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Security report for paintshoppro.com

Corel Corporation · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

The website www.paintshoppro.com represents the official online presence for PaintShop Pro, a photo editing software product line owned by Corel Corporation. The site offers comprehensive product information, free trials, special offers, and educational resources targeting individual photographers, business, and education sectors. The business model revolves around software sales, licensing programs, and bundled product offerings. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and clear navigation, reflecting a mature digital presence. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Tag Manager, and Optimizely for analytics and A/B testing. It is mobile optimized and uses HTTPS with a cookie consent mechanism, indicating a good level of digital maturity. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility and security headers. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and manages user consent for cookies and tracking. However, explicit security headers are not detected, and no public security policy or incident response information is available. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a notable gap, though the site’s professional appearance and linkage to Corel and Alludo domains mitigate some concerns. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and good privacy compliance. Strategic improvements in security headers, incident response transparency, and WHOIS data availability would enhance trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
90
Security headers
35
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
68

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

PaintShop Pro is positioned as a leading photo editing software brand under Corel Corporation, targeting a broad audience from individual photographers to business and educational institutions. The company leverages a diversified product portfolio including standard and ultimate editions, plugins, and bundled offerings to capture various market segments. The business model is primarily direct software sales and licensing, supported by digital marketing and affiliate programs. The partnership with Alludo for reimagining the brand and managing legal/privacy aspects indicates a collaborative ecosystem. The website’s comprehensive resources and tutorials support customer engagement and retention. Growth indicators include active marketing, special offers, and continuous product updates. The company maintains a strong brand presence with consistent messaging and professional digital assets.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. Tracking and marketing scripts are managed with user consent, reflecting privacy awareness. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options represents a gap in defense-in-depth strategies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of publicly available security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and preparedness perception. The missing WHOIS data for the domain raises minor trust concerns but does not directly indicate compromise. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be strengthened by implementing recommended headers and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and user trust.
  3. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain registration transparency and trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Corel Corporation
Description
Official website for the PaintShop Pro family of products offering photo editing software, product information, updates, free trials, special offers, tutorials, and videos.
Key services
Photo editing software (PaintShop Pro Standard and Ultimate), Photo and video bundle products, Plugins and additional creative tools, Licensing programs for business and education
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, Bootstrap 3.3.7, Google Tag Manager, Optimizely, Syotimer (countdown timer), Magnific Popup
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of cookie consent mechanism
  • Tracking scripts managed with consent

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Optimizely
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Optimizely
Marketing tools
Dynamic pricing scripts, Optimizely A/B testing
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  3. Strong branding alignment with Corel Corporation
  4. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent management
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main site
  6. Use of multiple tracking and marketing tools with consent
  7. No security policy or incident response info publicly available
  8. WHOIS data unavailable, raising minor trust concerns
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with jQuery 3.6.0, Bootstrap 3.3.7, Google Tag Manager, and Optimizely for analytics and experimentation. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in load times and accessibility. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site uses a cookie consent platform from cookielaw.org, indicating compliance with privacy regulations. The technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced security headers and performance optimizations.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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