tomsguide.com

We performed a comprehensive analysis of tomsguide.com on 2026-06-28. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 1357ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 2345 KB, and the site is served behind a CDN (Content Delivery Network). Warning: The website does not have a valid SSL certificate. Visitors may see security warnings in their browser, and data transmitted to and from this website is not encrypted. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 55/100 (moderate). The following security headers are properly configured: Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options. However, the site is missing X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 8 technologies across 7 categories powering tomsguide.com. The detected stack includes Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Webpack, Vite, Google Tag Manager, Google Fonts, and Font Awesome. The site uses Next.js as its primary framework. The UI is built with React. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, tomsguide.com receives an overall trust score of 72/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, tomsguide.com receives a trust score of 72/100, which places it in the "Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) enforcement preventing protocol downgrade attacks, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, DMARC email authentication with a reject policy — the strongest available setting, and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) providing cryptographic email verification. Areas of concern include: missing Referrer-Policy, potentially leaking URL information to third parties, the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity, and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked tomsguide.com against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers.

Our technology detection engine scanned tomsguide.com and identified 8 distinct technologies across 7 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. Framework: Next.js — provides the application framework and routing for tomsguide.com. UI Library: React — handles the user interface rendering and component management for tomsguide.com. CSS Framework: Tailwind CSS — provides the styling and responsive layout system for tomsguide.com. Build Tool: Webpack and Vite — bundles and optimizes the JavaScript and CSS assets for tomsguide.com. Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager — manages marketing and analytics tags without code changes for tomsguide.com. Fonts: Google Fonts — delivers web fonts for typography for tomsguide.com. Icon Set: Font Awesome — provides additional functionality for tomsguide.com. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Tag Manager container GTM-WWBWRXL. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

tomsguide.com resolves to the IPv4 address 199.232.198.114, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 2 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 4 name servers: ns-1504.awsdns-60.org, ns-1785.awsdns-31.co.uk, ns-50.awsdns-06.com, and ns-849.awsdns-42.net. Having 4 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for tomsguide.com is handled by Google Workspace with 5 MX records configured: aspmx.l.google.com, alt1.aspmx.l.google.com, and alt2.aspmx.l.google.com and 2 more. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is configured with a reject policy — the strongest setting, instructing receiving servers to reject unauthorized emails entirely. DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is configured, adding a cryptographic signature to outgoing emails that receiving servers can verify to confirm the email hasn't been tampered with in transit. DNSSEC is not enabled for tomsguide.com. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 1 active subdomains for tomsguide.com: www.tomsguide.com. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The title tag for tomsguide.com is well-optimized at 56 characters: "Tom's Guide | Tech Product Reviews, Top Picks and How To". The length falls within the ideal range for Google search results, ensuring the full title is displayed without truncation. The meta description is 184 characters (slightly long): "Tom's Guide upgrades your life by helping you decide what tech to buy, showing you how to get the most out of it and sol...". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The canonical url is correctly set to https://www.tomsguide.com, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 1/4 recommended fields: OG type (website). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. The site implements Schema.org structured data with the following types: ImageObject, ItemList, Organization, Person, Place, PostalAddress, SearchAction, SiteNavigationElement, WebPage, and WebSite. Structured data helps search engines understand the page content and can enable rich results (featured snippets, knowledge panels, star ratings) in Google search results, which can significantly increase click-through rates.