Security Review

Is adab.ch legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 93/100

Official website for Advokatur am Brühl, a verified Swiss law firm with active business registrations and no history of security issues.

adab.chScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 95·MT 92
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% 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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adab.ch

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The site represents a well-documented legal practice in Switzerland. We verified the business registration and confirmed that the listed attorneys, such as Frank Nabholz and Kurt Gemperli, are licensed professionals appearing in official Swiss court records. The domain has been active for a significant period and shows no signs of malicious activity or phishing patterns. All contact information is consistent across official directories and the firm's own website. The presence of current job postings further indicates an active, legitimate operation.
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Page Content

The website provides detailed professional profiles for over eight attorneys and notaries, including their specific legal specializations and academic credentials. It includes a physical office address in St. Gallen and direct contact methods that match official Swiss business listings.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with no history of abuse reports. It utilizes a valid SSL certificate and loads resources from trusted providers like Google Fonts. The technical setup is consistent with a professionally managed small-business website.

Domain History

While WHOIS privacy is active, the domain is well-established and referenced in third-party SEO audits and legal directories dating back several years. It is not a recently registered 'throwaway' domain often used in fraud.

Web Reputation

The firm has a clean reputation across the web. It is cited in official government and court documents in Switzerland, which is a high-confidence indicator of legitimacy. No security engines or blocklists have flagged the domain.
Risk Factors
2
  • Low global traffic ranking, which is typical for a local professional service firm.
  • WHOIS data is not publicly detailed, though this is common for Swiss privacy standards.
Positive Signals
5
  • Verified active business registration in Switzerland.
  • Attorneys are listed in official Swiss court decisions and legal registries.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
  • Consistent physical address and phone number across multiple independent sources.
  • Professional website maintenance and active recruitment for legal internships.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use. You can contact the attorneys listed using the provided phone number or email address for legal inquiries.
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 adab.ch, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Switzerland
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 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • adab.ch is the official website of Advokatur am Brühl, a law firm (Anwaltskanzlei) located at Scheffelstrasse 2, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  • The firm lists 8+ qualified lawyers/notaries including Frank Nabholz, Johannes Roelli, Louis Fiabane, Kurt Gemperli, Michael Werner (Dr. iur. HSG, LL.M.), Christoph Messner (Öff. Notar), and others; they provide advice in private and public
  • Contact details (Tel. +41 71 243 20 00, info@adab.ch) are consistently listed across the site, directories, and court records.
  • The firm is referenced in official Swiss court publications (e.g., 2023 Versicherungsgericht decision where Kurt Gemperli represented a client) and local business listings such as search.ch and local.ch.
  • No scam reports, complaints, negative reviews, or mentions on Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, Reddit, or in searches for "betrug" or "scam" were found.
  • A third-party SEO review from seotest.ch (Jan 2026) gave the site a low score of 39/100, but this is technical/SEO-related with no fraud indicators.
  • The site appears professionally maintained (developed by pingag.ch), with a current job posting for an Anwaltspraktikum starting April 2026.
Business registration
Status: active · Switzerland

Established law firm (Advokatur am Brühl) at Scheffelstrasse 2, 9000 St. Gallen. Multiple licensed attorneys (Rechtsanwälte and notaries) listed, including Frank Nabholz, Johannes Roelli, Kurt Gemperli, Michael Werner, and others. Appears in official court documents (e.g., representing clients in 20

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We conducted a thorough search of scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and official Swiss business registries for adab.ch. The firm, Advokatur am Brühl, is an active legal entity in St. Gallen. We found no scam reports or complaints; instead, we found evidence of the firm's participation in official legal proceedings and listings in reputable Swiss business directories like local.ch and search.ch.

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.

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 a contact email on its own domain
Emails on site's domaininfo@adab.ch
Phone numbers71 243 20 00
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (info@adab.ch).
  • Phone number listed (71 243 20 00).
  • Postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR1
ExpiresAug 30, 2026 (66d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingHostpoint AG, Switzerland
Server locationCH
Web serverApache
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://adab.ch/
  • 2200https://adab.ch/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPHostpoint AG, Switzerland
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 adab.ch and not a lookalike like a-dab.ch.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
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AbuseIPDB
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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 adab.ch. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • adab.ch passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 93/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. adab.ch presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, expiring in 66 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report adab.ch as clean.
  • No. adab.ch is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • adab.ch resolves to an IP operated by Hostpoint AG, Switzerland in CH (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 25, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around adab.ch 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·adab.ch
SAFE

This is the official website for Advokatur am Brühl, a legitimate Swiss law firm based in St. Gallen. Our analysis confirms it is an established professional practice with verifiable business registrations and licensed attorneys. You can safely use this site to contact the firm.

This site is safe to use. You can contact the attorneys listed using the provided phone number or email address for legal inquiries.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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