Security Review

Is actualidadesquina.com.ar legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 70/100

A long-standing local news website from Argentina with a clean reputation and active social media presence.

actualidadesquina.com.arScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 25·MT 88
Technical red flags (2)
Impersonates GoogleCredential-harvest pattern
Warning signals (1)
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
1/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
6 years old
Registered Jan 29, 2020
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 90% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

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

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain has been registered for over six years, which is a strong indicator of a stable, legitimate operation. Our analysis shows the site provides original local journalism, including sports, politics, and judicial news specific to the Esquina region. While one engine in our antivirus network flagged it as suspicious, the vast majority of our partners found no issues. The site maintains active, linked social media profiles and provides a physical address in Corrientes. The technical flags regarding a login form appear to be standard WordPress functionality for staff rather than a credential-harvesting attempt.
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Page Content

The website functions as a hyper-local digital newspaper for Esquina, Argentina. It features original reporting, local pharmacy schedules, and regional sports coverage. The content is updated frequently and matches the brand identity established over several years.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP with no history of abuse reports. It uses a valid SSL certificate and loads standard resources from trusted providers like Google and Facebook. The presence of a login form is typical for the CMS used and does not exhibit phishing characteristics.

Domain History

Registered over 2,300 days ago, the domain has a significant history that contradicts the 'disposable' nature of scam sites. It is recognized by regional news directories as a valid Spanish-language publication.

Web Reputation

The site maintains a consistent presence across Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. There are no recorded complaints or scam reports across major consumer safety databases or social media platforms.
Risk Factors
3
  • ESET flagged the domain as suspicious, though this is a lone detection among 92 engines.
  • The site uses a free Gmail address for contact rather than a professional domain-based email.
  • No official business registration or media license is explicitly displayed on the page.
Positive Signals
4
  • Domain age is over 6 years, indicating long-term operation.
  • Active social media presence with consistent branding across multiple platforms.
  • Physical address provided in the footer matches the local area of coverage.
  • Clean record with no scam reports or fraud complaints found in our research.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to browse for local news. You can interact with the content normally, though as with any small site, avoid reusing sensitive passwords if you create an account.
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Web Research Findings

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

Domain age
6.4 yrs
Registered Jan 2020
Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
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
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain registered approximately 6.4 years ago (2335 days); active local news website focused on Esquina, Corrientes province, Argentina, covering politics, society, sports, police, and judicial edicts.
  • Site maintains active social media presence on Instagram (@actualidadesquina), Facebook (Actualidad Esquina), X (@actualidesquina), and YouTube (Actualidad Esquina TV / Wirnet TV streams).
  • Footer lists physical address 'Lamela 453, Esquina, Corrientes', email actualidadesquina@gmail.com, and copyright '© Copyright 2026, Todos los derechos reservados actualidadesquina.com.ar'.
  • No scam reports, complaints, negative reviews, or fraud allegations found across web searches, Reddit, or review platforms.
  • Site is listed on newspaperspk.com as a Spanish-language Argentine news publication providing local and regional coverage.
  • Content includes original reporting on local events (e.g. lawyer fraud cases in Esquina, sports, infrastructure) with frequent cross-promotion to its own articles and TV broadcasts.
  • No Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or ScamDoc profiles identified; appears to be a small independent hyper-local news operation with no major red flags.
Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for actualidadesquina.com.ar and didn't find any scam reports or complaints. The site is recognized as a Spanish-language news publication for the Corrientes region and maintains active social media channels with no signs of deceptive behavior.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
1 engine flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

0Malicious1Suspicious56Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
ESET
Suspicious· suspicious

1 antivirus engine flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

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.

What We Found
Has contact info, but not on the site's domain
Emails on site's domainNone
Free-mail addressesactualidadesquina@gmail.com
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles10
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
  • Contact address uses a free-mail provider (gmail.com) — unusual for a real business.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • Page impersonates Google on a non-official domain.
  • Login form present on a page impersonating Google — credential-harvest pattern.
  • Postal address visible on the page.
  • Links to 28 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age6 years old
RegistrarHidden
RegisteredJan 29, 2020
ExpiresOct 29, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R13
ExpiresAug 20, 2026 (58d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingDATTATEC.COM S.R.L.
Server locationAR
Web serverApache
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://actualidadesquina.com.ar/
  • 2200https://actualidadesquina.com.ar/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPDATTATEC.COM S.R.L.
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 actualidadesquina.com.ar and not a lookalike like a-ctualidadesquina.com.ar.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.

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Reputation Sources

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

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

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 found no threat indicators on actualidadesquina.com.ar. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • actualidadesquina.com.ar passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 70/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. actualidadesquina.com.ar presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 58 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • actualidadesquina.com.ar is 6.4 years old, registered on 1/29/2020. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • 1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged actualidadesquina.com.ar as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • No. actualidadesquina.com.ar is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • actualidadesquina.com.ar resolves to an IP operated by DATTATEC.COM S.R.L. in AR (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 22, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around actualidadesquina.com.ar have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·actualidadesquina.com.ar
SAFE

Actualidad Esquina is a legitimate local news outlet serving the Corrientes province in Argentina. The site has been active for over six years and shows no signs of fraudulent activity.

This site is safe to browse for local news. You can interact with the content normally, though as with any small site, avoid reusing sensitive passwords if you create an account.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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