Detect Outbrain
Outbrain is a web advertising platform that displays boxes of links, known as chumboxes, to pages within websites.
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Websites using Outbrain
52 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| variety.com | 8/7/2026 |
| rollingstone.com | 8/7/2026 |
| outbrain.com | 8/7/2026 |
| dailycaller.com | 8/3/2026 |
| deadline.com | 8/3/2026 |
Whole list · $5.20 (52 × $0.10)
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Outbrain signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Outbrain, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Outbrain is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Outbrain
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Outbrain signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Outbrain fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Outbrain on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Outbrain
- Can PluginView detect Outbrain without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Outbrain. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Outbrain?
- Outbrain is classified under Widgets, Advertising in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish Outbrain 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.
