Critical risk detected
2 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page. Our security stack flagged multiple threat indicators on this website. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is 212.87.218.197 legit or a scam?
Raw IP 212.87.218.197 flagged malicious by our antivirus network and linked to spam abuse reports on security databases.
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
MT Intelligence
The address is a bare IP with no domain or website branding, which alone is unusual for any legitimate service. Our antivirus network detected it through MalwareURL and SOCRadar as malicious. Independent reports on SecureFeed and StopForumSpam link it directly to spam abuse and forum spam activity from April 2026. No business registration, positive reviews, or normal web presence exists to offset these signals. The combination of detections and abuse listings makes this a clear high-risk address.
Website Preview
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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 212.87.218.197, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- IP 212.87.218.197 flagged malicious and spam abuse on SecureFeed with sources StopForumSpam and FireHol
- Listed on StopForumSpam.com as forum spam source with evidence dated 23-Apr-26
- Owner listed as Cox Communications Inc., geolocated to Silver Spring, Maryland
- Part of netblock 212.87.218.0/23 announced under ASN 33657
- No positive reviews, business registrations, or Reddit/Trustpilot mentions found
- Similar nearby IP 212.87.218.70 also flagged for spam on CleanTalk
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 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.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 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.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
Malware distribution detected
Signals suggest this page may deliver malicious files or exploit the browser.
- Do not interact with 212.87.218.197
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- If you downloaded or ran a file from here
Disconnect the device from the internet, run a full scan with a reputable antivirus (Malwarebytes, ESET, Bitdefender), and consider a second-opinion scanner. Change passwords on any account you used from the device afterwards — ideally from a different device.
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Trust History
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 flags 212.87.218.197 as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — 212.87.218.197 scored 13/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- 2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged 212.87.218.197 as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. 212.87.218.197 is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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