{
  "observed_at": "2026-10-12T12:27:57.899Z",
  "host": "softwares-academy.com",
  "method": "Six actual Chrome inputs in the existing browser-local site checker; results observed on 12 October 2026 UTC. No destination navigation or downloads were made for these input checks.",
  "checker_source_files": [
    {
      "file": "site-checker.js",
      "sha256": "36c9b00d4a32e69a3a21937a8668c107e93175d3c974f20e7fe13fe23e5ae6af",
      "bytes": 5814
    },
    {
      "file": "sa-site-checker.php",
      "sha256": "37abbe1c81010ffff2ba782224542d03e8e189e867d479068b1399c88902d61d",
      "bytes": 7275
    }
  ],
  "cases": [
    {
      "input": "https://www.videolan.org/vlc/",
      "result": "videolan.org matches an official host listed for VLC media player.\n\nVersion, checksums and install notes for VLC media player\n\nThis matches the host only. We have not checked the URL path, redirects or file. Use the publisher’s download link and compare its SHA-256 or signature where available.",
      "initial_click_note": "First attempt returned initial explanatory status while deferred scripts initialized; repeated after subsequent working inputs"
    },
    {
      "input": "https://www.videolan.org/not-a-verified-download",
      "result": "videolan.org matches an official host listed for VLC media player.\n\nVersion, checksums and install notes for VLC media player\n\nThis matches the host only. We have not checked the URL path, redirects or file. Use the publisher’s download link and compare its SHA-256 or signature where available."
    },
    {
      "input": "https://downloads.videolan.org/",
      "result": "downloads.videolan.org is not verified in our official-host list. Its name resembles a listed host or program: VLC media player.\n\nOfficial site for VLC media player: videolan.org\n\nThis is a name-similarity hint, not evidence of impersonation or malware. A subdomain can be legitimate but is not verified by a match to its parent. Use the publisher’s linked download source."
    },
    {
      "input": "https://downloads.example.org/app.exe",
      "result": "downloads.example.org is not in our list.\n\nThat is not a verdict either way. Start from the project’s own repository or its Wikipedia article and follow the download link from there."
    },
    {
      "input": "https://7zip.com/",
      "result": "7zip.com matches a domain covered by a cited report.\n\nReported as malicious in a cited report about 7-Zip (2026-02-09). Source: Malwarebytes\n\nOfficial site: 7-zip.org\n\nRead the source and its date. This is a historical report, not a live scan or a claim that the domain is malicious today. Use the publisher’s official download link."
    },
    {
      "input": "https://github.com/example/OrcaSlicer",
      "result": "github.com is not in our list.\n\nThat is not a verdict either way. Start from the project’s own repository or its Wikipedia article and follow the download link from there."
    }
  ],
  "limits": [
    "This is a dated UI observation, not a live malware scan or a claim that an observed host is currently malicious.",
    "The hypothetical VideoLAN path, example.org URL and example GitHub repository are test strings, not verified download locations.",
    "Host matching does not verify paths, redirects, repository owners or file bytes. Unknown and similarity results are not malware verdicts.",
    "No installer execution, file download, network-traffic audit, whole-dataset factcheck or mobile-device test was performed for these six inputs.",
    "GA4/Clarity settings and checker code were not changed."
  ]
}