Critical risk detected
Our security stack flagged multiple threat indicators on this website. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is al-adtech.com legit or a scam?
Russian-hosted ad-tech domain with malware associations, adblock listings, and no business registration — default test page masks potential ad-fraud or tracking infrastructure.
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
MT Intelligence
The domain al-adtech.com displays a standard Rocky Linux Apache test page, suggesting either misconfiguration or intentional masking of backend operations. However, the subdomain ssp.al-adtech.com functions as an active ad-tech SSP with ads.txt entries across multiple publisher sites. The domain appears in multiple malware analysis reports (Dr.Web Trojan.Siggen32, Hybrid-Analysis samples) as a DNS indicator, and is blocked across numerous adblock and privacy lists including EasyList and Fanboy. Hosting is in Russia (PROCLOUD-NET, 45.139.25.x range) with no discoverable business registration or legitimate entity. While the SSL certificate is invalid and expiring, the domain age of 873 days suggests deliberate operation rather than abandonment. The combination of malware associations, adblock listings, Russian infrastructure, and lack of business transparency points to ad-fraud or tracking-network activity.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
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
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for al-adtech.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain returns "HTTP Server Test Page powered by: Rocky Linux" (default/unconfigured Apache page on Rocky Linux).
- Subdomain ssp.al-adtech.com functions as an ad system with ads.txt/app-ads.txt entries on multiple sites; no sellers.json file available.
- Domain and subdomains (including cdn.al-adtech.com) are blocked in numerous adblock, tracking, and privacy lists (EasyList, Fanboy, Clash rules, DeadEnd, Google Chrome IP Protection MDL).
- Appears in malware analysis reports (Dr.Web Trojan, Hybrid-Analysis samples, JoeSandbox, urlquery.net) as DNS/query indicator, often linked to Russian IPs (45.139.25.x, 77.223.124.x).
- Hosted in Russia; ClearWebStats marks ssp subdomain as safe with no recent user-reported threats; no consumer complaints, scam reports, or reviews found on Trustpilot/Reddit/Scam sites.
- Domain age ~873 days (~2.4 years); low visibility, no business entity or registration details discovered.
- Adblock/Easylistopen
"al-adtech.com^ included in multiple adblock lists (easylist.txt, fanboy-ultimate.txt, category-ads-all.txt, DeadEnd inclusions)"
- Dr.Web Malware Libraryopen
"DNS ASK cr#####es.al-adtech.com in Trojan.Siggen32.17682 malware description"
- Hybrid Analysisopen
"al-adtech.com (77.223.124.20) in malware sample network indicators"
Our research found the domain listed in Dr.Web malware library as a DNS indicator in Trojan.Siggen32.17682 descriptions, and in Hybrid-Analysis malware samples. The domain is blocked across multiple adblock and privacy lists (EasyList, Fanboy-Ultimate, DeadEnd, Google Chrome IP Protection), indicating classification as a tracking or ad-fraud network. The subdomain ssp.al-adtech.com functions as an ad-tech SSP with ads.txt/app-ads.txt entries on multiple publisher sites but lacks a sellers.json transparency file — a red flag for opaque ad networks. Independent review aggregators mark the subdomain as safe with no recent user-reported threats, and no consumer complaints or scam reports were found on public review sites. However, the malware associations and adblock listings, combined with Russian hosting and no business registration, suggest ad-fraud or tracking-network infrastructure rather than a legitimate ad-tech service.
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.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with al-adtech.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 from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review flags al-adtech.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — al-adtech.com scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- No. al-adtech.com has an invalid or broken SSL certificate. Browsers will display a security warning and we recommend avoiding the site.
- al-adtech.com is 2.4 years old, registered on 1/16/2024 through Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. al-adtech.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- al-adtech.com resolves to an IP operated by KVIKTEL LLC in RU (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.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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