Is apesurvival.com safe?
http://apesurvival.com/
Coveragepartial2 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Ape Survival: 11-year-old Shopify storefront with customer reports of paid orders never arriving
Ape Survival (apesurvival.com) is a long-running outdoor-gear storefront that advertises free shipping over $50 and 100-day free returns on its homepage. Two independent customer reports state that paid orders were not delivered as promised, including one reviewer who says they ordered twice with two different debit cards and received nothing, and another who describes being told a package had shipped before it arrived months later. The domain itself is 11 years old and no malware or phishing behaviour was detected, but the trading history and the non-delivery complaints make this a high-risk shopping destination rather than a safe one.
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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
Ape Survival (apesurvival.com) is a long-running outdoor-gear storefront that advertises free shipping over $50 and 100-day free returns on its homepage. Two independent customer reports state that paid orders were not delivered as promised, including one reviewer who says they ordered twice with two different debit cards and received nothing, and another who describes being told a package had shipped before it arrived months later. The domain itself is 11 years old and no malware or phishing behaviour was detected, but the trading history and the non-delivery complaints make this a high-risk shopping destination rather than a safe one.
What paying customers report
An independent review platform's review states plainly that the site is a scam and describes test-ordering twice with two separate debit cards without receiving either order. That is a direct claim of taking payment and not delivering the goods.
A separate Ripoff Report echoes the same pattern from a different buyer: they say they were told their package had shipped, describe that shipping notice as a lie, and state the order did not arrive until April 3rd, 2020. Two independent complaints describing non-delivery is corroborated evidence of a real customer-service failure, not an isolated grumble.
Technical checks versus trading behaviour
The saved checks show no malware or phishing on the site: the browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the TLS connection is valid and encrypted. Those findings confirm the page will not damage a visitor's device or steal a password at the door, and they are genuinely reassuring on that narrow point.
One antivirus result has marked the URL as suspicious, which is a stale signal and a reason for caution rather than proof of anything by itself. The domain is over 11 years old, which rules out the brand-new fake-shop pattern, but age alone does not mean a store delivers what it sells.
The site's own contact details were not fully reviewed, so the operator's identity remains unverified and we cannot confirm from our own reading what address or support route is offered. That gap is neutral on its own, but it means the delivery complaints stand unchallenged by any verified contact or registration information.
Why the score is 28
2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "THIS SITE IS AN ABSOLUTE SCAM 100 PERCENT. I TEST ORDERED 2 SEPARATE TIMES FROM THEM WITH 2 SEPARATE DEBIT CARDS JUST TO SATISFY MY SUSPICIONS AND TWICE I…". Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from October 2, 2026 - 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
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - 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 - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- 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
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
GEARING UP AMERICA Free Shipping On All Orders Over $50 | 100 Day Free Returns
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
GEARING UP AMERICA
- 02
Free Shipping On All Orders Over $50 | 100 Day Free Returns
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Ape Survival | The Best in the Outdoor, Camping and Self-Defense World – ApeSurvival
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 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
Fake Shop & Commercial Deception
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 012 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "THIS SITE IS AN ABSOLUTE SCAM 100 PERCENT. I TEST ORDERED 2 SEPARATE TIMES FROM THEM WITH 2 SEPARATE DEBIT CARDS JUST TO SATISFY MY SUSPICIONS AND TWICE I…"
- 022 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "when they told me that my package had shipped, they were lying. I didn't recieve my order until April 3rd, 2020."
- 031 antivirus result 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.
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What happens if you order
A visitor who acts on the homepage promotion and places an order is exposed to the outcomes those customers describe: payment taken, a shipping notice that they say was false, and either no delivery or a delivery long after the promised window.
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 pattern in the reports is that the buyer only learns about the failure after their money has moved, because the site's own marketing promises free shipping and returns that the reported experience does not match.
Do not place an order with Ape Survival until you can verify the operator and confirm recent, independent evidence of successful deliveries. If you have already paid and not received your goods, contact your card issuer about a chargeback promptly and keep copies of every order confirmation and shipping message.
Web research findings
Independent findings for apesurvival.com, 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.
- Trustpilotopen
"THIS SITE IS AN ABSOLUTE SCAM 100 PERCENT. I TEST ORDERED 2 SEPARATE TIMES FROM THEM WITH 2 SEPARATE DEBIT CARDS JUST TO SATISFY MY SUSPICIONS AND TWICE I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY ORDER"
- Ripoff Reportopen
"when they told me that my package had shipped, they were lying. I didn't recieve my order until April 3rd, 2020."
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. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainapesurvival.com
- Redirects toapesurvival.com
- Hosted byShopify, Inc.
- Referencescdn.shopify.com · fonts.shopifycdn.com
Domain Timeline
- Apr 8, 2015Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 11 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 17, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
apesurvival.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.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
The site refused our redirect check, so the chain below is the one our page reader followed.
- 1301http://apesurvival.com/
- 2200https://apesurvival.com/
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 contentpartial
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
1 antivirus result 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
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "THIS SITE IS AN ABSOLUTE SCAM 100 PERCENT. I TEST ORDERED 2 SEPARATE TIMES FROM THEM WITH 2 SEPARATE DEBIT CARDS JUST TO SATISFY MY SUSPICIONS AND TWICE I…" · 2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "when they told me that my package had shipped, they were lying. I didn't recieve my order until April 3rd, 2020."
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 1 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 2 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
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 apesurvival.com a scam or a legit online store?
Is apesurvival.com safe to use?
I already paid or entered my details on apesurvival.com — what should I do?
Can I get my money back from apesurvival.com?
I ordered from apesurvival.com but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
How do I report apesurvival.com?
apesurvival.com looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Has apesurvival.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is apesurvival.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the apesurvival.com domain?
Does apesurvival.com have a valid SSL certificate?
How often is the apesurvival.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Ape Survival: 11-year-old Shopify storefront with customer reports of paid orders never arriving
Ape Survival (apesurvival.com) is a long-running outdoor-gear storefront that advertises free shipping over $50 and 100-day free returns on its homepage. Two independent customer reports state that paid orders were not delivered as promised, including one reviewer who says they ordered twice with two different debit cards and received nothing, and another who describes being told a package had shipped before it arrived months later. The domain itself is 11 years old and no malware or phishing behaviour was detected, but the trading history and the non-delivery complaints make this a high-risk shopping destination rather than a safe one.
09 · Community