Is animetosho.org safe?
http://animetosho.org/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (59 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Anime torrent aggregator with historical antivirus flags but no active malware or phishing.
AnimeTosho.org is an automated mirror service that copies anime torrents from TokyoTosho, Nyaa.si and nekoBT to file-hosting services. The site is in permanent shutdown mode, with storage servers scheduled for decommissioning in late 2026. Two antivirus engines previously flagged the domain as suspicious, consistent with its role as a P2P aggregator, while the browser threat feed reports no current threats.
Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan2 antivirus engines flagged this URLalphaMountain.ai, GridinsoftSaved antivirus result from Oct 8, 2026Where 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.
Why 72/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 1 finding pulled the score down; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Moderate2 antivirus results marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning.
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 5936 days old.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor).
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
AnimeTosho.org is an automated mirror service that copies anime torrents from TokyoTosho, Nyaa.si and nekoBT to file-hosting services. The site is in permanent shutdown mode, with storage servers scheduled for decommissioning in late 2026. Two antivirus engines previously flagged the domain as suspicious, consistent with its role as a P2P aggregator, while the browser threat feed reports no current threats.
Technical checks show no active threats
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning for the domain.
The saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
The registrable domain is 5936 days old, indicating long-term operation.
Site is shutting down; users may be directed to alternative projects
The site displays a notice about the shutdown of storage and feed servers scheduled for September 2026.
The service acts as a directory linking to third-party file hosts such as GoFile, KrakenFiles, MultiUp, and BuzzHeavier.
Two antivirus engines previously marked the URL as suspicious, likely due to its nature as a file-sharing aggregator.
Why the score is 72
The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 8, 2026 - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 2
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiSuspicious | suspicious |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 93 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - Suspicious
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Unrated
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiFile Sharing/Storage, Peer-to-Peer (P2P), Scam/Illegal/Unethical
- BitDefenderbusiness
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerhuman interests
- Googlemedia_and_entertainment
- Sophospeer to peer and torrents
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
Visual context from the captured page
Shutdown of storage/feed server [2026-09-16]
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Shutdown of storage/feed server [2026-09-16]
What the page says about itself
Quoted from the pages we read: the site's own words, not our findings.
- Page title
Anime Tosho | Anime Tosho
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/aboutRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Anime Tosho | Anime Tosho
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
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
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 012 antivirus results marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- 02The browser threat feed returned no threat warning.
- 03The registrable domain is 5936 days old.
Web research findings
Independent findings for animetosho.org, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for animetosho.org. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
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.
Infrastructure map
- Domainanimetosho.org
- Redirects toanimetosho.org
- Hosted byFranTech Solutions
- Referencesamenzb.moe · animetosho.xyz
Domain Timeline
- Jul 9, 2010Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 16 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 9, 2026Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
animetosho.org has operated for years and this review found no material threat — a long track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
- Phone number listed ((01-13) (1080).
- Links to 6 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for animetosho.org.
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://animetosho.org/
- 2200https://animetosho.org/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
2 antivirus results marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 8, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 8, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is animetosho.org a scam or is it safe?
Is animetosho.org safe to use?
Has animetosho.org been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is animetosho.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the animetosho.org domain?
Does animetosho.org have a valid SSL certificate?
Where is animetosho.org hosted?
Is animetosho.org a well-known website?
How often is the animetosho.org report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Anime torrent aggregator with historical antivirus flags but no active malware or phishing.
AnimeTosho.org is an automated mirror service that copies anime torrents from TokyoTosho, Nyaa.si and nekoBT to file-hosting services. The site is in permanent shutdown mode, with storage servers scheduled for decommissioning in late 2026. Two antivirus engines previously flagged the domain as suspicious, consistent with its role as a P2P aggregator, while the browser threat feed reports no current threats.
09 · Community
Community
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