Is acquaintw.com safe?

http://acquaintw.com/

DangerousStatus

Coveragepartial2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

High-risk storefront tied to infrastructure used by a known fake-shop network

ACQUAINTW presents itself as a shop for categories such as custom gifts, clothing, jewelry and pet-related products, but it loads a storefront platform used by a known fake-shop network. That strong operation-level evidence, two older malicious detections and the lack of visible direct contact details make this a high-risk place to transact, despite a valid encrypted connection and no current Safe Browsing warning.

Avoid purchasing from ACQUAINTW or submitting payment and personal details. Use a retailer with independently established credibility and clearly published, verifiable contact information instead.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan 2 antivirus engines flagged this URLCRDF, Netcraft

Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

Dangerous1–20
High Risk21–44
Moderate Risk45–69
Low Risk70–84
Safe85–100

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

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

The storefront uses known fake-shop infrastructure

The captured site identifies itself as ACQUAINTW and displays retail categories including Pet Lovers, Summer Custom Gifts, and Clothing & Jewelry.

More importantly, the store loads esashop.top, identified in the evidence as a storefront platform used by a known fake-shop network. This directly links the shop's operation to established deceptive-store infrastructure and is the main reason for the High Risk rating.

The captured page showed no direct email address, phone number or operator postal address, leaving shoppers without visible direct contact channels if a transaction goes wrong.

Technical checks are mixed and do not establish safety

Two independent antivirus families previously returned adverse results for the domain. The observation is stale, so it should not be treated as proof of a current technical infection, but it materially reinforces the storefront concerns.

The saved checks also found a valid encrypted connection and no Safe Browsing warning. Encryption only protects data in transit, and the absence of a warning does not offset the direct evidence that the storefront uses infrastructure associated with a known fake-shop network.

Why the score is 15

Safety Score limited to 15 (Dangerous): the store runs on esashop.top, the storefront platform of a known fake-shop network on which MalwareTips has documented hundreds of fake stores. 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

2/ 92

detections

Saved result - stale

2 engines flagged this URL

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

Malicious: 2
Suspicious: 0
Total: 92

Adverse antivirus results
Engine	Finding
CRDFMalicious	malicious
NetcraftMalicious	malicious

All 92 engine results

CRDF - malicious - Malicious
Netcraft - malicious - Malicious
0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - clean - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
AutoShun - unrated - Clean
Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
BitDefender - clean - 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
Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
Criminal IP - clean - 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
Emsisoft - clean - Clean
Ermes - unrated - Clean
ESET - clean - Clean
ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - unrated - Clean
Fortinet - clean - Clean
Fortra - unrated - Clean
G-Data - clean - Clean
GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
GreenSnow - clean - Clean
GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
Guardpot - unrated - Clean
Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
IPsum - clean - Clean
Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
Kaspersky - clean - Clean
LevelBlue - clean - Clean
Lionic - clean - Clean
Lumu - unrated - Clean
Malwared - clean - Clean
MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
Mimecast - 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
SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
Sophos - clean - Clean
StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
ThreatHive - clean - Clean
URLhaus - clean - Clean
URLQuery - unrated - Clean
Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
VIPRE - unrated - Clean
ViriBack - clean - Clean
VX Vault - clean - Clean
Webroot - clean - Clean
Xcitium Verdict Cloud - unrated - 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.

What we observed

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CAPTURED PAGE

acquaintw.com

What our review noticed on this page

1The website header displays the brand name 'ACQUAINTW' and a navigation menu with categories like 'Pet Lovers', 'Summer Custom Gifts', and 'Clothing & Jewelry'.

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

The website header displays the brand name 'ACQUAINTW' and a navigation menu with categories like 'Pet Lovers', 'Summer Custom Gifts', and 'Clothing & Jewelry'.

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
The website header displays the brand name 'ACQUAINTW' and a navigation menu with categories like 'Pet Lovers', 'Summer Custom Gifts', and 'Clothing & Jewelry'.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
ACQUAINTW
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded cross domain landing.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 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

Fake Shop & Commercial Deception

Service and business model

Shop

Transaction

Observed behavior

Cross Domain Landing

Evidence behind this classification

01The store runs on esashop.top, a storefront platform used by a known fake-shop network, on a 1295-day-old domain.
022 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
03The captured page contained no direct email address, phone number or operator postal address.

Risk pattern correlation

Evidence correlation

Independent sources support a broader risk pattern

High-confidence correlation

This view separates independent infrastructure evidence from pattern labels derived from the same captured page. Pattern matches add context, but they do not prove that the site belongs to a cross-domain scam network.

Correlation score

40/100

ClearLowModerateHighCritical

Evidence (1)

Built on esashop.top, the storefront platform of a known fake-shop network, on a 1295-day-old domain.

Correlated evidence (2)

esashop.topchina-shop-network:esashop.top

Web research findings

Independent findings for acquaintw.com, 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

2 scam reports · 1 complaint

Scam reports (2)

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

Scamdocopen
"The owner of the domain name is identified partially: Name/Company Postal address Phone Mail Country (China)"
Scamdocopen
"submarinen.com claims to be selling an online store selling a wide range of products at low prices however deceives customers with poor quality items or nothing at all."

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

ListedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

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.

Domainacquaintw.com
Redirects towww.acquaintw.com
Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Referencesstatic.cloudfastcdn.com

Domain Timeline

Mar 22, 2023
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 3.5 years old when this review was saved.
Oct 7, 2026
Saved security review — Flagged as dangerous
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

acquaintw.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.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

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 direct contact email found on the captured page.
No phone number listed on the captured page.
No operator postal address visible on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age4 years old

RegistrarAlibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn)

RegisteredMar 22, 2023

ExpiresMar 22, 2027

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WR1

ExpiresNov 30, 2026 (53d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://acquaintw.com/
2301https://acquaintw.com/
3200https://www.acquaintw.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCloudflare, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

static.cloudfastcdn.com

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentpartial
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

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

Source coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	2 of 92 engines flagged	Limited	Adverse	stale fallback · Oct 7, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Limited	No saved finding	Not available
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	2 independent findings were saved	Completed	Adverse	Not available

Antivirus: Result2 of 92 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingAdverse; Freshnessstale fallback · Oct 7, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: Result2 independent findings were saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingAdverse; FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Avoid this site

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

Analyst recommendation
Avoid purchasing from ACQUAINTW or submitting payment and personal details. Use a retailer with independently established credibility and clearly published, verifiable contact information instead.
Do not interact with acquaintw.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
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
Share your experience
If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.
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Safer Alternatives

Trying to shop safely? Use a safe option instead

Shopping for a deal? Stick to established retailers with real buyer protection — if a price looks too good to be true on an unknown store, it usually is.

Amazon
A-to-z Guarantee covers eligible orders.
eBay
Money Back Guarantee on most purchases.
Walmart
Major retailer with established returns.
The brand's official site
Search the brand name + "official site" rather than trusting an ad or unknown store.

Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.

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 acquaintw.com a scam or a legit online store?

acquaintw.com is a high-risk fake shop & commercial deception — we recommend against paying or entering card details. Our review tagged it for fake shop. 2 of 92 security engines flag it (2 as outright malicious). The domain is 3.5 years old through Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn). This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.

Is acquaintw.com safe to use?

No — acquaintw.com has a Safety Score of 15/100 (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.

What should I do if I already gave my details to acquaintw.com?

If you've already paid or handed over details on acquaintw.com, 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 acquaintw.com 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 acquaintw.com?

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.

I ordered from acquaintw.com but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?

That's the classic pattern of a fake or non-delivery shop. These sites take payment for products that never ship, or send cheap counterfeits, then go quiet and eventually disappear. If you paid by card, contact your bank about a chargeback for "goods not received." Keep your order confirmation and any messages, don't pay extra "customs" or "release" fees they may demand, and report the store so others are warned.

How do I report acquaintw.com?

You can report acquaintw.com 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.

Why does acquaintw.com look legitimate if it's 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 acquaintw.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

Yes. 2 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged acquaintw.com, 2 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 acquaintw.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — acquaintw.com 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.

How old is the acquaintw.com domain?

acquaintw.com is 3.5 years old, registered on March 22, 2023 through Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn). A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.

Where is acquaintw.com hosted?

acquaintw.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). 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 acquaintw.com report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on October 7, 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 acquaintw.com 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

15/100

Dangerous

High-risk storefront tied to infrastructure used by a known fake-shop network

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionAvoid purchasing from ACQUAINTW or submitting payment and personal details. Use a retailer with independently established credibility and clearly published, verifiable contact information instead.

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09 · Community

Community

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

Is acquaintw.com safe?

High-risk storefront tied to infrastructure used by a known fake-shop network

The storefront uses known fake-shop infrastructure

Technical checks are mixed and do not establish safety

Why the score is 15

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Independent sources support a broader risk pattern

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Avoid this site

Analyst recommendation

Do not interact with acquaintw.com

Verify the business through independent channels

Never use irreversible payment methods

Share your experience

Trying to shop safely? Use a safe option instead

High-risk storefront tied to infrastructure used by a known fake-shop network

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