Is addnectar.co.in legit or a scam?
Phishing-flagged domain masquerading as HostGator startup guide with confirmed malware/phishing submissions and multiple security vendor blacklists.
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
Phishing site — do not log in
Flagged on major browser safety blocklists as social engineering. This page looks designed to steal credentials. Don't log in — and if you already did, change the password anywhere you reused it and turn on two-factor authentication.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
The domain addnectar.co.in is owned by a legitimate Indian IT services company (Addnectar Solutions Pvt Ltd, established 2012), but the current page content is a generic HostGator placeholder — not customized company material. Multiple security vendors (alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft) flag the domain as malicious or phishing, and major browser blocklists mark it for social engineering. A recent submission to our malware sandbox (June 2026) flagged a URL on this domain (addnectar.co.in/nao/index.php?emp=dhl@dhl.com) in a phishing context, suggesting the domain is being actively exploited for credential harvesting. The absence of contact information, the placeholder page title, and the phishing-pattern URL all point to unauthorized use or compromise of the domain. While the company itself appears legitimate, the current state of this web property poses a clear phishing risk.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for addnectar.co.in, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain addnectar.co.in is 1616 days old (~4.4 years).
- Linked to Addnectar Solutions Pvt Ltd (India, est. 2012/2013), legitimate IT, graphics, outsourcing, and back-office services company with offices in Mumbai and New Jersey; positive Glassdoor rating (3.5/5 from 29 reviews).
- Gridinsoft flags the domain as Suspicious Website with 27/100 trust score due to multiple (3) security vendor blacklists and potential malware/phishing activity.
- Recent Hybrid-Analysis submission (June 2026) of URL https://addnectar.co.in/nao/index.php?emp=dhl@dhl.com flagged in malware/phishing/proximity context.
- Current page title "HostGator Website Startup Guide" indicates it is likely a default/placeholder page from HostGator hosting, not customized content.
- No user reviews, scam reports, or complaints found on Reddit, Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or other major sites beyond the Gridinsoft detection.
- Company maintains active profiles on LinkedIn, Crunchbase, AmbitionBox, and participates in industry events.
ADDNECTAR SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED incorporated 18 Dec 2012 (CIN U93030MH2012PTC238917), Mumbai-based IT/outsourcing company with US presence; operating since 2013 with 500+ employees per company site.
Our research identified two key findings: (1) Gridinsoft analysis assigned a 27/100 trust score, flagging multiple security vendor blacklists and potential malware/phishing activity. (2) A recent malware-analysis submission (June 2026) flagged a URL on this domain (addnectar.co.in/nao/index.php?emp=dhl@dhl.com) in a phishing context. The domain is registered to Addnectar Solutions Pvt Ltd, a legitimate Indian IT services company established in 2012 with 500+ employees and offices in Mumbai and New Jersey. The company maintains active profiles on LinkedIn, Crunchbase, and AmbitionBox, with a 3.5/5 Glassdoor rating from 29 reviews. However, no user complaints or scam reports were found on consumer-review sites, suggesting the phishing activity may be recent or the domain may have been recently compromised.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Detected threat categories: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING.
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 phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
1 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 social engineering / phishing.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing / data-harvesting.
1 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 social engineering / phishing.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing / data-harvesting.
Phishing site — act fast
This page shows signs of attempting to steal credentials or impersonate a trusted brand.
- Do not interact with addnectar.co.in
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- If you already typed your password — change it now
Change the password on the legitimate site and anywhere else you re-used it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Review recent account activity.
- OpenReport the phishing URL
APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group) accepts phishing reports at reportphishing@apwg.org. Google Safe Browsing reports help protect other users.
- OpenGet help on the forum
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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 addnectar.co.in as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — addnectar.co.in scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. addnectar.co.in presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 53 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- addnectar.co.in is 4.4 years old, registered on 1/6/2022 through GoDaddy. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 4 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged addnectar.co.in as malicious or suspicious (3 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- Yes. The major browser blocklist feeds flagged addnectar.co.in with the following threat categories: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING. This protects billions of browser users from visiting the site.
- addnectar.co.in resolves to an IP operated by Unified Layer in US (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 11, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around addnectar.co.in 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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