Critical risk detected
10 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (9 outright malicious). Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is 9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com legit or a scam?
AWS S3 bucket flagged by nine engines and tied to a 2026 WhatsApp malware campaign distributing VBScript droppers.
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
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Intelligence
The URL points to an Amazon S3 storage bucket in the Singapore region. Nine of 92 engines flagged the endpoint, with BitDefender and G-Data specifically calling out phishing while Fortinet and others marked it malware. Security researchers documented the same bucket delivering auxs.vbs and MSI backdoors in a WhatsApp infection chain. The domain itself is old because it belongs to AWS infrastructure, not because the bucket has a legitimate history. No business registration exists and the bucket shows zero signs of normal commercial use. The combination of engine detections and confirmed malware references outweighs the clean browser blocklist result.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for 9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain is an AWS S3 bucket endpoint in ap-southeast-1 region (Singapore), registered as part of Amazon Web Services infrastructure since at least 2005.
- Explicitly listed in Microsoft Security Blog (March 31, 2026) as a payload hosting URL in a WhatsApp-delivered VBScript malware campaign: hxxps[:]//9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws[.]com used for secondary droppers like auxs.vbs.
- Referenced alongside other malicious S3 buckets (bafauac.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com, yifubafu.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com) and Backblaze B2 in the same infection chain delivering MSI backdoors.
- Mentioned in URLhaus context via security reports (e.g., CyberVeille post linking to URLhaus for the URL).
- No scam reports, reviews, complaints, or business registrations identified on Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, Reddit, or general web searches.
- S3 buckets are commonly abused by malware actors for hosting payloads due to trusted cloud infrastructure; this specific bucket tied to 2026 WhatsApp malware campaign.
- No evidence of legitimate business use or positive mentions; domain age reflects AWS S3 service longevity, not the bucket itself.
Domain Timeline
- Aug 17, 2005Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 21 years old today.
- Jul 8, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
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.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedDomain & Encryption
Server Reputation
What to do
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with 9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
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Final Verdict
This is an AWS S3 bucket used to host malware payloads. Nine antivirus engines flagged it malicious, and security reports link it to a WhatsApp-delivered VBScript campaign.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review flags 9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — 9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. 9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04, expiring in 143 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com is 20.9 years old, registered on 8/17/2005 through MarkMonitor Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 10 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged 9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com as malicious or suspicious (9 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. 9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- 9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Data Services Northern Virginia in SG (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 8, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around 9ding.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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