Is animesalt.ac safe?

http://animesalt.ac/

High RiskStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Anime Salt is an unauthorized anime streaming site that redirects visitors to a different domain and carries a suspicious flag from antivirus detection.

The site animesalt.ac provides pirated anime content aimed at Indian regional audiences and immediately redirects to animesalt.cx. It displays logos of legitimate streaming services without authorization and is flagged as suspicious by at least one antivirus engine.

Avoid visiting or using the site. It distributes unauthorized copyrighted content and redirects users to another domain with limited accountability.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan 1 antivirus engine flagged this URLGridinsoft

Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

Dangerous1–20
High Risk21–44
Moderate Risk45–69
Low Risk70–84
Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

What the site does

Anime Salt hosts unauthorized streams of anime and cartoons, with categories such as On-Air Series, New Anime Arrivals, Just In: Cartoon Series, Latest Anime Movies, and Fresh Cartoon Films.

The site displays logos of Disney Channel, Hungama, Sony, Cartoon Network, Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Crunchyroll, implying association with these services.

Technical and operator observations

Visiting animesalt.ac triggers an immediate redirect to animesalt.cx, an unrelated external domain.

The domain is registered in Saint Kitts and Nevis through Immaterialism Limited and has been marked suspicious by Gridinsoft antivirus.

the browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the TLS connection is valid.

Why the score is 35

Marked suspicious by Gridinsoft. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

1/ 92

detections

Saved result - stale

1 engine flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 1
Total: 92

Adverse antivirus results
Engine	Finding
GridinsoftSuspicious	suspicious

All 92 engine results

Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - clean - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
AutoShun - unrated - Clean
Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
BitDefender - clean - Clean
Bkav - unrated - Clean
BlockList - clean - Clean
Blueliv - clean - Clean
Certego - clean - Clean
ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
CINS Army - clean - Clean
CRDF - clean - Clean
Criminal IP - clean - Clean
CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
CTX AI - clean - Clean
Cyan - unrated - Clean
Cyble - clean - Clean
CyRadar - clean - Clean
desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
DNS8 - unrated - Clean
Dr.Web - clean - Clean
EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
Emsisoft - clean - Clean
Ermes - unrated - Clean
ESET - clean - Clean
ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
Fortinet - clean - Clean
Fortra - unrated - Clean
G-Data - clean - Clean
GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
GreenSnow - clean - Clean
GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
Guardpot - unrated - Clean
Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
IPsum - clean - Clean
Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
Kaspersky - clean - Clean
LevelBlue - unrated - Clean
Lionic - clean - Clean
Lumu - unrated - Clean
Malwared - clean - Clean
MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
Mimecast - unrated - Clean
Netcraft - unrated - Clean
OpenPhish - clean - Clean
PhishFort - unrated - Clean
Phishing Database - clean - Clean
Phishtank - clean - Clean
PREBYTES - clean - Clean
PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
Quick Heal - clean - Clean
Quttera - clean - Clean
Rising - clean - Clean
SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
Sangfor - clean - Clean
Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
Scantitan - clean - Clean
SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
Seclookup - clean - Clean
Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
Sophos - clean - Clean
StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
Synthient - unrated - Clean
ThreatHive - clean - Clean
URLhaus - clean - Clean
URLQuery - unrated - Clean
Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
VIPRE - unrated - Clean
ViriBack - clean - Clean
VX Vault - clean - Clean
Webroot - clean - Clean
Xcitium Verdict Cloud - unrated - Clean
Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

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CAPTURED PAGE

animesalt.ac

What our review noticed on this page

1The site displays logos for Disney Channel, Hungama, Sony, Cartoon Network, Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Crunchyroll.

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

The site displays logos for Disney Channel, Hungama, Sony, Cartoon Network, Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Crunchyroll.

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
The site displays logos for Disney Channel, Hungama, Sony, Cartoon Network, Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Crunchyroll.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.

What the site claims
Anime Salt - Watch Anime Cartoons in Your Language – Hindi, Tamil & Telugu
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded forced redirects.
What independent research found
3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Streaming Piracy

Advertising

Observed behavior

Forced Redirects

Evidence behind this classification

01Marked suspicious by Gridinsoft
02Provides unauthorized streaming of copyrighted anime
03Provides unauthorized streaming of copyrighted anime

If this is a scam — what it means for you

What happens when a visitor arrives

A visitor lands on animesalt.ac and is immediately redirected to animesalt.cx, exposing them to the same unauthorized streaming content on the new domain.

If this is a scam, how it works

The evidence-backed path

Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.

The site presents pirated anime localized for Indian audiences, which violates India’s Copyright Act according to the evidence.

Avoid visiting or using the site. It distributes unauthorized copyrighted content and redirects users to another domain with limited accountability.

Web research findings

Independent findings for animesalt.ac, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.

Business registration

No public record found

Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.

Clone check

No clone detected

The completed research found no supported clone indicator.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The completed research found no supported look-alike match.

Web mentions

3 scam reports

Scam reports (3)

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

Gridinsoftopen
"Registrant KN (Saint Kitts and Nevis) Registrar Immaterialism Limited IANA ID: 802672"
Statvooopen
"Anime Salt serves pirated anime content localized for Indian audiences"
TechShaliopen
"Streaming or downloading copyrighted anime through unlicensed apps violates India’s Copyright Act."

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 ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

The 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.

Infrastructure map

How the saved page connected to the wider web.

Domainanimesalt.ac
Redirects toanimesalt.cx
Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · ol.unfrizzpacinko.com

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresNov 20, 2026 (48d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://animesalt.ac/
2200https://animesalt.cx/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCloudflare, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

googletagmanager.com ol.unfrizzpacinko.com kq.modalclonism.com cdn.jsdelivr.net image.tmdb.org static.cloudflareinsights.com

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Source coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	1 of 92 engines flagged	Limited	Adverse	stale fallback · Oct 3, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	3 independent findings were saved	Completed	Adverse	Not available

Antivirus: Result1 of 92 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingAdverse; Freshnessstale fallback · Oct 3, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: Result3 independent findings were saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingAdverse; FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

Analyst recommendation
Avoid visiting or using the site. It distributes unauthorized copyrighted content and redirects users to another domain with limited accountability.
Treat animesalt.ac as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
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.
Share your experience
If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.
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Safer Alternatives

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Looking for something to watch? These are legal, malware-free ways to stream — several have free, ad-supported tiers, so there's no need to risk a sketchy pirate site.

Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.

07 · Safety FAQ

Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

Is animesalt.ac a scam or a legit website?

animesalt.ac looks like a likely scam site — avoid interacting with it. 1 of 92 security engines flag it. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.

Is animesalt.ac safe to use?

animesalt.ac has a Safety Score of 35/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 83%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.

What should I do if I already gave my details to animesalt.ac?

If you've already paid or handed over details on animesalt.ac, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on animesalt.ac and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.

Can I get my money back from animesalt.ac?

Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.

Is my device at risk after visiting animesalt.ac?

Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.

How do I report animesalt.ac?

You can report animesalt.ac through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.

Why does animesalt.ac look legitimate if it's a scam?

Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.

Has animesalt.ac been flagged by antivirus engines?

Yes. 1 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged animesalt.ac as suspicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.

Is animesalt.ac on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — animesalt.ac 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.

Does animesalt.ac have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — animesalt.ac presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 48 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".

Where is animesalt.ac hosted?

animesalt.ac 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.

How often is the animesalt.ac report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on October 3, 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 animesalt.ac has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.

Verdict score

35/100

High Risk

Anime Salt is an unauthorized anime streaming site that redirects visitors to a different domain and carries a suspicious flag from antivirus detection.

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionAvoid visiting or using the site. It distributes unauthorized copyrighted content and redirects users to another domain with limited accountability.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

Is animesalt.ac safe?

Anime Salt is an unauthorized anime streaming site that redirects visitors to a different domain and carries a suspicious flag from antivirus detection.

What the site does

Technical and operator observations

Why the score is 35

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Proceed with caution

Analyst recommendation

Treat animesalt.ac as unverified

Verify the business through independent channels

Never use irreversible payment methods

Share your experience

Trying to watch something? Use a safe option instead

Anime Salt is an unauthorized anime streaming site that redirects visitors to a different domain and carries a suspicious flag from antivirus detection.

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