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Is adamapress.com legit or a scam?
Ethiopian gaming platform with malware detections, hidden business identity, and recurring subscription billing model.
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
MT Intelligence
Two antivirus engines flag adamapress.com as malware, and major browser blocklists mark it as malware — a strong technical signal. The page is a login-only interface with no public content, no verifiable business registration in Ethiopia despite claiming Ethio Telecom partnership, and no contact email on the page itself. The subscription model (free trial followed by 2 birr/day recurring charges via SMS short code 8186) is a common pattern in gaming and reward-scam operations, especially in emerging markets. While the evidence package found one positive review and no scam complaints, the combination of malware detections, opaque operator identity, and aggressive subscription mechanics outweighs the absence of public complaints — many users in Ethiopia may not report to English-language review sites. The lack of WHOIS data and no business registration records further obscure the operator's legitimacy.
Website Preview
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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 adamapress.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- adamapress.com is an Ethiopian digital platform offering games (including reward-based Lucky Slot with gift cards), tech learning resources, online tools, and a "Check Scam" section.
- Site promotes subscription via Ethio Telecom short code 8186: first 3 days free, then 2 birr/day; unsubscribe by sending STOP to 8186.
- Associated with Adama (city in Ethiopia) and appears linked to local media/education initiatives; has Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok presence with promotional videos.
- Site includes pages on official accounts (e.g., warning about fraudulent Tele Birr accounts), privacy policy, and terms for reward games aimed at users 18+.
- Contact email listed as contact@adamapress.com; no independent business registration, reviews, or complaints located on Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, Reddit, or major review sites.
- Android app "Adama Press Pro" available on APK sites describing it as a blog for health, news, technology & tools (last updated 2023).
- No scam reports or fraud complaints found in web searches for the domain or "Adama Press 8186".
- adamapress.com/main/open
"Adamapress is worth much more than I paid. Adama Press is the real deal"
Our research found no scam reports or fraud complaints for adamapress.com or 'Adama Press 8186' on major review aggregators, Reddit, or news sources. One positive review exists on the site's own domain (adamapress.com/main/), stating 'Adamapress is worth much more than I paid. Adama Press is the real deal.' However, no independent business registration records were located in Ethiopian public searches. The site claims collaboration with Ethio Telecom (Ethiopia's state-owned telecom operator) and is based in Adama, Ethiopia. An Android app called 'Adama Press Pro' is available on APK distribution sites, described as a blog for health, news, technology, and tools (last updated 2023). The absence of complaints on international review sites may reflect limited English-language user base rather than legitimacy — many Ethiopian users may not report to English-language platforms.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Detected threat categories: MALWARE.
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 postal address visible on the page.
- Phone number listed (0930821123).
- Links to 3 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
2 scam-type patterns detected
2 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- Google Safe Browsing flagged this as malware / unwanted software.
- AI analyst tagged this as a subscription trap.
2 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- Google Safe Browsing flagged this as malware / unwanted software.
- AI analyst tagged this as a subscription trap.
Malware distribution detected
Signals suggest this page may deliver malicious files or exploit the browser.
- Do not interact with adamapress.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- If you downloaded or ran a file from here
Disconnect the device from the internet, run a full scan with a reputable antivirus (Malwarebytes, ESET, Bitdefender), and consider a second-opinion scanner. Change passwords on any account you used from the device afterwards — ideally from a different device.
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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 adamapress.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — adamapress.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. adamapress.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, expiring in 87 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged adamapress.com as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- Yes. The major browser blocklist feeds flagged adamapress.com with the following threat categories: MALWARE. This protects billions of browser users from visiting the site.
- adamapress.com resolves to an IP operated by Enix Ltd in GB (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.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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