SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is appnext.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 90/100

Legitimate 18-year-old app discovery platform with clean scan results and corporate ownership by Affle group.

appnext.comScanned 6h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 100·MT 85
Screenshot of appnext.comSee the live page ↓
Positive signals (5)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 18 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
18 years old
Registered Feb 13, 2008
Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 90% confidence

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appnext.com

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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.

50
/ 100
Visual inspection

Visual similarities noted — cleared by the overall checks

Our vision model noted some visual similarity to a known brand, but the domain, security records, and reputation checks confirm this is the legitimate site — so this is shown for transparency, not as a red flag.

Visual similarity50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust85/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain was registered in February 2008 and has remained active for over 18 years under GoDaddy. No antivirus engines flagged the page and the hosting IP carries a zero abuse score. Business records confirm Appnext Technologies Ltd operates in Israel with Cyprus and Singapore entities, acquired in 2020 by publicly traded Affle. Two positive review sources exist on independent sites while zero scam or fraud complaints appear in searches. The page presents standard corporate content about app recommendation services with no login forms or data-harvesting patterns. Visual capture was incomplete due to slow rendering, but this does not affect the legitimacy signals from domain age and corporate history.
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Page Content

The homepage promotes Appnext as an app discovery and recommendation service for publishers, advertisers, and OEM partners. It displays customer testimonials from Matrimony and Kopi Kenangan, lists SDK and campaign options, and links to resources including a blog and podcast. No contact email, phone, or postal address appears on the visible page content.

Infrastructure

The site loads from IP 67.202.29.3 with a valid DigiCert RapidSSL certificate that expires in 168 days. Zero of 92 antivirus engines flagged the page and the IP shows no abuse reports. External resources load from known CDNs and social platforms without suspicious redirects.

Domain History

The domain appnext.com was registered on 13 February 2008 through GoDaddy and has maintained continuous registration for 18.4 years. Privacy protection is disabled, showing standard corporate WHOIS transparency.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators show a an independent review aggregator score of 2.9/5 from two reviews and a Glassdoor employee rating of 3.6/5. Business registration records confirm active companies in Israel, Cyprus, and Singapore, with acquisition by listed Indian firm Affle in 2020. No scam reports or consumer complaints were located across searched sources.

What this means for you

The combination of long domain history, corporate acquisition records, and clean technical scan indicates a legitimate business platform rather than a fraudulent site.

Risk Factors
2
  • No contact email, phone, or address listed on the homepage
  • Screenshot capture was incomplete due to slow page rendering
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain registered 18.4 years ago in February 2008
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines
  • Owned by publicly listed Affle group since 2020
  • Active business registrations in Israel, Cyprus, and Singapore
  • No scam reports or fraud complaints found
AI Recommendation
The site appears to be a legitimate ad-tech platform. Exercise normal caution when sharing business information or signing SDK agreements.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for appnext.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Israel / Cyprus / Singapore
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain appnext.com registered February 2008 (18+ years old).
  • Operates as mobile app discovery and recommendation platform; powers 4B daily recommendations via OEM and in-app placements.
  • Acquired in June 2020 by Affle (India) Limited; now part of publicly traded group.
  • Headquartered in Bnei Brak, Israel (Jabotinsky 9); additional Cyprus and Singapore entities; 51-200 employees.
  • Trustpilot: 2.9/5 from 2 reviews; Glassdoor employee rating 3.6/5 (61% recommend).
  • No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative consumer reviews found in searches for 'scam', 'fraud', 'complaint'.
  • Businessofapps, G2, Crunchbase, LinkedIn profile it as legitimate ad tech company with OEM partnerships (e.g., OPPO, Realme).
Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "2.9 Average. TrustScore 3 out of 5. 2 reviews."

  • Glassdooropen

    "Appnext has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor. Overall, 61% of employees would recommend working at Appnext to a friend."

Business registration
Status: active · Israel / Cyprus / Singapore

Appnext Technologies Ltd (Israel, reg. 516225638, active); Appnext Ltd (Cyprus, HE 421020 and HE 341004, active); acquired by Affle group (publicly listed India, BSE:542752, NSE:AFFLE) in 2020; Appnext Pte Ltd Singapore subsidiary.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research located two review sources: an independent review aggregator shows 2.9/5 from two reviews and Glassdoor reports 3.6/5 employee satisfaction. Business registration records confirm Appnext Technologies Ltd in Israel along with Cyprus and Singapore entities, acquired by publicly listed Affle in 2020. No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative consumer reviews appeared in searches for scam or fraud terms.

Domain Timeline

  1. Feb 13, 2008
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 18 years old today.

  2. Jul 8, 2026
    Latest security review — Reviewed as safe

    This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

appnext.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious61Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

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.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

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.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles2
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Links to 2 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age18 years old
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredFeb 13, 2008
ExpiresFeb 13, 2028
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerDigiCert Inc · RapidSSL TLS RSA CA G1
ExpiresDec 23, 2026 (168d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon Data Services Northern Virginia
Server locationUS
Web servernginx
Platform / CMSWordPress
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://appnext.com/
  • 2200https://appnext.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAmazon Data Services Northern Virginia
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

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

What to do

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on appnext.com and not a lookalike like a-ppnext.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·appnext.com
SAFE

Appnext.com is the official site of an established mobile app discovery platform. The domain is 18 years old, owned by a publicly listed company, and shows no scam reports or malicious detections.

The site appears to be a legitimate ad-tech platform. Exercise normal caution when sharing business information or signing SDK agreements.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
1
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Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on appnext.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • appnext.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 90/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. appnext.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · RapidSSL TLS RSA CA G1, expiring in 168 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • appnext.com is 18.4 years old, registered on 2/13/2008 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report appnext.com as clean.
  • No. appnext.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • appnext.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Data Services Northern Virginia in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • Yes. appnext.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
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