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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
84
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
4 PASS 4 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
CDN & Delivery
Action
No CDN detected
FIX
No CDN detected
Warning::
No CDN detected
A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.
No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

C
IPv6 Readiness
Action
No IPv6 support
REVIEW
No IPv6 support
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records found
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No IPv6 Support
About 40% of internet users have IPv6. Consider adding AAAA records.

IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.

Why this matters

No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.

Source: Google IPv6 stats

B
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 5969 bytes
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more

A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 5969 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents *, Nigma.ru, Mail.Ru, Mail.RU_Bot, OnetSzukaj, SputnikBot, Rambler, GPTbot, OAI-SearchBot, ImagesiftBot, WebAlta, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, Timpibot, WebAlta Crawler Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *


Disallow: /rate-program


# ES

Disallow: /*:mejores-programas

Disallow: /*/descarga-externa/launch

Disallow: /articulos/b/


# BR

Disallow: /*:melhores-programas

Disallow: /*/download-gratis/lancar

Disallow: /artigos/b/


# DE

Disallow: /*:beste-software

Disallow: /*/kostenloser-download/start

Disallow: /artikel/b/


# NL

Disallow: /*:beste-software

Disallow: /*/gratis-download/lancer

Disallow: /artikels/b/


# EN,JP

Disallow: /*:best-software

Disallow: /*/free-download/launch

Disallow: /articles/b/


# FR

Disallow: /*:meilleurs-logiciels

Disallow: /*/telechargement-gratuit/lancer


# IT

Disallow: /*:migliori-programmi

Disallow: /*/download-gratuito/avvio

Disallow: /articoli/b/


# PL

Disallow: /*:najlepsze-programy

Disallow: /*/darmowe-pobieranie/start

Disallow: /artykuly/b/


#SHARED

Disallow: /google_ad.phtml

Disallow: /google_ads.phtml

Disallow: /google_ads/

Disallow: /shared/

Disallow: /sads-request?

Disallow: /5302/

Disallow: /comparison$

Disallow: /*/compare/

Disallow: /universaldownloader-launch

Disallow: /ad?zone=

Disallow: /ad?query=

Disallow: /undefined

Disallow: /*/undefined

Disallow: /.well-known/

Disallow: /v/

Disallow: /s/

Disallow: /gallery/

Disallow: /*/*:free*

Disallow: /*/*:gratis*

Disallow: /*/*:kostenlos*

Disallow: /*/*:gratuit*

Disallow: /*/*:darmowe*

Disallow: /*/new-versions/*

Disallow: /*/last-news/*

Disallow: /*/trending/*

Disallow: /*/opinion/*

Disallow: /*/novedades/*

Disallow: /*/nuevas-versiones/*

Disallow: /*/ultimos-programas/*

Disallow: /*/tendencias/*

Disallow: /*/nota/*

Disallow: /*/neue-apps/*

Disallow: /*/neue-software/*

Disallow: /*/neue-updates/*

Disallow: /*/urteil/*

Disallow: /*/bewertung/*

Disallow: /*/nouveautes/*

Disallow: /*/dernieres-updates/*

Disallow: /*/tendance/*

Disallow: /*/nouveaux-logiciels/*

Disallow: /*/updates/*

Disallow: /*/note/*

Disallow: /*/avis/*

Disallow: /*/novidades/*

Disallow: /*/tendencia/*

Disallow: /*/opiniao/*

Disallow: /*/novos-programas/*

Disallow: /*/novas-versoes/*

Disallow: /*/nowe-aplikacje/*

Disallow: /*/trendy/*

Disallow: /*/nowe-aktualizacje/*

Disallow: /*/nowe-programy/*

Disallow: /*/ocena/*

Disallow: /*/opinia/*

Disallow: /*/rating/*

Disallow: /*/nieuwe-apps/*

Disallow: /*/laatste-updates/*

Disallow: /*/cijfer/*

Disallow: /*/gebruikercijfer/*

Disallow: /*/laatste-nieuws/*

Disallow: /*/last-update/*

Disallow: /*/*-new-versions/*

Disallow: /*/*-last-news/*

Disallow: /*/*-trending/*

Disallow: /*/*-opinion/*

Disallow: /*/*-novedades/*

Disallow: /*/*-nuevas-versiones/*

Disallow: /*/*-ultimos-programas/*

Disallow: /*/*-tendencias/*

Disallow: /*/*-nota/*

Disallow: /*/*-neue-apps/*

Disallow: /*/*-neue-software/*

Disallow: /*/*-neue-updates/*

Disallow: /*/*-urteil/*

Disallow: /*/*-bewertung/*

Disallow: /*/*-nouveautes/*

Disallow: /*/*-dernieres-updates/*

Disallow: /*/*-tendance/*

Disallow: /*/*-nouveaux-logiciels/*

Disallow: /*/*-updates/*

Disallow: /*/*-note/*

Disallow: /*/*-avis/*

Disallow: /*/*-novidades/*

Disallow: /*/*-tendencia/*

Disallow: /*/*-opiniao/*

Disallow: /*/*-novos-programas/*

Disallow: /*/*-novas-versoes/*

Disallow: /*/*-nowe-aplikacje/*

Disallow: /*/*-trendy/*

Disallow: /*/*-nowe-aktualizacje/*

Disallow: /*/*-nowe-programy/*

Disallow: /*/*-ocena/*

Disallow: /*/*-opinia/*

Disallow: /*/*-nieuwe-apps/*

Disallow: /*/*-laatste-updates/*

Disallow: /*/*-cijfer/*

Disallow: /*/*-gebruikercijfer/*

Disallow: /*/*-laatste-nieuws/*

Disallow: /*/*-last-update/*

Disallow: /*/free-date/*

Disallow: /*/*-weekly-downloads/*

Allow: /


# CATEGORIES

# EN

Disallow: /*/*:*new-apps*

Disallow: /*/*:*rating*

Disallow: /*/*:*new-versions*

Disallow: /*/*:*last-news*

Disallow: /*/*:*trending*

Disallow: /*/*:*opinion*


# ES

Disallow: /*/*:*novedades*

Disallow: /*/*:*nuevas-versiones*

Disallow: /*/*:*ultimos-programas*

Disallow: /*/*:*tendencias*

Disallow: /*/*:*nota*

Disallow: /*/*:*opinion*


# DE

Disallow: /*/*:*neue-apps*

Disallow: /*/*:*trending*

Disallow: /*/*:*neue-software*

Disallow: /*/*:*neue-updates*

Disallow: /*/*:*urteil*

Disallow: /*/*:*bewertung*


# FR

Disallow: /*/*:*nouveautes*

Disallow: /*/*:*dernieres-updates*

Disallow: /*/*:*tendance*

Disallow: /*/*:*nouveaux-logiciels*

Disallow: /*/*:*updates*

Disallow: /*/*:*note*

Disallow: /*/*:*avis*


# BR

Disallow: /*/*:*novidades*

Disallow: /*/*:*tendencia*

Disallow: /*/*:*nota*

Disallow: /*/*:*opiniao*

Disallow: /*/*:*novos-programas*

Disallow: /*/*:*novas-versoes*


# IT

Disallow: /*/*:*novita*

Disallow: /*/*:*popolari*

Disallow: /*/*:*nuovi-programi*

Disallow: /*/*:*last-update*

Disallow: /*/*:*voto*

Disallow: /*/*:*voto-utenti*


# PL

Disallow: /*/*:*nowe-aplikacje*

Disallow: /*/*:*trendy*

Disallow: /*/*:*nowe-aktualizacje*

Disallow: /*/*:*nowe-programy*

Disallow: /*/*:*ocena*

Disallow: /*/*:*opinia*


# NL

Disallow: /*/*:*nieuwe-apps*

Disallow: /*/*:*trending*

Disallow: /*/*:*laatste-updates*

Disallow: /*/*:*cijfer*

Disallow: /*/*:*gebruikercijfer*

Disallow: /*/*:*laatste-nieuws*


# JP

Disallow: /*/*:*new-apps*

Disallow: /*/*:*rating*

Disallow: /*/*:*new-versions*

Disallow: /*/*:*last-news*

Disallow: /*/*:*trending*

Disallow: /*/*:*last-update*


# Bingbot issues (opened to all search engines)

Disallow: /f_auto/

Disallow: /*/f_auto/*

Disallow: /dpr_2/

Disallow: /*/dpr_2/*

Disallow: /dpr_auto/

Disallow: /*/dpr_auto/*

Disallow: /t_article_cover_s/

Disallow: /*/t_article_cover_s/*

Disallow: /t_article_cover_l/

Disallow: /*/t_article_cover_l/*


User-Agent: OnetSzukaj

User-Agent: SputnikBot

User-Agent: Nigma.ru

User-agent: WebAlta

User-agent: WebAlta Crawler

User-agent: Mail.Ru

User-agent: Mail.RU_Bot

User-agent: Rambler

User-agent: GPTbot

# User-agent: Bingbot

User-agent: PerplexityBot

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot

User-agent: ImagesiftBot

User-agent: ClaudeBot

User-agent: Timpibot


Crawl-delay: 5

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

B
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
Both www and non-www versions serve content
Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.softonic.com/
200https://softonic.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://softonic.com/ https://softonic.com/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
40 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

40
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Submit your domain to hstspreload.org to be added to the Chrome preload list
  • Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+
DNS Records
4 A records, 54 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 54 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 151.101.1.91, 151.101.129.91, 151.101.193.91, 151.101.65.91
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-cloud-d4.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-d1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-d3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-d2.googledomains.com
Info::
5 mail exchanger(s) configured
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Info::
DNS resolution time: 54 ms
Got: 54 ms
A151.101.1.91, 151.101.129.91, 151.101.193.91, 151.101.65.91
AAAA
CNAME
NSns-cloud-d4.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-d1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-d3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-d2.googledomains.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
MS=ms31796356
google-site-verification: M_IJLaqQ1V7aQOD8y5BjImNG7ifieNbjgDPiq_W0aF0
ZOOM_verify__HxdG2WKSleYbz3eatKv7Q
brave-ledger-verification=0f5d5a2051bf56b5989353dc29b5512eaf0552e9e8804c40722876...
facebook-domain-verification=njq5w1zkbjbami11ioc5wuvd2mhe6w
2Bc6Ur09UYoJsROH1CPzgVC489Hm0Zamn8T96xKErEyxmRo4TicruL8BOgkRU2nMfzNs+/uMPPDE9eqP...
SPF v=spf1 include:_s38764625.fdmarc.net include:146509181.spf01.hubspotemail.net ~a...
apple-domain-verification=bVAzi4F5L3kHSTF9
_globalsign-domain-verification=yRdIt507tQIZyVRXF6VBvVbEIWhqpzJaxh8r1qdSUr
asv=8333e3f153cc76ec8fcc2db82e753556
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 54 ms

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 113 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 113 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://softonic.com → https://www.softonic.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://softonic.com

6 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.softonic.com/

107 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://softonic.com3016 msHTTP/1.1
2https://www.softonic.com/200107 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Domain Intelligence
softonic.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 26 years, 7 months old, hosted on Fastly
PASS
softonic.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 26 years, 7 months old, hosted on Fastly
Info::
Domain registered until Jan 28, 2031 (4 years, 10 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is not enabled
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Info::
Registrar: Network Solutions, LLC
Warning::
Registrar lock is NOT enabled
The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.
Info::
Hosting: Fastly
Got: AS54113
Domain expiry

1657 days

January 28, 2031

SSL certificate

40 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

26 years, 7 months

Registered January 28, 2000

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Fastly

ASN AS54113

151.101.65.91

Registrar

Network Solutions, LLC

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Network Solutions, LLC
Created January 28, 2000 (26 years, 7 months ago)
Expires January 28, 2031 (4 years, 10 months)
Last Updated November 4, 2025
Name Servers ns-cloud-d1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-d2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-d3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-d4.googledomains.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 151.101.65.91
ASN AS54113 (FASTLY - Fastly, Inc., US)
Provider Fastly
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.

Why this matters

Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.

Learn more

DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.

Source: ICANN / RFC 4033

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Why this matters

Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.

Learn more

Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 34 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
29 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
0 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
4 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
35 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
35 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 29 ms TCP Connect 0 ms TLS Handshake 4 ms Server Processing 1 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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