SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is 166.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 87/100

Legitimate NetEase navigation page for 163 email with clean scans and a 28-year-old domain.

166.comScanned 6d ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 91·MT 85
Category tags
navigationemail service90% MT confidence
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
28 years old
Registered Mar 11, 1998
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 90% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust85/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain 166.com resolves to a simple navigation page titled '163 导航页' that links directly to NetEase services including 163.com email. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists returned zero detections while the hosting IP shows no abuse history. The domain itself is over 28 years old and uses nameservers belonging to Guangzhou NetEase Computer System Co., Ltd., confirming it is part of the same infrastructure as netease.com. Independent review sites assign it a medium-high trust score with no scam reports or complaints located anywhere. These factors together indicate a long-established, legitimate corporate asset rather than any fraudulent operation.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

The page displays minimal text as a navigation hub pointing to 163.com, 126.com email, and NetEase services, with standard Chinese ICP license numbers shown at the bottom.

Infrastructure

Zero malicious flags from our antivirus network, clean browser blocklist status, and an IP with zero abuse reports. The domain uses NetEase-owned nameservers.

Domain History

Registered 10307 days ago through MarkMonitor with no privacy protection, directly tied to Guangzhou NetEase Computer System Co., Ltd. and active business registration in China.

Web Reputation

No scam reports or complaints found. Two positive trust assessments note a 70.9 medium-high trust score and low risk.

Positive Signals
5
  • Domain is 28 years old and registered to a known Chinese company.
  • Zero detections across our antivirus network and browser blocklists.
  • Hosting IP has zero abuse reports.
  • Page content matches official NetEase navigation for 163 email services.
  • Business registration confirmed with active status in China.
AI Recommendation
The site is safe. You can visit it without concern as it is an established NetEase navigation page.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

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166.com

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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for 166.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
28 yrs
Registered Mar 1998
Business registration
Active · China
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
2 positive
Key findings
6 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain 166.com is 10307 days old (~28 years).
  • Page title is '163 导航页' (163 navigation page), linked to NetEase's 163.com email service.
  • Nameservers ns1.166.com and ns2.166.com are used by netease.com and owned by Guangzhou NetEase Computer System Co., Ltd.
  • Scam-detector.com assigns medium-high trust score of 70.9 with low risk assessment.
  • No scam reports, complaints, or Reddit discussions found specifically about 166.com being fraudulent.
  • No indications of typosquatting or cloning famous brands; appears to be legitimate NetEase infrastructure.
Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • scam-detector.comopen

    "The Scam Detector website Validator gives 166.com a medium-high trust score on the platform: 70.9. It signals that the business is best ..."

  • scam-detector.comopen

    "Is 166.com legit ? With its medium trust score on our chart, we determined it has a low risk. We determined this score by aggregating 53 powerful factors to ..."

Business registration
Status: active · China

Associated with Guangzhou NetEase Computer System Co., Ltd.; uses NetEase nameservers (ns1.166.com, ns2.166.com); ICP备案 references for related NetEase sites

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found no scam reports or complaints about 166.com. Two reviews from independent sites rate the domain with a medium-high trust score of 70.9 and classify it as low risk. Business records link it directly to Guangzhou NetEase Computer System Co., Ltd. with active registration status.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers2-20090191-10
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (2-20090191-10).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age28 years old
RegistrarMarkMonitor Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
RegisteredMar 11, 1998
ExpiresMar 10, 2028
Owner privacyVisible
Hosting & Technology
HostingGuangzhou NetEase Computer System Co., Ltd
Server locationCN
Web servernginx/1.6.2

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPGuangzhou NetEase Computer System Co., Ltd
Usage typeCommercial

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on 166.com and not a lookalike like 1-66.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
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AbuseIPDB
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Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on 166.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·166.com
SAFE

166.com is a legitimate navigation page tied to NetEase's 163 email service. Our analysis shows a clean security scan on a 28-year-old domain with confirmed business registration and no scam reports. The site is safe to visit.

The site is safe. You can visit it without concern as it is an established NetEase navigation page.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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