Is aeblender.com safe?

http://aeblender.com/

High RiskStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

AeBlender is a high-risk software-download site

AeBlender promotes free downloads of Blender, After Effects, and Unity add-ons, including pages labeled “Full Download.” Its own indexed text says files are tested and scanned before being uploaded, but a saved security observation records adverse results from three independent antivirus families. Although current checks found no browsing warning and a valid encrypted connection, those technical positives do not establish that the downloadable files or operator are trustworthy.

Avoid downloading or running files from AeBlender. Obtain add-ons from their official developers or established software marketplaces instead.
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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

AeBlender promotes free downloads of Blender, After Effects, and Unity add-ons, including pages labeled “Full Download.” Its own indexed text says files are tested and scanned before being uploaded, but a saved security observation records adverse results from three independent antivirus families. Although current checks found no browsing warning and a valid encrypted connection, those technical positives do not establish that the downloadable files or operator are trustworthy.

Download claims conflict with security detections

The site says it tests and scans add-ons before uploading them for everyone, presenting the downloads as completely safe. That assurance is weakened by a saved observation showing adverse findings from three independent antivirus families, although the timing of those findings is not current.

Observed listings invite visitors to download an Ornament Generator and a Blend File Importer, both using “Full Download” language. This makes file acquisition a central visitor action rather than incidental content.

Clean connection checks do not validate the files

The domain currently has no browsing warning, and the saved connection check found valid encryption. These are useful supporting signals, but neither result verifies the contents or safety of software obtained from the site.

The recorded antivirus findings are stale and do not identify a specific malicious file, so confirmed malware infection cannot be claimed. Nevertheless, the combination of prominent software-download prompts and multiple historical detections warrants a High Risk rating.

Why the score is 38

The site claims that it tests and scans add-ons before uploading them and describes the downloads as completely safe. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

5/ 91

detections

Saved result - stale

5 engines flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious
3
Suspicious
2
Total
91
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
Chong Lua DaoMaliciousmalicious
Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMaliciousmalicious
SeclookupMaliciousmalicious
alphaMountain.aiSuspicioussuspicious
GridinsoftSuspicioussuspicious
All 91 engine results
  • Chong Lua Dao - malicious - Malicious
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - malicious - Malicious
  • Seclookup - malicious - Malicious
  • alphaMountain.ai - suspicious - Suspicious
  • Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • BitDefender - clean - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • CRDF - clean - Clean
  • Criminal IP - clean - Clean
  • CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
  • CTX AI - clean - Clean
  • Cyan - unrated - Clean
  • Cyble - clean - Clean
  • CyRadar - clean - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
  • DNS8 - unrated - Clean
  • Dr.Web - clean - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
  • Emsisoft - clean - Clean
  • Ermes - unrated - Clean
  • ESET - clean - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Fortinet - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - Clean
  • G-Data - clean - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
  • Kaspersky - clean - Clean
  • LevelBlue - clean - Clean
  • Lionic - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - unrated - Clean
  • Netcraft - unrated - Clean
  • OpenPhish - clean - Clean
  • PhishFort - unrated - Clean
  • Phishing Database - clean - Clean
  • Phishtank - clean - Clean
  • PREBYTES - clean - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
  • Quick Heal - clean - Clean
  • Quttera - clean - Clean
  • Rising - clean - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
  • Sangfor - clean - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
  • Scantitan - clean - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
  • SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
  • Sophos - clean - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • URLQuery - unrated - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • VIPRE - unrated - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Webroot - clean - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
aeblender.com
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

AeBlender - After Effects, Blender & Unity Scripts

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    AeBlender - After Effects, Blender & Unity Scripts

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    AeBlender - After Effects, Blender & Unity Scripts

  2. What we observed

    Saved browser evidence recorded deceptive download controls, file downloads.

  3. What independent research found

    1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

Malware & Deceptive Downloads

Service and business model

Downloader

Advertising

Observed behavior

Deceptive Download ControlsFile Downloads

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01The site claims that it tests and scans add-ons before uploading them and describes the downloads as completely safe.
  2. 023 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
  3. 03The current browsing check returned no threat warning.

Web research findings

Independent findings for aeblender.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
1 scam report
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • AeBlenderopen

    "blender addons that are shared vfxmed.com and aeblender.com are completely safe to download because we first test and scan them, then we upload them for everyone else."

Reputation Sources

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

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

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.

Infrastructure map

How the saved page connected to the wider web.

  1. Domainaeblender.com
  2. Redirects towww.aeblender.com
  3. Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
  4. Referencesuse.fontawesome.com · googletagmanager.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Dec 24, 2019
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 6.8 years old when this review was saved.

  2. Sep 28, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

aeblender.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age7 years old
RegistrarPorkbun LLC
RegisteredDec 24, 2019
ExpiresDec 24, 2026
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresDec 17, 2026 (79d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://aeblender.com/
  • 2301https://aeblender.com/
  • 3200https://www.aeblender.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file2
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruspartial
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentcomplete
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result5 of 91 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingAdverse
Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 28, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
Result1 independent finding were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Avoid downloading or running files from AeBlender. Obtain add-ons from their official developers or established software marketplaces instead.

  2. Treat aeblender.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

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Safer Alternatives

Trying to download software? Use a safe option instead

Downloading software? Get it from the maker's official site or an official app store — "cracked", "modded", or keygen downloads are one of the most reliable ways to install malware.

  1. The vendor's official website

    Search the product name + "official" and check the domain before downloading.

  2. Microsoft Store

    Vetted Windows apps.

  3. Ninite

    Bundles legitimate free apps from their real sources.

Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.

07 · Safety FAQ

Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

Is aeblender.com a scam or a legit download site?
aeblender.com shows strong warning signs of being a malware & deceptive downloads — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for cracked app. 5 of 91 security engines flag it (3 as outright malicious). The domain is 6.8 years old through Porkbun LLC. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
Is aeblender.com safe to use?
aeblender.com has a Safety Score of 38/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 83%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
I already paid or entered my details on aeblender.com — what should I do?
If you've already paid or handed over details on aeblender.com, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on aeblender.com and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
Can I get my money back from aeblender.com?
Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
Is my device infected after visiting aeblender.com?
Simply loading a page is usually lower-risk than downloading or running a file from it. If you downloaded or opened anything from aeblender.com, run a full scan with reputable antivirus software and consider it untrusted. If you only viewed the page, keep your browser and OS updated, watch for unexpected pop-ups or new programs, and change passwords from a clean device if you entered any.
How do I report aeblender.com?
You can report aeblender.com through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
aeblender.com looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
Has aeblender.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 5 of 91 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged aeblender.com, 3 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
Is aeblender.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — aeblender.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
How old is the aeblender.com domain?
aeblender.com is 6.8 years old, registered on December 24, 2019 through Porkbun LLC. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
Does aeblender.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — aeblender.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 79 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
How often is the aeblender.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on September 28, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about aeblender.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
38/100
High Risk

AeBlender is a high-risk software-download site

Saved captureaeblender.comCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

AeBlender promotes free downloads of Blender, After Effects, and Unity add-ons, including pages labeled “Full Download.” Its own indexed text says files are tested and scanned before being uploaded, but a saved security observation records adverse results from three independent antivirus families. Although current checks found no browsing warning and a valid encrypted connection, those technical positives do not establish that the downloadable files or operator are trustworthy.

Recommended actionAvoid downloading or running files from AeBlender. Obtain add-ons from their official developers or established software marketplaces instead.
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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.