High-risk piracy site — heavy ads
11 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (9 outright malicious). This is a pirate streaming / download site. The danger isn't a direct scam — it's the ads: fake video players, fake "download" and "codec" buttons, pop-ups, "verify you're human" surveys, and malvertising that pushes PUPs, adware, and unwanted browser extensions or notification spam. Use an ad-blocker, never install any "player" or "codec" it offers, deny notification prompts, and don't complete surveys to "unlock" content.
Is 1ball.st legit or a scam?
Illegal sports streaming site flagged malicious by nine antivirus engines including Fortinet and CyRadar.
Score breakdown
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
Intelligence
The site promises free live streams of NBA, NFL, UFC and football matches. Nine antivirus engines detected malicious content on the page. Fortinet and CyRadar both classified the site as malware. The domain has no traffic ranking and no visible business contact details. The page loads external domains including a Discord link and a mirror at 1ball.pk. These signals together indicate the site carries security risks beyond simple copyright infringement.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for 1ball.st, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
Threat Detection
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
1 of 21 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 21 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- Tagged as a streaming-piracy site.
- Piracy / free-streaming language detected.
- Streaming-media / streaming-site tag.
1 of 21 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 21 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- Tagged as a streaming-piracy site.
- Piracy / free-streaming language detected.
- Streaming-media / streaming-site tag.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedContact 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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://1ball.st/
- 2200https://1ball.st/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
What to do
High-risk piracy site
This is a pirate streaming or download site. The main risk is malvertising — dangerous ads, pop-ups, fake players, and survey walls — not a scam that takes your money.
- Do not interact with 1ball.st
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Use an ad-blocker — and never install a "player" or "codec"
The pop-ups, fake "download" buttons, and "missing codec" prompts on these sites install PUPs, adware, or unwanted browser extensions. A good ad-blocker removes most of the danger; never install anything the site itself offers.
- Deny notification prompts and skip "human verification" surveys
"Allow notifications" leads to spam and scam pop-ups, and "verify you're human" / survey walls are how these sites monetise you — they never actually unlock anything. Close them.
- If you installed something or see new pop-ups, scan for PUPs
Run a reputable anti-malware / adware scan (e.g. Malwarebytes), remove unknown browser extensions, and reset notification permissions in your browser settings.
Safer Alternatives
Trying to watch something? Use a safe option instead
Looking for something to watch? These are legal, malware-free ways to stream — several have free, ad-supported tiers, so there's no need to risk a sketchy pirate site.
Anime, subbed & dubbed — free ad-supported tier.
Thousands of movies & shows, completely free (ads).
Free live channels and on-demand, no account needed.
Large catalogue incl. anime; paid subscription.
Movies, TV & anime; paid / Prime membership.
Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.
Final Verdict
This is an illegal sports streaming site. Nine of 92 antivirus engines flagged it as malicious, including Fortinet and CyRadar.
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- 1ball.st is a pirate streaming / download site — it's not a scam that takes your money, but it's high-risk because of the ads. Expect aggressive pop-ups, fake video players, fake "download" and "codec" buttons, "verify you're human" surveys, and malicious ads that can push PUPs, adware, and unwanted browser extensions or notification spam. It's usable with a solid ad-blocker, but never install any "player" or "codec" it prompts for.
- No — 1ball.st scored just 1/100 on our trust scale, and we detected active threat indicators. We recommend avoiding it entirely: don't log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
- Just loading the page is lower-risk than what the site tries to get you to DO. The real danger on 1ball.st is the ads and pop-ups — fake "download" buttons, "your player is out of date" prompts, and "allow notifications" requests that install PUPs, adware, or unwanted browser extensions. With an ad-blocker, and by never installing anything the site offers or allowing its notifications, the malware risk drops sharply. If you already installed a "player" or "codec" or started seeing pop-ups, run a reputable anti-malware scan and remove any unknown browser extensions.
- That's the business model. Free pirate streaming and download sites make their money from ads, and the most profitable ads are the aggressive kind — pop-ups, pop-unders, fake video players, and fake "download" buttons. Many are malvertising: ads that try to install PUPs, adware, or browser extensions, or push you into "allow notifications" spam. A good ad-blocker removes most of them; without one, the site is genuinely risky.
- Streaming or downloading copyrighted movies and shows from a site like 1ball.st is copyright infringement and is illegal in most countries — even if you never save the file. On safety: the site won't charge your card, but its ads can expose you to PUPs, adware, fake "update" prompts, and scam pages. If you use it, run an ad-blocker, never install a "player" or "codec" it offers, and deny notification requests. Safer, legal options (including free, ad-supported services) are the better choice.
- Yes. 11 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged 1ball.st, 9 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
- No — 1ball.st is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
- 1ball.st resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
- Independent trust-rating sites currently show ScamAdviser (1/100) for 1ball.st. Those scores mix user reviews with their own automated heuristics, so they're useful to compare against our verdict — but treat any single source, including review sites that can be gamed with fake reviews, as one data point rather than the final word.
- This report is a record of the scan run on July 11, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about 1ball.st has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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