Detect Anubis
Anubis is a system that evaluates the characteristics of incoming HTTP requests to determine their legitimacy and enhance website protection.
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Websites using Anubis
30 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| unsplash.com | 8/6/2026 |
| revues.org | 8/7/2026 |
| d-nb.info | 8/3/2026 |
| tupalo.net | 8/3/2026 |
| elinux.org | 8/3/2026 |
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Anubis signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Anubis, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Anubis is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Anubis
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Anubis signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Anubis fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Anubis on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Anubis
- Can PluginView detect Anubis without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Anubis. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Anubis?
- Anubis is classified under Security in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish Anubis fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
