Is akirabox.to legit or a scam?
Akirabox.to is a high-risk file-hosting site linked to the distribution of Lumma Stealer malware and aggressive malicious advertising.
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
4 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (4 outright malicious). 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
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MT Intelligence
Our analysis identifies this site as a delivery vector for malware, specifically targeting users looking for pirated content. Four major antivirus engines, including Kaspersky and Gridinsoft, have flagged the domain for phishing and malware activity. Independent sandbox testing has observed the site deploying 'Lumma Stealer,' a type of software designed to harvest passwords and crypto wallet data from your browser. While the site appears to be a functional file-storage service, its primary use in piracy communities often leads to infected downloads. The lack of any verifiable business registration or ownership information further increases the risk to users.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for akirabox.to, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered June 6, 2025 (approx. 1 year old as of mid-2026) via Tonga registrar; hosted on Cloudflare; expires 2027.
- Scamadviser trust score 0/100; flagged by Gridinsoft and iQ Abuse Scan for malware; described as "very likely unsafe" and a likely scam.
- PCRisk scan: 40/100 trust score (moderate risk), flagged by 3-4/90+ engines for possible phishing/malware concerns; file scan clean but overall mixed signals.
- Multiple Reddit threads in r/Piracy and r/PiratedGames link akirabox.to to Lumma Stealer malware via ANY.RUN sandbox analysis showing malicious browser behavior.
- High traffic (millions of visits/month, popular in Indonesia) primarily for file downloads in piracy contexts; site positions itself as free/cheap file storage and sharing platform.
- GitHub issues report aggressive ads leading to probable virus downloads; uBlock Origin discussions about ad/breakage problems.
- No business registration, owner info, or verifiable company details found; about page claims it was created to offer better free storage than competitors.
- Scamadviseropen
"In summary, akirabox.to has a very low trust score which indicates that there is a strong likelyhood the website is a scam. Be very careful when using this website!"
- Scamadviseropen
"This website has been reported by Gridinsoft as possible malware. This website has been reported by iQ Abuse Scan for malware."
- Gridinsoftopen
"Security vendors flag phishing indicators on Akirabox.to. Trust score: 1/100; ... classified as Phishing ... akirabox.to should not be treated as a safe website."
- PCRisk Scanneropen
"40 / 100 Trust Score ... Moderate Risk ... flagged by 4 of 91 security engines ... may pose potential risks to visitors."
- Reddit r/Piracyopen
"Suspicious activity observed on akirabox.to, Malware, Lumma-Stealer. ... Dynamic analysis (ANY.RUN) shows real malicious behavior after browser ..."
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://akirabox.to/
- 2403https://akirabox.to/
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with akirabox.to
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.
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 akirabox.to as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — akirabox.to scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. akirabox.to presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 56 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- akirabox.to is 1.1 years old, registered on 6/6/2025 through Government of Kingdom of Tonga. 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 akirabox.to as malicious or suspicious (4 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. akirabox.to is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- akirabox.to 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.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 28, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around akirabox.to 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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