Is apkgosu.com safe?
https://apkgosu.com/en
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How we checked
Coverage: complete · 6 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (58 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
APKGosu is an APK download site with one isolated antivirus flag and no confirmed malicious downloads
APKGosu offers Android app and game files (APKs) for download. The domain is about four years old, has a valid encrypted connection and is not flagged by the browser threat feed. One antivirus engine out of 93 flagged it, with no agreement from other vendors. The site also links out to a separate domain, apkgosu.io. We found no confirmed malware or deceptive download buttons. Installing apps from outside an official app store still carries real risk, so we rate the site Moderate Risk rather than Safe.
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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.
Why 62/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 1 finding pulled the score down; 5 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Moderate1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result.-13 pts
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe domain is about four years old.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection
- SupportsNo browser threat feed warning.
- SupportsContact email on the site's own domain (support@apkgosu.com).
- SupportsPhone number listed (6.10.880.1119).
Points come from the saved evidence ledger: it lowered the score from 75 to 62 and split those 13 points between the findings that show points; the others carry no points in the ledger. Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
APKGosu offers Android app and game files (APKs) for download. The domain is about four years old, has a valid encrypted connection and is not flagged by the browser threat feed. One antivirus engine out of 93 flagged it, with no agreement from other vendors. The site also links out to a separate domain, apkgosu.io. We found no confirmed malware or deceptive download buttons. Installing apps from outside an official app store still carries real risk, so we rate the site Moderate Risk rather than Safe.
Technical checks are mostly clean
Only one of 93 antivirus engines reported a problem, and that engine was Chong Lua Dao. No other vendor agreed with it. The browser threat feed showed no warning, and the connection was properly encrypted.
An isolated detection like this is worth noting, but on its own it does not prove the site serves malware.
Who runs it and where downloads lead
The site lists a contact email on its own domain (support@apkgosu.com) and a phone number. It does not name a company behind the site.
Pages on apkgosu.com link to a separate domain, apkgosu.io. We did not review what that second domain serves. Any APK installed from outside an official store bypasses the store's own security checks.
Why the score is 62
1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 93
detectionsFresh result
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| Chong Lua DaoMalicious | malicious |
All 93 engine results
- Chong Lua Dao - Malicious
- 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
- 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
- Gridinsoft - 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
- 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 - Unrated
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiGames
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekergames
- Sophosdownload freeware and shareware
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
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Visual context from the captured page
Editor's Choice
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Editor's Choice
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
Download APK Games & Apps Mobile Latest version 2025
- Meta description
APKGosu.Com is a place that provides APK Games and Applications for mobile phones, you can find all types of games and the latest free applications today.
Pages we read
- Main page/enRead
- About page/en/about-usRead
- Terms/en/terms-of-useRead
- Contact page/en/contactRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Download APK Games & Apps Mobile Latest version 2025
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Downloader
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01One isolated antivirus detection out of 93 engines.
- 021 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result.
- 03No browser threat feed warning.
Web research findings
Independent findings for apkgosu.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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for apkgosu.com. 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. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainapkgosu.com
- Redirects toapkgosu.com
- Hosted byBrander Group Inc.
- Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · play-lh.googleusercontent.com
Domain Timeline
- Sep 16, 2022Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 4 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 30, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (support@apkgosu.com).
- Phone number listed (6.10.880.1119).
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for apkgosu.com.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- Google Fonts
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.
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
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result.
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 | 1 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · analysed Oct 30, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 30, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 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 apkgosu.com a scam or is it safe?
Is apkgosu.com safe to use?
Has apkgosu.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is apkgosu.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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Does apkgosu.com have a valid SSL certificate?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
APKGosu is an APK download site with one isolated antivirus flag and no confirmed malicious downloads
APKGosu offers Android app and game files (APKs) for download. The domain is about four years old, has a valid encrypted connection and is not flagged by the browser threat feed. One antivirus engine out of 93 flagged it, with no agreement from other vendors. The site also links out to a separate domain, apkgosu.io. We found no confirmed malware or deceptive download buttons. Installing apps from outside an official app store still carries real risk, so we rate the site Moderate Risk rather than Safe.
09 · Community
Community
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