Fake pop-up / scareware warning signs
Long-running anime forum with push-notification spam requests and multiple user reports of malware in uploaded files. This looks like a fake-prize / fake-alert pop-up page used to push adware, push-notification spam, or unwanted software. Don't click "Allow" on notification prompts, don't install anything it offers, and close the tab rather than following any "claim" or "fix" button.
Is anime-sharing.com legit or a scam?
Be careful — we couldn't verify this site.
Long-running anime forum with push-notification spam requests and multiple user reports of malware in uploaded files.
Score breakdown
See the live page ↓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.
If this is a scam — what it means for you
You were probably about to click 'Allow', 'Download', or a 'fix'/'claim' button.
If it is, nothing is actually wrong with your device and you didn't win anything — those buttons install adware, spam notifications, or lead to a fake-support scam.
If this is a scam, how it works
The typical trap, step by step
This site is unverified — it may be legitimate. If it is a scam, this is the playbook pages like it follow:
A pop-up screams “Congratulations, you won!” or “Your device is infected!”.
A fake countdown or alarm manufactures panic and urgency.
Clicking “Allow”, “Download”, “Scan now”, or “Call support” is the trap.
You get adware, spam notifications, and junk extensions — or a fake phone-support scam.
If a site follows these steps, treat it as unsafe — close it and don't enter anything.
Analysis Summary
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. Marker positions are approximate. See full visual analysis →
Visual 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
The website appears to be a legitimate, fully-functional community forum for anime and manga sharing with no visible scam indicators or deceptive elements.
What our vision model saw
6 signalsFully-rendered forum interface with active user discussions and recent posts
Standard navigation menu including Forums, What's New, and Members
Functional search bar and user authentication links (Log in, Register)
Consistent branding with 'Anime Sharing' logo and matching favicon
Detailed forum statistics including thread counts, message counts, and view counts
Professional layout using a standard forum software template (XenForo style)
Intelligence
The domain has operated since March 2009 with clean antivirus consensus and no browser blocklist hits. The page itself is a fully rendered XenForo forum showing active discussions and statistics. Gridinsoft flagged the site as suspicious while one abuse report exists on the hosting IP. Evidence shows the forum previously posted a PSA about malware found in member uploads and community reviews mention aggressive ads that may trigger warnings. The site also requests browser push-notification permission, a common vector for unwanted notifications. These factors together place the site in the suspicious band rather than clean or malicious.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for anime-sharing.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- The domain has been active for over 17 years (registered March 2009) as an anime sharing and discussion forum.
- Security scanners like Gridinsoft and Scam-Detector flag the site as suspicious due to blacklist detections and low reputation scores.
- Users report that the site contains pirated content, adult material, and aggressive advertising that may trigger malware warnings.
- A public service announcement on the site's own forum previously warned users about malware detected in member-uploaded files.
- The site is frequently associated with push-notification spam and requires ad-blockers for safe navigation according to community reviews.
- Gridinsoftopen
"This site is classified as Suspicious Website based on multiple risk signals, including 2 blacklist detections and no established public user-review history."
- WOT (Web of Trust)open
"I would have to say not to risk using this website. It can contain malware and other viruses. There are also links to other websites, and pop up ads."
- GitHub (xmrig issue tracker)open
"PSA: Malware detected from members upload. https://www.anime-sharing.com/threads/psa-malware-detected-from-members-upload.1847789/"
- WOT (Web of Trust)open
"Pretty good site, although contains adult content such as hentai anime and hentai games. Also has pirated material."
Gridinsoft classifies the site as suspicious based on blacklist detections and lack of established reviews. Web of Trust users warn about malware and pop-up ads while one reviewer notes the presence of adult and pirated material. A GitHub issue links to the forum's own PSA about malware found in member uploads. Community feedback consistently mentions the need for ad blockers when browsing.
Domain Timeline
- Mar 25, 2009Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 17 years old today.
- Jul 13, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as suspicious
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
anime-sharing.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.
Threat Detection
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
1 of 21 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 21 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- Tagged as scareware / adware / malvertising.
- Scareware / adware / notification-spam language in the tags.
- Browser push-notification spam / 'click Allow' bait detected.
1 of 21 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 21 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- Tagged as scareware / adware / malvertising.
- Scareware / adware / notification-spam language in the tags.
- Browser push-notification spam / 'click Allow' bait detected.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedThe 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.
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.
- Page requests browser push-notification permission — common malvertising vector.
- Scam family match: Push-Notification Spam.
- Phone number listed (0123456789).
- Postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://anime-sharing.com/
- 2200https://www.anime-sharing.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
What to do
Fake pop-up / scareware page
This page uses fake "you won a prize" or "your device is infected" pop-ups to push adware, browser-notification spam, unwanted extensions, or a fake support number — none of it is real.
- Treat anime-sharing.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Close the tab — don't click "Allow", "Download", or "Call"
You didn't win, and your device isn't infected. Every "Allow notifications", "Download", "Scan now", or "Call support" button leads to adware, junk extensions, or a scam. Just close the tab — or the whole browser.
- If you clicked "Allow", turn the notifications back off
Open your browser's Site Settings → Notifications, find the site, and set it to Block (or remove it). That stops the spam pop-ups it now pushes to your desktop.
- OpenRemove anything it installed, then run an adware scan
Uninstall any browser extension, "player", "codec", or app you added because of this page, and run a reputable free adware / malware cleaner (e.g. Malwarebytes) to clear leftover PUPs. And never call a number shown in a pop-up — real vendors don't do that.
Safer Alternatives
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Large catalogue incl. anime; paid subscription.
Movies, TV & anime; paid / Prime membership.
Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.
Final Verdict
Anime-sharing.com is a 17-year-old anime discussion forum that requests push notification permission and carries user reports of malware in member uploads plus aggressive advertising.
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- anime-sharing.com is a scareware / fake-pop-up page — the kind that flashes "Congratulations, you won!" or "Your device is infected!" alerts to push adware, browser-notification spam, unwanted extensions, or a fake support number. 1 of 92 security engines flag it. None of it is real — you didn't win, your device isn't infected, and its "Allow", "Download", and "Call" buttons all lead to junkware or a scam. Close the tab: don't click anything, don't allow notifications, and never call a number it shows.
- Proceed with caution — anime-sharing.com scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend verifying it through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Almost certainly not from just loading it. anime-sharing.com shows fake "you won a prize" or "your device is infected" pop-ups to scare or tempt you into clicking — the pop-up itself is the trick, not a real infection or a real prize. The danger is what happens if you act on it: clicking "Allow" turns on spam desktop notifications, and "Download", "Update", or "Scan now" buttons install adware, unwanted extensions, or PUPs. If you only saw the pop-ups and closed the tab, you're fine. If you clicked "Allow", block the site under your browser's Notifications settings; if you installed or downloaded anything, remove it and run a reputable free adware/malware cleaner (e.g. Malwarebytes). And never call a "support" number shown in a pop-up — that's a scam.
- No. The "Congratulations, you won!" and "Your device is infected!" pop-ups on anime-sharing.com are fake — an automated ad-network page shows the same message to everyone who lands on it. You didn't win anything, and nothing actually scanned your device. The whole point is to get you to click: "Claim", "Allow", "Download", and "Call" all lead to adware, spam notifications, junk browser extensions, or a fake-support phone scam. Close the tab and don't click anything on the page.
- If you're getting pop-ups even after closing the page, you probably clicked "Allow" on a notification prompt — the spam now comes from your browser, not the site. Open your browser settings → Site Settings → Notifications, find anime-sharing.com (and anything else you don't recognise), and set it to Block or remove it. Then uninstall any extension, "player", or app you added because of the page, and run a reputable free adware/malware cleaner (e.g. Malwarebytes) to clear leftover PUPs.
- Yes. 1 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged anime-sharing.com as suspicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
- No — anime-sharing.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.
- anime-sharing.com is 17.3 years old, registered on March 25, 2009 through Tucows Domains Inc.. 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.
- Yes — anime-sharing.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 84 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".
- anime-sharing.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
- Yes — anime-sharing.com ranks in the global top 100,000 most-visited sites, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. Genuine popularity doesn't automatically make a site safe, but throwaway scam domains almost never reach this level of traffic, so it's a meaningful point in the site's favour.
- This report is a record of the scan run on July 13, 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 anime-sharing.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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