Is addoncrop.com legit or a scam?
Addoncrop offers media-downloading extensions that are heavily flagged by security researchers and users for bundling adware and browser-hijacking components.
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
Critical risk detected
Addoncrop offers media-downloading extensions that are heavily flagged by security researchers and users for bundling adware and browser-hijacking components. Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Website Preview
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Visual Screenshot Analysis
We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.
What our vision model saw
1 signalScreenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render
MT Intelligence
The domain has been active for over a decade, which usually suggests legitimacy, but the software it distributes has a poor reputation. Kaspersky currently flags the site for malware, and multiple independent security reports categorize their extensions as 'Aggressive Bloatware' or adware. User feedback on major review platforms is overwhelmingly negative, citing browser redirects and unwanted pop-ups after installation. Because these extensions are not hosted on official browser stores, they bypass standard security vetting. The combination of antivirus detections and consistent user complaints regarding browser hijacking makes this a high-risk destination.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for addoncrop.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered in 2014 (approx. 11-12 years old), hosted via Cloudflare; WHOIS owner identity and full details hidden/redacted with references to Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Trustpilot rating 1.8/5 (Poor) from 15 reviews, mostly accusing the extensions of containing or installing adware, PUPs, malware, browser hijackers, redirects (e.g. to adrail.com, xfreeservice.com), and search manipulation.
- myspybot.com (2020 article) classifies Addoncrop as adware/browser hijacker that bundles unwanted components, causes popups, redirects, slowdowns; recommends removal tools.
- Scamadviser rates it "Very Likely Safe" despite hidden WHOIS and negative reviews, citing high traffic (Tranco rank), age, valid SSL, and no direct malicious flags.
- Reddit threads show mixed user experiences: some use it successfully for YouTube downloads (often with quality limitations or Flixmate dependency), others seek alternatives due to concerns.
- Extensions not available on official Chrome Web Store; installation often requires CRX emulator, developer mode, or third-party tools, raising additional security flags.
- Site actively promotes free YouTube 4K/MP3 downloader, Soundcloud, Dailymotion, VK extensions with help articles and YouTube channel.
- Trustpilotopen
"Now, it has Adware, Malware, and my anti-virus even detected a virus within the extension application"
- Trustpilotopen
"addoncrop has PUP everywhere and all virus"
- Trustpilotopen
"Browser Hijacking Malware / adware"
- myspybot.comopen
"The free YouTube video downloader called Addoncrop can be a mixed blessing because it often comes bundled with adware and irritating browser hijackers."
- myspybot.comopen
"Threat Category Adware, browser hijacker. Symptoms: Browser redirects, fraudulent permission requests, unwanted popup ads, browser slowdown. Domains involved: adrail.com, xfreeservice.com"
WHOIS data redacted/hidden; address references Islamabad, PK; registered via Cloudflare since 2014 (domain age ~11-12 years, matches 4339 days)
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Links to 3 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://addoncrop.com/
- 2301https://addoncrop.com/
- 3301https://addoncrop.com/?p=22
- 4200https://addoncrop.com/v34/
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with addoncrop.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.
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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 addoncrop.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — addoncrop.com scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. addoncrop.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 88 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- addoncrop.com is 11.9 years old, registered on 8/6/2014 through Cloudflare, Inc.. 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 addoncrop.com as malicious or suspicious (1 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. addoncrop.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- addoncrop.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (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.
- Yes. addoncrop.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
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