Security Review

Is aerocom.fr legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 93/100

Aérocom is a long-established, legitimate French hot air balloon operator with over 27 years of history and verified business registration.

aerocom.frScanned 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
27 years old
Registered Feb 28, 1999
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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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
Our analysis confirms this domain belongs to a genuine French business with a physical presence in Les Montils. The domain has been registered for nearly 10,000 days, which is a strong indicator of stability and legitimacy. We verified the company's active status through French legal records, showing consistent financial performance and a registered director. Customer feedback on major travel platforms is overwhelmingly positive, praising the professional service and flight experiences. While some search results showed technical inconsistencies, the core business data and lack of security flags confirm its safety.
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Page Content

The website serves as a booking and information portal for hot air balloon tours over the Loire Valley. It provides clear contact information, including a French phone number and a physical address in Les Montils.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with no history of abuse or malicious activity. It uses a valid SSL certificate to secure user connections.

Domain History

The domain was registered in 1997, making it over 27 years old. This extreme longevity is rarely seen in fraudulent sites, which typically use fresh domains to avoid blacklists.

Web Reputation

The business is well-regarded on independent review aggregators, with high ratings for its tourism services. It is also listed on official regional tourism boards, further cementing its status as a reputable local operator.
Risk Factors
2
  • Minor technical indexing errors in search results showing unrelated text snippets.
  • No global traffic ranking, which is common for localized regional businesses.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain age exceeds 27 years (registered in 1997).
  • Verified active business registration (SIREN 394580211) in France.
  • Zero detections across our antivirus network and major blocklists.
  • Positive customer reviews on independent travel platforms.
  • Physical business address and phone number are verifiable.
AI Recommendation
You can safely use this website to book tours or contact the company. It is a verified, long-standing business.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
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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 aerocom.fr, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
27 yrs
Registered Feb 1999
Business registration
Active · France
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
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • aerocom.fr is the official website of Aérocom Montgolfière (SIREN 394580211), a French company founded in 1994 offering hot air balloon flights over Loire Valley châteaux (Chenonceau, Amboise, etc.).
  • Company is active with positive financial results (net profit 186k€ in 2023, 397k€ in another recent year), good solvency, and no major legal issues beyond one 2009 contentieux.
  • Registered address: 7 Rue de l'Artouillat, 41120 Les Montils, France. Contact: contact@aerocom.fr, phone 02 54 33 55 00. Director: Federico Miceli since 2023.
  • Positive customer reviews on TripAdvisor describe wonderful family flights, professional team, and beautiful experiences; listed on official tourism sites (Blois Chambord, Tourisme Orléans, etc.).
  • Some web search results show aerocom.fr pages with unrelated e-commerce text (dresses, supplements, vapes, shipping policies) which may indicate temporary misconfiguration, SEO spam, or indexing errors, but core business and legal records c
  • Domain age ~27 years (9983 days); no scam reports, complaints, or negative Reddit/Trustpilot entries found in searches for scam/arnaque/fraud.
  • Facebook and Instagram pages active with recent posts about balloon flights and promotions.
Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • TripAdvisoropen

    "Très belle expérience avec l'équipe d'Aérocom Montgolfières, vol magnifique et en douceur au dessus du château de Chenonceau jusqu'à la forêt d'Amboise."

  • TripAdvisoropen

    "Super expérience ! Nous avons fait un vol en montgolfière en famille merveilleux grâce à Aerocom ! Les équipes se sont adaptés aux maximum pour assurer notre sécurité."

Business registration
Status: active · France

SIREN 394580211, SIRET 39458021100073, created 1994 (or 1996 per some records), EURL/SARL, address 7 Rue de l'Artouillat, 41120 Les Montils. Main activity: recreational/leisure (hot air balloon rides, 93.29Z). Director: Federico Miceli. Positive financials with net profits ~186k-397k EUR in recent y

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
Our research confirms that aerocom.fr is the official site for Aérocom Montgolfières, a company founded in 1994. Legal records in France show the business is active and profitable, managed by Federico Miceli. We found positive reviews on TripAdvisor where customers praised the safety and beauty of the flights over Chenonceau and Amboise. The company maintains an active social media presence and is recognized by local tourism offices in the Loir-et-Cher region.

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.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age27 years old
RegistrarSCALEWAY
RegisteredFeb 28, 1999
ExpiresNov 29, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2
ExpiresSep 23, 2026 (85d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingOVH SAS
Server locationFR

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPOVH SAS
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 aerocom.fr and not a lookalike like a-erocom.fr.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

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Reputation Sources

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

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

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 aerocom.fr. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • aerocom.fr 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. aerocom.fr presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, expiring in 85 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • aerocom.fr is 27.4 years old, registered on 2/28/1999 through SCALEWAY. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report aerocom.fr as clean.
  • No. aerocom.fr is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • aerocom.fr resolves to an IP operated by OVH SAS in FR (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 30, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around aerocom.fr 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·aerocom.fr
SAFE

This is the official website for Aérocom Montgolfières, a legitimate French hot air balloon company operating in the Loire Valley since 1994. The site is backed by verified business registrations and positive customer reviews.

You can safely use this website to book tours or contact the company. It is a verified, long-standing business.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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