Is appteka.store safe?
https://appteka.store/
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How we checked
Coverage: complete · 4 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (61 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Appteka is a long-running Android APK download site that several security vendors flag as malicious or suspicious
Appteka.store presents itself as a free, community-driven and open-source marketplace where anyone can publish Android apps as direct APK downloads. The domain is about 2,797 days old. The browser threat feed raised no warning and the connection is properly encrypted. However, 6 of 93 security engines rate the site malicious and 2 more rate it suspicious. Because anyone can upload apps, those detections matter. We found no evidence of a scam or payment trap, but downloading APKs from here carries real risk, so we rate it Moderate Risk.
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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 58/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 2 findings pulled the score down; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Strong6 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
- MinorNo direct contact email was found on the captured page.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe domain is 2,797 days old.
- SupportsNo the browser threat feed warning.
- 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). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Appteka.store presents itself as a free, community-driven and open-source marketplace where anyone can publish Android apps as direct APK downloads. The domain is about 2,797 days old. The browser threat feed raised no warning and the connection is properly encrypted. However, 6 of 93 security engines rate the site malicious and 2 more rate it suspicious. Because anyone can upload apps, those detections matter. We found no evidence of a scam or payment trap, but downloading APKs from here carries real risk, so we rate it Moderate Risk.
Security vendor detections versus clean checks
Six independent antivirus families reported an adverse result for this domain, including alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao and Forcepoint ThreatSeeker. Across 93 engines, that adds up to 6 malicious and 2 suspicious verdicts.
On the other side, the browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the site's encryption is valid. These results mean nothing was detected by those checks; they do not prove the downloads are safe.
How the site works and who runs it
Visitors browse app listings without an account and press a 'Download APK' button to get the installer file directly. The site says the service is 100% free, with no paywalls or ads.
The site says uploads are security scanned and that listings are moderated by the community and by automated checks. Because anyone can publish, the safety of each file depends on that moderation, which we could not verify.
The site links out to GitHub for its source code and to a Telegram channel; neither link is commercial. The captured page showed no direct contact email and did not name a company behind the site.
Why the score is 58
6 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
8/ 93
detectionsFresh result
8 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 6
- Suspicious
- 2
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiMalicious | malicious |
| Chong Lua DaoMalicious | malicious |
| Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMalicious | malicious |
| SeclookupMalicious | malicious |
| URLQueryMalicious | malicious |
| WebrootMalicious | malicious |
| CertegoSuspicious | suspicious |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 93 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - Malicious
- Chong Lua Dao - Malicious
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Malicious
- Seclookup - Malicious
- URLQuery - Malicious
- Webroot - Malicious
- Certego - 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiMalicious, Software Downloads
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekermalicious web sites
- WebrootPhishing and Other Frauds
- BitDefenderbusiness
- 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
Appteka Find your next favorite Android app
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
Appteka
- 02
Find your next favorite Android app
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
Appteka — Free Android App Marketplace
- Meta description
Discover and download hundreds of thousands of free Android apps and games made by developers all over the world. Community-driven, open, and free.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Appteka — Free Android App Marketplace
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 61 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
- 016 malicious and 2 suspicious detections across 93 engines.
- 026 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
- 03The domain is 2,797 days old.
Web research findings
Independent findings for appteka.store, 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 appteka.store. 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.
- Domainappteka.store
- Redirects toappteka.store
- Hosted byITSOFT LLC
- Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · mc.yandex.ru
Domain Timeline
- Feb 19, 2019Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 7 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 18, 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.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
- Links to 3 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for appteka.store.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
- Yandex Metrica
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.
6 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No direct contact email was found on the captured page.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 8 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · analysed Oct 17, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 2 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 18, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result8 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 17, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 18, 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 appteka.store a scam or is it safe?
Is appteka.store safe to use?
Has appteka.store been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is appteka.store on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the appteka.store domain?
Does appteka.store have a valid SSL certificate?
Where is appteka.store hosted?
Is appteka.store a well-known website?
How often is the appteka.store report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Appteka is a long-running Android APK download site that several security vendors flag as malicious or suspicious
Appteka.store presents itself as a free, community-driven and open-source marketplace where anyone can publish Android apps as direct APK downloads. The domain is about 2,797 days old. The browser threat feed raised no warning and the connection is properly encrypted. However, 6 of 93 security engines rate the site malicious and 2 more rate it suspicious. Because anyone can upload apps, those detections matter. We found no evidence of a scam or payment trap, but downloading APKs from here carries real risk, so we rate it Moderate Risk.
09 · Community
Community
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