Is 42.225.202.233 safe?

http://42.225.202.233:45104/bin.sh

DangerousStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Dangerous: this script URL is widely detected as malicious

The target points to a shell-script path and received 10 malicious and 3 suspicious detections across 92 engines, with adverse findings from eight independent antivirus families. Although the server currently refuses connections and one browser-protection check showed no warning, the strong multi-engine detections make this target dangerous.

Do not download, execute, or otherwise interact with this target. Keep it blocked unless a trusted security investigation can conclusively establish that the detections are false positives.
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No saved capture is availableThe verdict remains based on the completed checks below.
13 antivirus engines flagged this URLBitDefender, CRDF, Emsisoft, ESET, Fortinet
Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

The target points to a shell-script path and received 10 malicious and 3 suspicious detections across 92 engines, with adverse findings from eight independent antivirus families. Although the server currently refuses connections and one browser-protection check showed no warning, the strong multi-engine detections make this target dangerous.

Strong malware detections

The saved scan recorded 10 malicious and 3 suspicious results among 92 engines. Eight independent antivirus families also returned adverse findings, providing substantial evidence of a technical threat rather than an isolated alert.

Currently unreachable, but not cleared

The server refused the saved connection attempt, so its content and any operator, contact, or policy information could not be reviewed. The TLS check also did not validate the connection.

A browser-protection check returned no warning, but that limited result does not outweigh the numerous malicious and suspicious detections.

Technical risk outweighs limited reputation context

The hosting IP had a low abuse-confidence score based on only one saved report, but the target-specific multi-engine detections are materially stronger evidence of danger.

Why the score is 12

8 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

13/ 92

detections

Fresh result

13 engines flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious
10
Suspicious
3
Total
92
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
BitDefenderMaliciousmalware
CRDFMaliciousmalicious
EmsisoftMaliciousmalware
ESETMaliciousmalware
FortinetMaliciousmalware
G-DataMaliciousmalware
GreyNoiseMaliciousmalicious
SophosMaliciousmalware
VIPREMaliciousmalware
WebrootMaliciousmalicious
alphaMountain.aiSuspicioussuspicious
GridinsoftSuspicioussuspicious
SOCRadarSuspicioussuspicious
All 92 engine results
  • BitDefender - malware - Malicious
  • CRDF - malicious - Malicious
  • Emsisoft - malware - Malicious
  • ESET - malware - Malicious
  • Fortinet - malware - Malicious
  • G-Data - malware - Malicious
  • GreyNoise - malicious - Malicious
  • Sophos - malware - Malicious
  • VIPRE - malware - Malicious
  • Webroot - malicious - Malicious
  • alphaMountain.ai - suspicious - Suspicious
  • Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
  • SOCRadar - suspicious - Suspicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
  • CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
  • CTX AI - clean - Clean
  • Cyan - unrated - Clean
  • Cyble - clean - Clean
  • CyRadar - clean - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
  • DNS8 - unrated - Clean
  • Dr.Web - clean - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
  • Ermes - unrated - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - unrated - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
  • Kaspersky - unrated - Clean
  • LevelBlue - clean - Clean
  • Lionic - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - unrated - Clean
  • Netcraft - unrated - Clean
  • OpenPhish - clean - Clean
  • PhishFort - unrated - Clean
  • Phishing Database - clean - Clean
  • Phishtank - clean - Clean
  • PREBYTES - clean - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
  • Quick Heal - clean - Clean
  • Quttera - clean - Clean
  • Rising - clean - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
  • Sangfor - clean - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
  • Scantitan - clean - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
  • Seclookup - clean - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • Synthient - unrated - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • URLQuery - unrated - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    Independent evidence classifies the site as downloader, but the page's own claim could not be captured.

  2. What we observed

    Saved browser evidence recorded file downloads.

  3. What independent research found

    The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.

  4. What remains unverified

    1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

Malware & Deceptive Downloads

Service and business model

Downloader

Unknown

Observed behavior

File Downloads

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01The target received 10 malicious and 3 suspicious detections across 92 engines.
  2. 028 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
  3. 03The server refused the connection, preventing review of its content and operator information.

Web research findings

Independent findings for 42.225.202.233, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
No scam reports found
The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for 42.225.202.233. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.

Infrastructure map

How the saved page connected to the wider web.

  1. Domain42.225.202.233
  2. Redirects to42.225.202.233
  3. Hosted byChina Unicom Henan province network

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusInvalid
Protocolnone
IssuerNone
ExpiresNot applicable
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingChina Unicom Henan province network
Server locationCN

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score4%
Reports on file1
ISPChina Unicom Henan province network
Usage typeFixed Line ISP

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruscomplete
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentunavailable
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidenceunavailable
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

malicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result13 of 92 engines flagged
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessfresh · Oct 5, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
CompletionUnavailable
FindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
ResultThe saved page capture was not reliable enough to use
CompletionUnavailable
FindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Malware distribution detected

Signals suggest this page may deliver malicious files or exploit the browser.

  1. Do not interact with 42.225.202.233

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  2. 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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07 · Safety FAQ

Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

Is 42.225.202.233 a scam or a legit download site?
42.225.202.233 is a dangerous malware & deceptive downloads — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for malware. 13 of 92 security engines flag it (10 as outright malicious). This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
Is 42.225.202.233 safe to use?
No — 42.225.202.233 has a Safety Score of 12/100 (Dangerous) because decisive threat evidence was saved with this scan. Leave the site and do not log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
I already paid or entered my details on 42.225.202.233 — what should I do?
If you've already paid or handed over details on 42.225.202.233, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on 42.225.202.233 and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
Can I get my money back from 42.225.202.233?
Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
Is my device infected after visiting 42.225.202.233?
Simply loading a page is usually lower-risk than downloading or running a file from it. If you downloaded or opened anything from 42.225.202.233, run a full scan with reputable antivirus software and consider it untrusted. If you only viewed the page, keep your browser and OS updated, watch for unexpected pop-ups or new programs, and change passwords from a clean device if you entered any.
How do I report 42.225.202.233?
You can report 42.225.202.233 through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
42.225.202.233 looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
Has 42.225.202.233 been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 13 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged 42.225.202.233, 10 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
Is 42.225.202.233 on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — 42.225.202.233 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.
Where is 42.225.202.233 hosted?
42.225.202.233 resolves to an IP operated by China Unicom Henan province network in CN (Fixed Line ISP). 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.
How often is the 42.225.202.233 report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 5, 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 42.225.202.233 has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
12/100
Dangerous

Dangerous: this script URL is widely detected as malicious

Saved capture42.225.202.233Capture-safe
No saved screenshot was available for this report.
Conclusion

The target points to a shell-script path and received 10 malicious and 3 suspicious detections across 92 engines, with adverse findings from eight independent antivirus families. Although the server currently refuses connections and one browser-protection check showed no warning, the strong multi-engine detections make this target dangerous.

Recommended actionDo not download, execute, or otherwise interact with this target. Keep it blocked unless a trusted security investigation can conclusively establish that the detections are false positives.
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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.