Is abril.com.br a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on abril.com.br. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is abril.com.br safe to use?

abril.com.br passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 81/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does abril.com.br have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. abril.com.br presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, expiring in 211 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the abril.com.br domain?

abril.com.br is 31.2 years old, registered on 5/16/1995. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has abril.com.br been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report abril.com.br as clean.

Is abril.com.br on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. abril.com.br is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is abril.com.br hosted?

abril.com.br resolves to an IP operated by Automattic, 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.

How often is the abril.com.br report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 9, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around abril.com.br have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is abril.com.br legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 81/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official 31-year-old Brazilian magazine publisher site with hundreds of billing complaints but no malware or phishing detections.

Why we trust it

Domain registered 31.1 years ago in 1995 with no privacy protection.Active Brazilian company registration (CNPJ 44.597.052/0001-62) since 1985.Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklist status.

abril.com.brScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Score breakdown

Heuristics 87·MT 78

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Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 31 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

31 years old

Registered May 16, 1995

Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 85% confidence

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

abril.com.br

1Prominent 'Oferta Relâmpago' (Flash Offer) banner used to create urgency.

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →

Visual 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.

/ 100

Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page appears to be a professionally designed subscription portal for Editora Abril magazines, utilizing standard marketing urgency tactics like flash sale banners.

Visual risk15/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Prominent 'Oferta Relâmpago' (Flash Offer) banner used to create urgency.

Layout uses legitimate branding for Editora Abril publications like Veja and Quatro Rodas.

Professional design quality with high-resolution magazine covers and consistent typography.

Subscription pricing is clearly displayed in local currency (BRL) for various tiers.

No suspicious pop-ups, fake security badges, or intrusive modals are visible.

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

Analysis

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust78/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain abril.com.br was registered in 1995 and belongs to Abril Comunicações S/A, an active Brazilian company founded in 1985. Our antivirus network returned zero detections and the page shows legitimate magazine subscription content for brands like Veja and Quatro Rodas. The evidence package shows 768 complaints on Reclame Aqui about undelivered magazines and aggressive renewals, plus a few court cases involving billing disputes. No evidence of phishing forms, malware distribution, or impersonation appears in the scan. The combination of extreme domain age, verified business registration, and clean technical signals outweighs the customer-service complaints.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page displays subscription offers for multiple Editora Abril titles including Veja, Quatro Rodas, and Guia do Estudante. Pricing appears in Brazilian reais with clear monthly and annual tiers. The layout uses official branding and magazine cover imagery without fake security badges or urgent countdown timers beyond a standard flash-sale banner.

Infrastructure

The site loads from IP 192.0.66.160 with a clean abuse score and valid DigiCert SSL certificate. Two redirects stay within the same domain family. External resources include standard analytics and font services with no suspicious third-party scripts detected.

Domain History

The domain was registered on 16 May 1995, giving it an age of 31.1 years. The registrar record shows no privacy protection. The company Abril Comunicações S/A holds active CNPJ 44.597.052/0001-62 and lists magazine publishing as its primary activity.

Web Reputation

Our research found 768 complaints on Reclame Aqui focused on undelivered magazines, unauthorized renewals, and aggressive sales calls. The company maintains a 7.3/10 reputation score there with an 82.5% resolution rate. No malware or phishing reports appear on major aggregators, and Reddit discussions reference the site only for article content.

What this means for you

The site is the legitimate subscription platform for a long-established Brazilian publisher. Expect standard consumer-protection issues common to magazine subscriptions rather than outright fraud. Review cancellation terms carefully before signing up.

Risk Factors

768 complaints on Reclame Aqui about undelivered magazines and billing disputes.
Multiple documented court cases involving unauthorized renewals and improper charges.
No contact email, phone, or postal address visible on the subscription page.

Positive Signals

Domain registered 31.1 years ago in 1995 with no privacy protection.
Active Brazilian company registration (CNPJ 44.597.052/0001-62) since 1985.
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklist status.
Professional design matching official Editora Abril branding for Veja and other titles.

AI Recommendation

If you subscribe, keep records of all transactions and cancellation confirmations. The site itself is legitimate, but standard caution with recurring billing applies.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for abril.com.br, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · Brazil

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

5 scam reports · 768 complaints

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain abril.com.br registered 1995-05-16, age 31.1 years; official site for Assine Abril magazine subscriptions (digital and print) from Editora Abril / Grupo Abril.
Abril Comunicações S/A (CNPJ 44.597.052/0001-62) listed as active on Brazilian Federal Revenue records; company founded 1985, operates major magazines including Veja.
Reclame Aqui profile for Editora Abril: 768 complaints in recent period, reputation rated 'Bom' (7.3/10 last 6 months), 94.5% response rate, 82.5% resolved; common issues include undelivered magazines, billing disputes, aggressive sales cal
Multiple court cases and consumer complaints documented regarding unauthorized renewals, undelivered subscriptions, and improper billing; some resolved with restitution or damages awarded.
Company publishes security warnings on its sites advising against sharing payment info or making deposits to third parties; no official scam reports on major aggregators like Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or ScamDoc.
No evidence of phishing, malware, or impersonation of other brands; domain hosts legitimate content from Veja, Superinteressante, etc.
Reddit mentions are neutral or positive references to content (e.g., articles from veja.abril.com.br, super.abril.com.br); no widespread scam discussions.

Scam reports (5)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

Reclame Aquiopen
"[Editado pelo Reclame Aqui] e Ligações absurdas! Assinei a revista Vogue via o site da editora abril tem 3 meses , e desde então recebo pelo menos 10 LIGAÇÕES por dia de atendentes que se dizem da ..."
Reclame Aquiopen
"[Editado pelo Reclame Aqui], revista não entregue, preso na ... Reputação da empresa: REGULAR. 6.8 / 10."
Reclame Aquiopen
"[Editado pelo Reclame Aqui] do resgate de pontos - Editora Abril ... Cai no mesmo [Editado pelo Reclame Aqui] de resgate de pontos da visa e master..."
Reclame Aquiopen
"[Editado pelo Reclame Aqui] na Renovação da Revista Veja ... Aí é que a Editora Abril lhe dá o [Editado pelo Reclame Aqui]."
Rotajuridicaopen
"Editora Abril é condenada a restituir e indenizar idosa por cobrança indevida de assinatura de revistas."

Business registration

Status: active · Brazil

Abril Comunicações S/A, CNPJ 44.597.052/0001-62, situação cadastral ATIVA, founded 1985, main activity edição de revistas. Editora Abril S.A. related entities with multiple CNPJs, some baixada (dissolved).

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Reclame Aqui lists 768 complaints against Editora Abril, mainly about undelivered magazines, unauthorized renewals, and aggressive sales calls. The company holds a 7.3/10 reputation score with an 82.5% resolution rate. Court records show at least one case where the publisher was ordered to refund and compensate a customer for improper charges. No malware or phishing reports appear on major review sites, and Reddit mentions focus on article content rather than scams.

Domain Timeline

May 16, 1995
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 31 years old today.
Jul 9, 2026
Latest security review — Reviewed as safe
This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

abril.com.br has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

Bitdefender

Clean

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

Sophos

Clean

Fortinet

Clean

Google Safebrowsing

Clean

Emsisoft

Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

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.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Technical Details

domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referenced

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.

What We Found

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No phone number listed on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age31 years old

RegistrarHidden

RegisteredMay 16, 1995

ExpiresJan 1, 2028

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerDigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1

ExpiresFeb 5, 2027 (211d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAutomattic, Inc

Server locationUS

Web servernginx

Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://abril.com.br/
2302https://abril.com.br/
3200https://assine.abril.com.br/?redirect=abrilcom

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file1

ISPAutomattic, Inc

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

fonts.gstatic.com cdn.parsely.com stats.wp.com grupoabril.com.br talentosabril.vagas.solides.com.br planalto.gov.br googletagmanager.com sb.scorecardresearch.com cdn.taghike.com

What to do

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on abril.com.br and not a lookalike like a-bril.com.br.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
Open

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·abril.com.br

SAFE

This is the official subscription portal for Editora Abril magazines. The domain is 31 years old with a registered Brazilian company behind it, though hundreds of customer complaints exist about billing and delivery issues.

If you subscribe, keep records of all transactions and cancellation confirmations. The site itself is legitimate, but standard caution with recurring billing applies.

AV engines

MT passes

Net signals

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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 found no threat indicators on abril.com.br. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
abril.com.br passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 81/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. abril.com.br presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, expiring in 211 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
abril.com.br is 31.2 years old, registered on 5/16/1995. 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 abril.com.br as clean.
No. abril.com.br is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
abril.com.br resolves to an IP operated by Automattic, 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 July 9, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around abril.com.br 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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