d2cdea81c2f244f727d58f275a

Facebook Domain Verification Record

This record is used by Facebook to validate domain ownership when creating company pages

  • facebook-domain-verification=l95gq1drnat2did30r1wgljl1zsykb

Unknown Record:

We cannot identify this record. If you know what it is and its no longer needed then remove it

  • tinfoil-site-verification: e4d40a123f4c86c4715f499a135c8cd72ba758c2=1d6569db0306e3fab6012887799c42e4e659c3bf

SPF Record:

The SPF Record defines which IP addresses are permitted to send email on this domain's behalf

  • v=spf1 (The SPF Format Version Number)
  • ip4:66.186.113.137 (The IPv4 Address of a permitted sender - make sure this scopes your outgoing mail server)
  • a:mta1.pcworld.com (Permit servers listed in A records - Not a great idea)
  • a:mta2.pcworld.com (Permit servers listed in A records - Not a great idea)
  • a:lm.pcworld.com (Permit servers listed in A records - Not a great idea)
  • include:_spf.google.com (The SPF Record listed here should be used - Additional look-ups required)
  • include:spf.protection.outlook.com (The SPF Record listed here should be used - Additional look-ups required)
  • ~all (Permit servers listed in A records - Not a great idea)

Processing MX (Mail Exchanger) Records

These Records determine the servers (mail servers) responsible for handling your incomming email. Each service is given a priority and they will be used in that order. If all the priorities are the same then they will be used in a round-robin fashion

  • Priority 10 handled by host aspmx.l.google.com. [74.125.133.26] Valid
    • Email Handled By Google Corporation
    • Port 25 (smtp) : Open
  • Priority 20 handled by host alt1.aspmx.l.google.com. [74.125.205.26] Valid
    • Email Handled By Google Corporation
    • Port 25 (smtp) : Open
  • Priority 30 handled by host alt2.aspmx.l.google.com. [74.125.68.26] Valid
    • Email Handled By Google Corporation
    • Port 25 (smtp) : Open
  • Priority 40 handled by host alt3.aspmx.l.google.com. [108.177.97.26] Valid
    • Email Handled By Google Corporation
    • Port 25 (smtp) : Open
  • Priority 50 handled by host alt4.aspmx.l.google.com. [74.125.195.26] Valid
    • Email Handled By Google Corporation
    • Port 25 (smtp) : Open

Processing CNAME (Alias) Records

These records are aliases making one hostname relate to another. These are often used to match hosts back to clusters or internal referencs that may change.

  • www.pcworld.com. idg.map.fastly.net.

Processing A (IPv4 Address) Records

These records define the IP Addresse(s) of the servers responsible for hosting your webiste and other resouces on your domain. The www record is the most common one and will be used to identify your website address

  • Host: ns-a.pnap.net. = IP: [64.94.123.4] Valid Reachable (136.86ms)
  • Host: ns-b.pnap.net. = IP: [64.94.123.36] Valid Reachable (136.579ms)
  • Host: ns-c.pnap.net. = IP: [64.95.61.4] Valid Reachable (102.733ms)
  • Host: ns-d.pnap.net. = IP: [64.95.61.36] Valid Reachable (102.567ms)
  • Host: ns0.pcworld.com. = IP: [70.42.185.30] Valid Unreachable TX:1 RX:0 LOSS:100%
  • Host: ns1.pcworld.com. = IP: [70.42.185.29] Valid Unreachable TX:1 RX:0 LOSS:100%
  • Host: pcworld.com. = IP: [151.101.130.165] Valid Reachable (13.731ms)
  • Host: pcworld.com. = IP: [151.101.194.165] Valid Reachable (14.298ms)
  • Host: pcworld.com. = IP: [151.101.2.165] Valid Reachable (13.833ms)
  • Host: pcworld.com. = IP: [151.101.66.165] Valid Reachable (14.456ms)

Processing AAAA (IPv6 Address) Records

These records define the IP Addresse(s) of the servers responsible for hosting your webiste and other resouces on your domain

    Processing Domain Public Records

      Domain Name WHOIS Information - pcworld.com

      • Domain Name PCWORLD.COM
      • Registry Domain ID 210519_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
      • Registrar WHOIS Server whois.markmonitor.com
      • Registrar URL: http://www.markmonitor.com
      • Updated Date: 2015-08-27T17:42:15Z
      • Creation Date: 1992-04-24T04:00:00Z
      • Registry Expiry Date: 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z
      • Registrar MarkMonitor Inc.
      • Registrar IANA ID 292
      • Registrar Abuse Contact Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
      • Registrar Abuse Contact Phone +1.2083895740
      • Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
      • Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
      • Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
      • Name Server NS-A.PNAP.NET
      • Name Server NS-B.PNAP.NET
      • Name Server NS-C.PNAP.NET
      • Name Server NS-D.PNAP.NET
      • Name Server NS0.PCWORLD.COM
      • Name Server NS1.PCWORLD.COM
      • DNSSEC unsigned
      • URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/

      Website Hosting WHOIS Information - 64.94.123.4

      • Internap Corporation PNAP-05-2000 (NET-64-94-0-0-1) 64.94.0.0 - 64.95.255.255
      • InterNAP Network Services PNAP-SEF-INAP-SLAN-01 (NET-64-94-123-0-1) 64.94.123.0 - 64.94.123.255

    Processing Website

      Website Headers for www.pcworld.com

      We will obtain the headers from your website and parse them for validity

      • Web Server is Apache-Coyote/1.1
      • Request Response HTTP/1.1 200 OK OK
      • SSL is available and enabled
        • Certificate Name /C=US/ST=California/L=San Francisco/O=Fastly, Inc./CN=idg.map.fastly.net
          • Certificate Issued To
          • Country US
          • City California
          • Locality San Francisco
          • Organisation Fastly, Inc.
          • Certificate Scope idg.map.fastly.net
          Certificate Issuer
          • Country BE
          • Organisation GlobalSign nv-sa
          • Certificate Scope GlobalSign CloudSSL CA - SHA256 - G3
          Certificate Validity
          • Valid From 190322155615Z
          • Valid To 190717143924Z
          Certificate Ciphers
          • SN RSA-SHA256
          • LN sha256WithRSAEncryption
          Certificate Extensions
          • Alternative Hostnames DNS:idg.map.fastly.net, DNS:*.agreenbot.com, DNS:*.architectwithconfidence.com, DNS:*.cecexchange.com, DNS:*.cfoworld.com, DNS:*.cio-asia.com, DNS:*.cio.com, DNS:*.citeworld.com, DNS:*.computerworld.com, DNS:*.computerworlduk.com, DNS:*.csoonline.com, DNS:*.csoseminars.com, DNS:*.cwcxo.com, DNS:*.darwinmag.com, DNS:*.gamepro.com, DNS:*.games.net, DNS:*.gamestar.com, DNS:*.greenbot.com, DNS:*.ibmsubnet.com, DNS:*.idg.tv, DNS:*.idganswers.com, DNS:*.idgcommunications.net, DNS:*.idgconnect.com, DNS:*.idgenterprise.com, DNS:*.idgesg.net, DNS:*.idgns.com, DNS:*.idgtechnetwork.com, DNS:*.infoworld.com, DNS:*.itnews.com, DNS:*.itwhitepapers.com, DNS:*.itworld.com, DNS:*.javaworld.com, DNS:*.javaworld.org, DNS:*.liberate2innovate.com, DNS:*.linuxworld.com, DNS:*.maccentral.com, DNS:*.macuser.com, DNS:*.macweek.com, DNS:*.macworld.com, DNS:*.networkworld.com, DNS:*.networkworld360.com, DNS:*.nwfusion.com, DNS:*.nww.com, DNS:*.pcworld.com, DNS:*.staticworld.net, DNS:*.techconnect.com, DNS:*.techdispenser.com, DNS:*.techhive.com, DNS:*.technologybriefcase.com, DNS:*.thefullnerd.com, DNS:*.thestandard.com, DNS:*.wearablog.com, DNS:agreenbot.com, DNS:architectwithconfidence.com, DNS:cecexchange.com, DNS:cfoworld.com, DNS:cio-asia.com, DNS:cio.com, DNS:citeworld.com, DNS:computerworld.com, DNS:computerworlduk.com, DNS:csoonline.com, DNS:csoseminars.com, DNS:cwcxo.com, DNS:darwinmag.com, DNS:gamepro.com, DNS:games.net, DNS:gamestar.com, DNS:greenbot.com, DNS:ibmsubnet.com, DNS:idg.tv, DNS:idganswers.com, DNS:idgcommunications.net, DNS:idgconnect.com, DNS:idgenterprise.com, DNS:idgesg.net, DNS:idgns.com, DNS:idgtechnetwork.com, DNS:infoworld.com, DNS:itnews.com, DNS:itwhitepapers.com, DNS:itworld.com, DNS:javaworld.com, DNS:javaworld.org, DNS:liberate2innovate.com, DNS:linuxworld.com, DNS:maccentral.com, DNS:macuser.com, DNS:macweek.com, DNS:macworld.com, DNS:networkworld.com, DNS:networkworld360.com, DNS:nwfusion.com, DNS:nww.com, DNS:pcworld.com, DNS:staticworld.net, DNS:techconnect.com, DNS:techdispenser.com, DNS:techhive.com, DNS:technologybriefcase.com, DNS:thefullnerd.com, DNS:thestandard.com, DNS:wearablog.com
          • Key Usage TLS Web Server Authentication, TLS Web Client Authentication
      • There was a redirect to https://www.pcworld.com/

        • General

        • allow Valid methods for a specified resource after a 405 Missing
        • location For Redirects specifies the target Missing
        • connection Control options for the current connection [keep-alive]
        • x-powered-by Specifies Technology in use - Security Risk Missing
        • x-aspnet-version Specifies the ASP.net version - Security Risk Missing
        • accept-ranges To advertise its support of partial requests [bytes]

        Security

        • referrer-policy Modifies the algorithm used to populate the Referer Header Missing
        • x-xss-protection Prevents pages loading when XSS is detected Missing
        • feature-policy Allow or Deny the use of browser features Missing
        • p3p Platform for Privacy Preferences Missing
        • content-security-policy CSP Content Security Policy Missing
        • x-frame-options Can we open this response in an iframe Missing

        Cross Origin

        • access-control-allow-origin Can we share the response with the given origin Missing
        • access-control-allow-credentials Tells Browsers whether to expose the response to frontend JavaScript Missing
        • access-control-expose-headers Indicates which headers can be exposed as part of the Response Missing
        • access-control-max-age Indicates how long the results of a preflight request can be stored Missing
        • access-control-allow-methods Methods allowed when accessing the resource in response to a preflight request Missing
        • access-control-allow-headers Indicates which headers can be used during the actual request Missing

        Content

        • content-language The natural language or languages of the intended audience Missing
        • transfer-encoding The form of encoding used Missing
        • content-length The length of the response body [112618]
        • content-type The Media type of the Response Body [text/html;charset=UTF-8]
        • date The date and time of generation [Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:00:04 GMT]
        • content-disposition An opportunity to raise a File Download dialogue box Missing
        • content-encoding The type of encoding/compression used on the Response Missing
        • content-location An alternate location for the returned data Missing
        • content-range Where in a full body message this partial message belongs Missing
        • etag An identifier for a specific version of a resource Missing
        • vary how to match future request headers [Accept-Encoding,Cookie]
        • x-content-type-options Types in Content-Type should NOT be changed Missing

        Cache

        • cache-control Tells caches whether they may cache this object Missing
        • expires Gives the date/time after which the response is considered stale Missing
        • last-modified The last modified date for the requested object Missing
        • pragma Implementation-specific fields for caching Missing
        • x-cache-action From an Intermediate cache Missing
        • x-cache-hits Intermediate Cache Hits count [0, 0]
        • x-cache-age Intermediate Cache Content Age Missing
        • via Informs the client of proxies through which the response was sent [1.1 varnish]
        • age The Age this page has been cached in a proxy [0]

        Strict Transport Security (HSTS) Policy

        • strict-transport-security A HSTS Policy for the client with scope Missing

        Cookies and Fragments

        • set-cookie Cookie Data to store locally Missing

        Other

        • x-backend-server Identifies the backend server providing this response Missing
        • x-robots-tag Search engine Robot Directive Missing
        • gen= Used by some of the GEN Tools to verify zone ownership Missing
        • cf-cache-status Cloudflare Specific Header indicating cache status for this response Missing

        Not Profiled

        • x-served-by [cache-sjc3148-SJC, cache-lcy19234-LCY]
        • x-cache [MISS, MISS]
        • x-timer [S1553979602.304435,VS0,VE2096]
        • x-via-fastly [Verdad]

      Robots.txt

      • You have a robots.txt file and it appears to be valid
        • Allow Entries (0) - Specific Allow
          • Disallow Entries (29) - Specific Disallow
            • /tag/
            • /emailfriend/
            • /printable/
            • /register/
            • /search/
            • /mstextad/
            • /product/find/
            • /ads/
            • /go/
            • /nav/
            • /flyout/
            • /articlecomment/
            • /articlecount/
            • /captcha/
            • /user/
            • /api/
            • /column/*?start=*
            • /news/*?start=*
            • /*?sortorder=price-low
            • /*?sortorder=price-high
            • /*?sortorder=rating
            • /*?sortorder=date
            • /product/pg/directory
            • /product/compare
            • /product/directory
            • /product/buy
            • /product/pg/
            • /search
          • Sitemap Entries (2) - Sitemaps
            • https://www.pcworld.com/sitemap.xml
            • https://www.pcworld.com/seo/sitemap/https/articles/index.xml
          • Other Entries (2)

      Processing Website Profile Data

        Website Render for www.pcworld.com

        Technology Profile pcworld.com

        We will check for fingerprints of common website technologies

          • Failed to succesfully profile the website, it is likely either custom or plain HTML.

        Meta Profile https://www.pcworld.com/

        We will check the entire body for metadata

        • viewport : width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
        • description : Covering everything from laptops to smartphones, from Windows 10 to productivity software, PCWorld delivers the information and expert advice you need to get the job done.
        • google-site-verification : FjWdymWSdutZJ-XIYfqJXlQZbLR7hMWmkwR5MQ0yqeY
        • msvalidate_01 : 04917178B598F0648B9BAD693FEC29A3
        • twitter:card : summary
        • twitter:site : @pcworld
        • twitter:image : https://images.pcworld.com/images/pcworld_300.jpg
        • twitter:title : PCWorld - News, tips and reviews from the experts on PCs, Windows, and more
        • twitter:url : www.pcworld.com/

      Processing Completed

      • Performance Profile
        • DNS Lookups : 2.69 seconds
        • DNS Folding/Unfolding : 0.00 seconds
        • DNS Nameserver Checks : 0.00 seconds
        • DNS TXT Records : 0.00 seconds
        • DNS MX Records : 0.94 seconds
        • DNS CNAME : 0.00 seconds
        • DNS Address : 10.84 seconds
        • WHOIS Lookups : 0.41 seconds
        • First CURL : 1.54 seconds
        • Second CURL : 2.17 seconds
        • SSL Lookup : 0.17 seconds
        • Header Parsing : 0.00 seconds
        • Robots.txt Parsing : 0.07 seconds
        • Website Profile : 9.57 seconds
        • Website META : 0.09 seconds

      The process is now completed and the results are shown above. Please take a moment to consider each test and its response. DNS, SMTP and HTTP are not simple protocols and it is way beyond the scope of this tool to suggest improvements, but you are welcome to request assistance via our Forum.