Sites using Microsoft HTTP.sys
Windows kernel HTTP listener that fronts IIS and other Windows services.
Found via: Hacker News 2 · StackScope Wider Web 7
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Microsoft HTTP.sys has been detected on 7 launches since first appearing in July 2026. Most recent detection was 5 days ago.
It's most commonly paired with Cloudflare DNS, DNSimple, and DNSPod.
Share of new launches using Microsoft HTTP.sys
Each dot is one launch day. Line is the 7-day rolling average.
Server leaders
| Tool | % of launches | % of category | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
nginx
|
11.72% | 33.90% | |
| #2 |
PHP
|
10.98% | 31.77% | |
| #3 |
LiteSpeed Web Server
|
10.66% | 30.83% | |
| #4 |
Apache
|
3.62% | 10.48% | |
| #5 |
Caddy
|
2.56% | 7.40% | |
| … | ||||
| #23 | Microsoft HTTP.sys Current page | 0.01% | 0.02% | |
Percentages show adoption among launches found via StackScope Wider Web: the share of all such launches, and of those using any Server tool. All 31 in Server →
Often used with
| Tool | Launches |
|---|---|
Cloudflare DNS
|
2 |
DNSimple
|
1 |
DNSPod
|
1 |
Fastmail
|
1 |
Google Search Console
|
1 |
Tools most often detected on the same launches as Microsoft HTTP.sys.
7 sites across the wider web use Microsoft HTTP.sys
StackScope Wider Web counts newly launched sites that are not indie product launches. They shape the aggregate figures on this page but are never listed individually. How StackScope Discovery works · Back to launches