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How we checked

Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

  • Antivirus (59 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
  • Google Safe Browsing: completed
  • page reading: completed
  • page capture: completed
  • domain records: completed
  • web research: completed
Verdict

Balitel is a young Shopify eSIM storefront with a valid TLS certificate and no Safe Browsing warning, but one stale antivirus flag and unreviewed contact pages keep it out of the Safe band.

Balitel presents itself as a Bali-based Telkomsel eSIM retailer and sells through a Shopify storefront with a prominent 'Buy eSIM' call to action. The registrable domain is only 315 days old, which is short for a shop claiming a long heritage, and the site's own contact details were not reviewed in full. Technical checks are mostly clean: the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection and the browser threat feed returned no threat warning. However, one independent antivirus family previously reported an adverse result, and that saved detection is stale, so it is real but of uncertain timing. Independent web research surfaced a positive customer testimonial, but it is a single review and does not establish a long operating history. On balance the site looks like a small, real eSIM reseller rather than a confirmed scam, but the combination of a young domain, an unreviewed contact page, and a historical antivirus flag places it in the Low Risk band rather than Safe.

If you need a Bali tourist eSIM, Balitel appears to be a functioning Shopify storefront with a valid TLS certificate and no Safe Browsing warning, and the purchase path stays on its own domain. Treat it as a low-risk but unproven seller: pay with a method that offers buyer protection, keep the order confirmation, and be aware that the domain is young and its contact details could not be verified from the site itself. If you want a longer track record, compare with established eSIM providers before buying.

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balitel.com: Low Risk — MalwareTips website safety report

Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

Score explained

Why 74/100

Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 1 finding pulled the score down; 3 pushed it up.

What pulled the score down

  1. Strong1 independent antivirus family 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.

What pushed the score up

  • SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
  • SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning.
  • SupportsIndependent research surfaced a positive customer testimonial praising the store's support.

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

Balitel presents itself as a Bali-based Telkomsel eSIM retailer and sells through a Shopify storefront with a prominent 'Buy eSIM' call to action. The registrable domain is only 315 days old, which is short for a shop claiming a long heritage, and the site's own contact details were not reviewed in full. Technical checks are mostly clean: the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection and the browser threat feed returned no threat warning. However, one independent antivirus family previously reported an adverse result, and that saved detection is stale, so it is real but of uncertain timing. Independent web research surfaced a positive customer testimonial, but it is a single review and does not establish a long operating history. On balance the site looks like a small, real eSIM reseller rather than a confirmed scam, but the combination of a young domain, an unreviewed contact page, and a historical antivirus flag places it in the Low Risk band rather than Safe.

Technical checks are mostly clean, with one stale antivirus flag

The saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, so traffic to the site is protected in transit. The browser threat feed returned no threat warning, meaning the page was not listed as a known phishing or malware host at the time of the check.

Against that, one independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. The evidence note says this comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so the detection is real but its timing is uncertain and it should not be treated as a current, confirmed threat on its own.

A young domain and unreviewed contact pages limit confidence

The registrable domain is 315 days old. That is not inherently malicious, but it is short for a shop that presents itself as an established Telkomsel retailer, and it means there is little long-term track record to rely on.

The site's own contact details were not reviewed because the page text was not read in full. That is a gap in the evidence, not proof that contact information is missing, but it means the operator's identity and support channels could not be verified from the site itself.

The commercial flow is a straightforward same-site eSIM purchase

The main commercial call to action is a 'Buy eSIM' button that points to the site's own product collection page, so the purchase path stays on balitel.com rather than redirecting to an unrelated checkout domain.

Visual observations show the storefront advertising a Telkomsel Tourist eSIM for Bali and a refund policy stating 'Changed your mind? Full refund before you use it.' These are normal retail signals for an eSIM reseller, though they are the site's own claims and were not independently verified.

The site also links out to X (Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram. Those are cross-site social links with no explicit monetization attached, so they do not indicate an affiliate funnel or a hidden commercial redirect.

Independent research found a positive review but no established history

Independent web research surfaced a customer testimonial praising Balitel's support, specifically naming a staff member for being helpful and patient. That is a supportive signal, but it is a single review and does not by itself establish a long operating history or a broad reputation.

No adverse customer reports, non-delivery complaints, or payment disputes were found in the available evidence. The absence of complaints is not proof of safety, but it is consistent with a small legitimate reseller rather than an active fraud operation.

Why the score is 74

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

2/ 93

detections

Saved analysis from October 14, 2026 - stale

2 engines flagged this URL

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

Malicious
1
Suspicious
1
Total
93
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
Bfore.Ai PreCrimeMaliciousmalicious
GridinsoftSuspicioussuspicious
All 93 engine results
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Malicious
  • Gridinsoft - Suspicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
  • Abusix - Clean
  • Acronis - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
  • AlienVault - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
  • AlphaSOC - Unrated
  • Antiy-AVL - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
  • AutoShun - Unrated
  • BitDefender - Clean
  • Bkav - Unrated
  • 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 - Unrated
  • 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
  • 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

How security vendors categorise this site

  • BitDefendertravel
  • Googletravel

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

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

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

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
balitel.com
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Telkomsel Tourist eSIM Bali for Shopee Changed your mind? Full refund before you use it.

Context only

What the captured page showed

2 observations
  1. 01

    Telkomsel Tourist eSIM Bali for Shopee

  2. 02

    Changed your mind? Full refund before you use it.

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
Bali eSIM – Telkomsel Tourist eSIM from US$14 | Balitel
Meta description
In Bali now? Active in 10 mins. Official Telkomsel reseller. Local Indonesian number for Grab, GoPay & Shopee. Or buy before you fly. Plans up to 90 days.

Pages we read

  • Main page/Read
  • About page/pages/about-usRead
  • Terms/policies/terms-of-serviceRead
  • Refund / returns policy/policies/refund-policyRead
  • Shipping policy/policies/shipping-policyRead
  • Contact page/pages/contactRead

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

    Bali eSIM – Telkomsel Tourist eSIM from US$14 | Balitel

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

    1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    1 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

Shop

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01The saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
  2. 02The browser threat feed returned no threat warning.
  3. 031 independent antivirus family 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 balitel.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.

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.
  • Exa.aiopen

    "I am SO impressed with Balitel! In particular, I have to praise Sheila to the skies for being SO helpful and SO patient."

Reputation Sources

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

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

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.

  1. Domainbalitel.com
  2. Redirects tobalitel.com
  3. Hosted byShopify, Inc.
  4. Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · scripts.clarity.ms

Domain Timeline

  1. Dec 9, 2025
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 10 months old when this review was saved.

  2. Oct 20, 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.

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
Contact details were not reviewed (the page text was not read in full)
Emails on site's domainNot reviewed
Phone numbersNot reviewed
Postal addressNot reviewed
Linked social profiles3
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • Links to 12 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age10 months old
RegistrarTucows Domains Inc.
RegisteredDec 9, 2025
ExpiresDec 9, 2026
Last updatedDec 9, 2025
RegistrantNot published (privacy or GDPR redaction)
Owner privacyUnknown (owner not published)
Nameserversns-cloud-c1.googledomains.comns-cloud-c2.googledomains.comns-cloud-c3.googledomains.comns-cloud-c4.googledomains.comDNS by Google Cloud DNS
Verified ownerNo owner has verified this domain on MalwareTips
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE1
IssuedSep 24, 2026 (26 days before this scan)
ExpiresDec 23, 2026 (63d)
Self-signedNo
Trusted chainYes: our check verified the issuer chain
Matches hostnameYes

Certificate issued for balitel.com.

Hosting & Technology
HostingShopify, Inc.
Server IP23.227.38.67 · shared CDN edge

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.

Server locationCanada (CA)
Platform / CMSShopify
PopularityNot in the Cloudflare Radar top list
Technologies and payments

Analytics and ads

  • Google Tag Manager
  • Microsoft Clarity
  • Meta Pixel

Chat, reviews and email

  • Judge.me reviews

Payment providers the page loads

  • Shop Pay

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.

Redirect Chain

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

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file42
ISPShopify, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruspartial
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentcomplete
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. 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.

1 independent antivirus family 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.

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.

Antivirus
Result2 of 93 engines flagged
CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 14, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
Visual evidence
Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
Independent research
Result1 independent finding was saved
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 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.

  1. Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on balitel.com and not a lookalike like b-alitel.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Discuss this site on the forum

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

    Open

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 balitel.com a scam or is it safe?
balitel.com has a Safety Score of 74/100 (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 balitel.com safe to use?
balitel.com has a Safety Score of 74/100 (Low Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 83%. Normal caution; verify sensitive actions.
Has balitel.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 2 of 93 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged balitel.com, 1 of them as outright malicious in the saved analysis from October 14, 2026. None of these detections came from the engines we treat as highest-confidence, so they are weighed alongside the other checks rather than on their own.
Is balitel.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — balitel.com 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 balitel.com domain?
balitel.com is 10 months old, registered on December 9, 2025 through Tucows Domains Inc. A registration history of under two years is neither a strong positive nor a strong negative signal on its own.
Does balitel.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — balitel.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE1, valid for another 63 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 balitel.com hosted?
balitel.com resolves to an IP operated by Shopify, Inc. in CA (Content Delivery Network). 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 balitel.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 20, 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 balitel.com 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
74/100
Low Risk

Balitel is a young Shopify eSIM storefront with a valid TLS certificate and no Safe Browsing warning, but one stale antivirus flag and unreviewed contact pages keep it out of the Safe band.

Saved capturebalitel.comCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

Balitel presents itself as a Bali-based Telkomsel eSIM retailer and sells through a Shopify storefront with a prominent 'Buy eSIM' call to action. The registrable domain is only 315 days old, which is short for a shop claiming a long heritage, and the site's own contact details were not reviewed in full. Technical checks are mostly clean: the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection and the browser threat feed returned no threat warning. However, one independent antivirus family previously reported an adverse result, and that saved detection is stale, so it is real but of uncertain timing. Independent web research surfaced a positive customer testimonial, but it is a single review and does not establish a long operating history. On balance the site looks like a small, real eSIM reseller rather than a confirmed scam, but the combination of a young domain, an unreviewed contact page, and a historical antivirus flag places it in the Low Risk band rather than Safe.

Recommended actionIf you need a Bali tourist eSIM, Balitel appears to be a functioning Shopify storefront with a valid TLS certificate and no Safe Browsing warning, and the purchase path stays on its own domain. Treat it as a low-risk but unproven seller: pay with a method that offers buyer protection, keep the order confirmation, and be aware that the domain is young and its contact details could not be verified from the site itself. If you want a longer track record, compare with established eSIM providers before buying.
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