Is archiveteam.org safe?

http://archiveteam.org/

Low RiskStatus

Coveragepartial4 of 6 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Archive Team site is currently offline with an error, with no signs of harm found

archiveteam.org is a long-established digital preservation project, and it returned an HTTP 503 error during review. The site's own pages, contact, About and policy text could not be reviewed. The score reflects the domain's age, independent identity research and clean technical checks, held below Safe because the content was not seen.

Likely fine to visit once the site is back, but check again later. Avoid entering personal information on any page until you can see the site's real content.

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Saved site captureThe site blocked our capture or showed an error page Saved antivirus result from Oct 19, 2026: no detections across 59 engines

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Calibrated safety spectrum

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

Technical and operator risk

The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the TLS check found a valid encrypted connection. The domain is about 6,500 days old. These are clean checks, not proof of safety.

Independent research points to a 2009 formation for Archive Team, which supports the identity of the operator. No commercial calls to action or order paths were identified.

What the page showed

The page returned a 503 error. A screenshot shows a message that the site is offline as a temporary precaution due to PHP vulnerabilities. Because of this, the site's own text could not be reviewed and the outage duration is unknown.

Why the score is 72

The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 93

No detections

Saved analysis from October 19, 2026 - stale

No detections across 59 engines that rated this URL

No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 34 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 0
Total: 93

All 93 engine results

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 - Clean
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
Gridinsoft - 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

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

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CAPTURED PAGE

archiveteam.org

What our review noticed on this page

1Error 503. This website is currently offline as a temporary precaution due to PHP vulnerabilities.

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Error 503. This website is currently offline as a temporary precaution due to PHP vulnerabilities.

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
Error 503. This website is currently offline as a temporary precaution due to PHP vulnerabilities.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.

What the site claims
Independent evidence classifies the site as content, but the page's own claim could not be captured.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 of the 6 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

Free

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01Long-standing domain with independent research confirming a 2009 formation.
02Site returned a 503 error and its own pages were not reviewed.
03No Safe Browsing warning and valid TLS.

Web research findings

Independent findings for archiveteam.org, 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.

Business registration

Not checked

This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.

Clone check

Not checked

No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Typosquat check

Not checked

No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Web mentions

1 positive

Positive reviews (1)

Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.

Wikipediaopen
"Formation | 2009"

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

Domainarchiveteam.org
Redirects towiki.archiveteam.org
Hosted byPerfGrid Hosting Services

Domain Timeline

Jan 6, 2009
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 17 years old when this review was saved.
Oct 26, 2026
Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.

archiveteam.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.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age17 years old

RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.

RegisteredJan 6, 2009

ExpiresJan 6, 2034

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE2

ExpiresDec 4, 2026 (39d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingPerfGrid Hosting Services

Server locationNL

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://archiveteam.org/
2302https://archiveteam.org/
3503https://wiki.archiveteam.org/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPPerfGrid Hosting Services

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentunavailable
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencepartial

Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, 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 coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	0 of 93 engines flagged	Limited	No saved finding	stale fallback · analysed Oct 19, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 26, 2026
Page content	Page content was not available for semantic review	Unavailable	No saved finding	Not available
Visual evidence	The site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 1 visible observation saved	Limited	No saved finding	this scan · Oct 26, 2026
Independent research	1 independent finding was saved	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 26, 2026

Antivirus: Result0 of 93 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 19, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 26, 2026
Page content: ResultPage content was not available for semantic review; CompletionUnavailable; FindingNo saved finding; FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence: ResultThe site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 1 visible observation saved; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 26, 2026
Independent research: Result1 independent finding was saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 26, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Verify before sensitive actions

No material threat was found, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on archiveteam.org and not a lookalike like a-rchiveteam.org or an IDN homoglyph.
Verify the operator before paying or signing in
Before a payment, login, or other sensitive step, confirm who runs the site through channels you find yourself, such as an official registry or the company's known social profiles.
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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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 archiveteam.org a scam or is it safe?

archiveteam.org has a Safety Score of 72/100 (Low Risk). The saved checks found no material threat, but the report did not meet every requirement for the highest Safe tier. Use normal caution and independently verify the operator before irreversible payments or unusually sensitive actions.

Is archiveteam.org safe to use?

archiveteam.org has a Safety Score of 72/100 (Low Risk). Analysis coverage is partial at 64%. Normal caution; verify sensitive actions.

Has archiveteam.org been flagged by antivirus engines?

No — all 59 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network that rated it reported archiveteam.org as clean in the saved analysis from October 19, 2026. 34 other engines had no rating for it. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.

Is archiveteam.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — archiveteam.org is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.

How old is the archiveteam.org domain?

archiveteam.org is 17 years old, registered on January 6, 2009 through NameCheap, Inc. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.

Does archiveteam.org have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — archiveteam.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, valid for another 39 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".

Where is archiveteam.org hosted?

archiveteam.org resolves to an IP operated by PerfGrid Hosting Services in NL (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.

Is archiveteam.org a well-known website?

Yes — archiveteam.org ranks in the global top 100,000 most-visited sites, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. Genuine popularity doesn't automatically make a site safe, but throwaway scam domains almost never reach this level of traffic, so it's a meaningful point in the site's favour.

How often is the archiveteam.org report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on October 26, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about archiveteam.org has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.

Verdict score

72/100

Low Risk

Archive Team site is currently offline with an error, with no signs of harm found

The site blocked our capture or showed an error page. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionLikely fine to visit once the site is back, but check again later. Avoid entering personal information on any page until you can see the site's real content.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

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Is archiveteam.org safe?

Archive Team site is currently offline with an error, with no signs of harm found

Technical and operator risk

What the page showed

Why the score is 72

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Verify before sensitive actions

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

Verify the operator before paying or signing in

Use a password manager

Discuss this site on the forum

Archive Team site is currently offline with an error, with no signs of harm found

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