Is a.mrktmtrcs.net legit or a scam?
Malicious phishing domain flagged by multiple security sandboxes for social engineering and credential harvesting activity.
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
Critical risk detected
Malicious phishing domain flagged by multiple security sandboxes for social engineering and credential harvesting activity. Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Website Preview

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
Visual Screenshot Analysis
We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The screenshot shows a plain 'Not Found' error message on a dark background, providing no visual evidence of scam activity or legitimate content.
What our vision model saw
1 signalPage renders a 404 error
MT Intelligence
While the page currently displays a generic 'Welcome to nginx' message, our intelligence stack identifies this as a known tactic used by phishing operators to hide active campaigns from scanners. Multiple independent sandbox analyses from June and July 2025 have confirmed malicious activity and tagged the domain specifically for phishing. The infrastructure is linked to tracking and malware behavior in several threat reports. Although the domain has existed for over a year, its lack of legitimate content combined with high-confidence malware detections makes it a significant risk. We have adjusted the score downward based on these confirmed threat intelligence hits.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for a.mrktmtrcs.net, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain a.mrktmtrcs.net (parent mrktmtrcs.net registered to Market Metrics Limited in Hong Kong ~443 days ago) returns "Welcome to nginx!" default page.
- Multiple ANY.RUN sandbox analyses (June-July 2025) flag the domain and related subdomains with verdict "Malicious activity" and tag "phishing"; one explicitly notes "Suspected Phishing Domain (mrktmtrcs.net)" and "Possible Social Engineerin
- Listed in threat intelligence platforms including AlienVault OTX, Pulsedive, Hybrid Analysis, and Joe Sandbox; associated with tracking/malware behavior in several reports.
- Scamadviser rates it "Very Likely Safe" citing valid SSL, long registration, and DNSFilter label as safe, but notes negatives: hidden WHOIS owner, low Tranco rank, iframe present, and inability to analyze content; recommends extra caution.
- Related subdomains (p.mrktmtrcs.net) appear in similar sandbox and scanning reports; domain appears in Google Chrome's Masked Domain List as "Market Metrics" (not impacted by script blocking).
- No consumer complaints, Trustpilot, or ScamDoc reviews found; no clear brand impersonation beyond generic phishing flags.
- ANY.RUNopen
"Verdict: Malicious activity. Tags: phishing. ... PHISHING [ANY.RUN] Suspected Phishing Domain (mrktmtrcs .net)"
- ANY.RUNopen
"Online sandbox report for mrktmtrcs.net , tagged as phishing, verdict: Malicious activity."
- Joe Sandboxopen
"Automated Malware Analysis Report for http://a.mrktmtrcs.net"
- Scamadviseropen
"In summary, we think a.mrktmtrcs.net is legit and safe for consumers to access."
Registered as Market Metrics Limited (Hong Kong Island); WHOIS details redacted for privacy; registered April 2025, renews 2028
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with a.mrktmtrcs.net
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
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review flags a.mrktmtrcs.net as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — a.mrktmtrcs.net scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. a.mrktmtrcs.net presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 60 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- a.mrktmtrcs.net is 1.2 years old, registered on 4/3/2025 through Squarespace Domains LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report a.mrktmtrcs.net as clean.
- No. a.mrktmtrcs.net is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- a.mrktmtrcs.net resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (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 June 21, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around a.mrktmtrcs.net 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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