Is aliyuncs.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on aliyuncs.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is aliyuncs.com safe to use?

aliyuncs.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 89/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does aliyuncs.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. aliyuncs.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by GlobalSign nv-sa · GlobalSign GCC R3 OV TLS CA 2024, expiring in 95 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the aliyuncs.com domain?

aliyuncs.com is 14.3 years old, registered on 4/1/2012 through Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has aliyuncs.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged aliyuncs.com as malicious or suspicious (1 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.

Is aliyuncs.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. aliyuncs.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is aliyuncs.com hosted?

aliyuncs.com resolves to an IP operated by Aliyun Computing Co., LTD in CN (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.

Is aliyuncs.com a well-known website?

Yes. aliyuncs.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.

Security Review

Is aliyuncs.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 89/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official Alibaba Cloud infrastructure domain used for global cloud services and IoT device connectivity with over 14 years of established history.

Why we trust it

Owned and operated by Alibaba Cloud, a major global technology provider.Domain has been registered and active for over 12 years.Uses a verified Organization Validation (OV) SSL certificate.

aliyuncs.comScanned 3h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 82·MT 92

Technical red flags (1)

1 of 92 engines flagged

Positive signals (4)

Not on major blacklists Domain is 14 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

1/92

Engines flagged this URL

Domain Age

14 years old

Registered Apr 1, 2012

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.

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

aliyuncs.com

1Page renders a 404 error

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.

/ 100

High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page displays a standard 404 Not Found error message from a Tengine web server; visual cues are neutral.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Page renders a 404 error

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain is the primary endpoint for Alibaba Cloud's suite of services, including storage, IoT hubs, and content delivery networks. It has been registered since 2012 to Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a major subsidiary of the Alibaba Group. Our analysis shows it is a high-traffic backbone of the internet, frequently accessed by smart home devices and mobile apps for legitimate data syncing. Although a single engine from Chong Lua Dao flagged it, this is likely due to specific subdomains being abused by users of the cloud platform rather than the domain being malicious itself. The 404 error seen in the screenshot is expected, as the root domain is not a public-facing website but a technical endpoint for API calls.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The root domain displays a standard Tengine 404 error, which is typical for cloud infrastructure endpoints that are not intended to host a landing page. It is designed for programmatic access via subdomains rather than human browsing.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on Alibaba Cloud's own IP space in China. It uses a high-assurance GlobalSign OV TLS certificate, which requires business verification, further confirming its corporate ownership.

Domain History

Registered in April 2012, the domain has a long-standing reputation and is set to remain active until at least 2030. It is protected by multiple registry-level security locks to prevent unauthorized transfers.

Web Reputation

While some sandbox reports show malicious activity, these are almost certainly instances of malware authors abusing Alibaba's cloud hosting to store files. This is a common issue for all major cloud providers and does not indicate the domain itself is a scam.

Risk Factors

One antivirus engine (Chong Lua Dao) flagged the domain, likely due to historical abuse of subdomains by third-party users.
Sandbox reports have identified malicious files hosted on specific subdomains in the past.
High volumes of automated traffic to this domain can sometimes be mistaken for tracking or telemetry by home firewalls.

Positive Signals

Owned and operated by Alibaba Cloud, a major global technology provider.
Domain has been registered and active for over 12 years.
Uses a verified Organization Validation (OV) SSL certificate.
Official infrastructure for millions of legitimate IoT and smart home devices.

AI Recommendation

This domain is safe and is a core part of the Alibaba Cloud infrastructure. You do not need to take any action unless you are a developer configuring cloud services.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for aliyuncs.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

14 yrs

Registered Apr 2012

Business registration

Active · China

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 scam reports · 4 complaints · 2 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain registered on 2012-04-01 to Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd., expires 2030-04-01, with multiple server/client transfer/delete/update prohibitions.
Official endpoint domain for Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun) services including Object Storage Service (OSS), IoT Hub (e.g. iothub.aliyuncs.com), ARM, and regional endpoints (oss-cn-*.aliyuncs.com).
Widely used by IoT/smart home devices (Tuya, robot vacuums, litter boxes, fitness trackers) for cloud connectivity, leading to frequent DNS queries observed in Pi-hole/NextDNS.
Reddit users frequently report high volumes of outbound requests to subdomains, often initially suspected as tracking or malware but traced to legitimate Chinese-manufactured IoT devices.
ANY.RUN sandbox analyses of www.aliyuncs.com and aliyuncs.com returned "Malicious activity" verdicts, likely due to malware samples or campaigns using Alibaba Cloud infrastructure for C2 or hosting.
Abuse complaints exist (spam.org reports for network abuse/DNS complaints); Alibaba Cloud is a large provider and subdomains are sometimes abused by threat actors.
No evidence of the apex domain being a phishing/clone site; it is legitimate cloud infrastructure belonging to a major subsidiary of Alibaba Group.

Scam reports (2)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

ANY.RUNopen
"Online sandbox report for www.aliyuncs.com , verdict: Malicious activity."
ANY.RUNopen
"Online sandbox report for aliyuncs.com , verdict: Malicious activity."

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Scamadviseropen
"dm-cn.aliyuncs.com is legit and safe to use and not a scam website."
WebsiteCheckeropen
"Is aliyuncs.com legit? Trust score 82.0/100"

Business registration

Status: active · China

Registered to Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (subsidiary of Alibaba Group), established 2009, domain registered 2012-04-01, expires 2030-04-01

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Web research identifies aliyuncs.com as the official infrastructure domain for Alibaba Cloud. It is used for Object Storage Service (OSS) and IoT Hub connectivity for millions of devices worldwide. While some complaints exist on Reddit regarding high traffic volume, these are consistently traced back to legitimate smart home products. Reports of malicious activity on ANY.RUN are linked to third-party abuse of the cloud platform rather than the domain's primary purpose.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live

1 engine flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

1Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines

of 92

Chong Lua Dao

Malicious· malicious

1 antivirus engine flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

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

Age14 years old

RegistrarAlibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

RegisteredApr 1, 2012

ExpiresApr 1, 2030

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGlobalSign nv-sa · GlobalSign GCC R3 OV TLS CA 2024

ExpiresOct 2, 2026 (95d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAliyun Computing Co., LTD

Server locationCN

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAliyun Computing Co., LTD

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 aliyuncs.com and not a lookalike like a-liyuncs.com.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
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

ListedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

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 aliyuncs.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
aliyuncs.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 89/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. aliyuncs.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by GlobalSign nv-sa · GlobalSign GCC R3 OV TLS CA 2024, expiring in 95 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
aliyuncs.com is 14.3 years old, registered on 4/1/2012 through Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.. 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 aliyuncs.com as malicious or suspicious (1 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
No. aliyuncs.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
aliyuncs.com resolves to an IP operated by Aliyun Computing Co., LTD in CN (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.
Yes. aliyuncs.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.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·aliyuncs.com

SAFE

This is a legitimate infrastructure domain owned by Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun) used for hosting cloud services and IoT device connectivity. While some subdomains may be abused by third parties to host malicious content, the domain itself is a core part of a major global technology company. You do not need to interact with this site directly as it is meant for machine-to-machine communication.

This domain is safe and is a core part of the Alibaba Cloud infrastructure. You do not need to take any action unless you are a developer configuring cloud services.

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