Is bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link safe?

http://bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link/

Low RiskStatus

Coveragestrong2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

IPFS gateway instance shows technical failure but no malicious behavior

The URL resolves to a legitimate IPFS service-worker gateway operated by Interplanetary Shipyard on behalf of Protocol Labs. The page currently displays an installation error caused by a JavaScript TypeError, and multiple antivirus engines flag it as phishing; however, the browser threat feed reports no threat and the infrastructure is documented as a trusted in-browser gateway.

Treat the link as a non-functional but non-malicious IPFS gateway instance; avoid entering credentials or granting permissions while the service-worker error persists.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan 20 antivirus engines flagged this URLalphaMountain.ai, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, Emsisoft

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

Gateway operated by recognized IPFS entities

DNS and project documentation confirm that inbrowser.link is the official service-worker gateway domain used by IP Shipyard to serve IPFS content directly in the browser.

The target URL is a content-addressed subdomain under this gateway, indicating it is simply hosting a specific IPFS object rather than operating an independent commercial site.

Page fails with service-worker error, not deceptive content

Visual inspection shows an "Installation Error" message stating the service worker could not be installed, accompanied by a console TypeError referencing an undefined property.

Nineteen antivirus engines returned adverse classifications, but the detections are consistent with generic heuristics applied to IPFS gateways that can host arbitrary content; the browser threat feed shows no warning.

Why the score is 82

19 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing. 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

20/ 91

detections

Saved result - stale

20 engines flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious: 19
Suspicious: 1
Total: 91

Adverse antivirus results
Engine	Finding
alphaMountain.aiMalicious	phishing
Cluster25Malicious	phishing
CRDFMalicious	malicious
CyRadarMalicious	phishing
EmsisoftMalicious	phishing
ESETMalicious	phishing
Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMalicious	phishing
FortinetMalicious	phishing
KasperskyMalicious	phishing
LevelBlueMalicious	phishing
LionicMalicious	phishing
NetcraftMalicious	malicious
RisingMalicious	phishing
SeclookupMalicious	malicious
SOCRadarMalicious	phishing
SophosMalicious	phishing
VIPREMalicious	phishing
WebrootMalicious	malicious
Yandex SafebrowsingMalicious	phishing
GridinsoftSuspicious	suspicious

All 91 engine results

alphaMountain.ai - phishing - Malicious
Cluster25 - phishing - Malicious
CRDF - malicious - Malicious
CyRadar - phishing - Malicious
Emsisoft - phishing - Malicious
ESET - phishing - Malicious
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
Kaspersky - phishing - Malicious
LevelBlue - phishing - Malicious
Lionic - phishing - Malicious
Netcraft - malicious - Malicious
Rising - phishing - Malicious
Seclookup - malicious - Malicious
SOCRadar - phishing - Malicious
Sophos - phishing - Malicious
VIPRE - phishing - Malicious
Webroot - malicious - Malicious
Yandex Safebrowsing - phishing - Malicious
Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - clean - Clean
AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
AutoShun - unrated - Clean
Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
BitDefender - clean - Clean
Bkav - unrated - Clean
BlockList - clean - Clean
Blueliv - clean - Clean
Certego - clean - Clean
ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
CINS Army - clean - Clean
Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
CTX AI - clean - Clean
Cyan - unrated - Clean
Cyble - clean - Clean
desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
DNS8 - unrated - Clean
Dr.Web - clean - Clean
EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
Ermes - unrated - Clean
ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
Fortra - unrated - Clean
G-Data - clean - Clean
GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
GreenSnow - clean - Clean
GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
Guardpot - unrated - Clean
Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
IPsum - clean - Clean
Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
Lumu - unrated - Clean
Malwared - clean - Clean
MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
Mimecast - unrated - Clean
OpenPhish - clean - Clean
PhishFort - unrated - Clean
Phishtank - clean - Clean
PREBYTES - clean - Clean
PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
Quick Heal - clean - Clean
Quttera - clean - Clean
SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
Sangfor - clean - Clean
Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
Scantitan - clean - Clean
SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
ThreatHive - clean - Clean
URLhaus - clean - Clean
URLQuery - unrated - Clean
Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
ViriBack - clean - Clean
VX Vault - clean - Clean
Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

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

bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link

What our review noticed on this page

1Installation Error: An error occurred while trying to install the service worker.

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Installation Error: An error occurred while trying to install the service worker.

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
Installation Error: An error occurred while trying to install the service worker.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
IPFS Service Worker Gateway | HEAD@19e64f8
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 91 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

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Content

Free

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01Domain belongs to documented IPFS service-worker gateway rollout by Protocol Labs partners.
02Domain belongs to documented IPFS service-worker gateway rollout by Protocol Labs partners.
0319 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.

Web research findings

Independent findings for bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link, 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

No public record found

Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.

Clone check

No clone detected

The completed research found no supported clone indicator.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The completed research found no supported look-alike match.

Web mentions

2 positive

Positive reviews (2)

Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.

DNS Ninjaopen
"Interplanetary Shipyard, on behalf of Protocol Labs and the IPFS Foundation."
IP Shipyard Blogopen
"If you visit an IPFS link in your browser’s address bar via these trusted gateways, you will be transparently routed to the Service Worker Gateway deployed at inbrowser.link ."

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

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.

Domainbafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link
Redirects tobafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link
Hosted byProtocol Labs
Referencesdelegated-ipfs.dev · trustless-gateway.net

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

AgeUnknown

RegistrarHidden

RegisteredUnknown

ExpiresUnknown

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE2

ExpiresDec 16, 2026 (88d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingProtocol Labs

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link/
2200https://bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file1

ISPProtocol Labs

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.

delegated-ipfs.dev trustless-gateway.net

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 contentpartial
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review

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	20 of 91 engines flagged	Limited	Adverse	stale fallback · Sep 18, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Limited	No saved finding	Not available
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	2 independent findings were saved	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available

Antivirus: Result20 of 91 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingAdverse; Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 18, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: Result2 independent findings were saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Verify before you trust

We couldn't gather enough signal for a confident verdict — tread carefully.

Find the company through independent channels
Search for the business on LinkedIn, an official registry (Companies House, OpenCorporates, SEC EDGAR), or via the brand's known social channels. If you can't trace a real entity, that itself is a red flag.
Never pay by crypto, gift card, or bank transfer
If the site forces an irreversible payment method, stop. Cards and PayPal give you chargeback protection — irreversible methods don't.
Ask the forum
Post the URL in the MalwareTips Scam Reports forum — experienced members often recognise patterns immediately.
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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 bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link a scam or is it safe?

bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link has a Safety Score of 82/100 (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 bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link safe to use?

bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link has a Safety Score of 82/100 (Low Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 83%. Normal caution; verify sensitive actions.

Has bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link been flagged by antivirus engines?

Yes. 20 of 91 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link, 19 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.

Is bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link 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 bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link domain?

bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link is an unknown age. 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 bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, valid for another 88 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 bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link hosted?

bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link resolves to an IP operated by Protocol Labs in US (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.

How often is the bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on September 18, 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 bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link 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

82/100

Low Risk

IPFS gateway instance shows technical failure but no malicious behavior

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionTreat the link as a non-functional but non-malicious IPFS gateway instance; avoid entering credentials or granting permissions while the service-worker error persists.

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09 · Community

Community

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

Is bafkreicfdaspjd2h45y7j3v4ro5fpur7gcfuktkjlamebtozurc5grfxn4.ipfs.inbrowser.link safe?

IPFS gateway instance shows technical failure but no malicious behavior

Gateway operated by recognized IPFS entities

Page fails with service-worker error, not deceptive content

Why the score is 82

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 you trust

Find the company through independent channels

Never pay by crypto, gift card, or bank transfer

Ask the forum

IPFS gateway instance shows technical failure but no malicious behavior

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