Is balloonfiles.com a scam?

Our automated security review flags balloonfiles.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.

Is balloonfiles.com safe to use?

No — balloonfiles.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.

Does balloonfiles.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. balloonfiles.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 42 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the balloonfiles.com domain?

balloonfiles.com is 5 months old, registered on 1/25/2026 through Gandi SAS. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has balloonfiles.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

18 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged balloonfiles.com as malicious or suspicious (16 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.

Is balloonfiles.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. balloonfiles.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is balloonfiles.com hosted?

balloonfiles.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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.

How often is the balloonfiles.com report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 24, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around balloonfiles.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is balloonfiles.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Balloonfiles.com is a dangerous distribution point for malware disguised as a PDF converter, flagged by 16 antivirus engines for hosting malicious loaders.

Top reasons

16 antivirus engines including BitDefender and Sophos flag the site as malicious.Sandbox analysis confirms the site distributes a loader that monitors system activity.Associated with 'BalloonzFiles.exe', which exhibits malware-like evasion techniques.

balloonfiles.comScanned 1h ago

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Trust score

DANGEROUS

Heuristics 0·MT 12

Category tags

malwarephishing#malware#phishing95% MT confidence

Technical red flags (1)

18 of 92 engines flagged

Warning signals (2)

Domain is 5 months old Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (3)

Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

18/92

Engines flagged this URL

Domain Age

5 months old

Registered Jan 25, 2026

MT Intelligence

Dangerous

Critical likelihood · 95% confidence

DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

18 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (16 outright malicious). Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.

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LIVE RENDER

balloonfiles.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Critical scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust12/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation

Confidence

Our analysis identifies this domain as part of a malware distribution network. While the page currently displays a 'Coming Soon' message, technical data shows it is actively used to host or redirect to 'BalloonzFiles.exe', a known malicious loader. Security engines including BitDefender, ADMINUSLabs, and CRDF have flagged the site for phishing and malware activity. Sandbox testing reveals the software performs suspicious actions like reading system registry keys, evading debuggers, and creating unauthorized processes. The lack of any legitimate business registration for the listed publisher, NAITHON LIMITED, further confirms the fraudulent nature of the operation.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site currently presents a minimal 'Coming Soon' landing page with no contact information, physical address, or social media presence. This is a common tactic for domains used as backend infrastructure for malware campaigns or temporary landing pages for phishing lures.

Infrastructure

The domain is hosted on a common content delivery network, but its reputation is severely compromised. It has been active for approximately 150 days and uses a Google Trust Services SSL certificate to appear secure, though the underlying activity is malicious.

Domain History

Registered through Gandi SAS about five months ago, the domain has no history of legitimate traffic or business use. It is closely tied to 'getballoonfiles.com', which has been documented in sandbox reports as a source for data-stealing software.

Web Reputation

The site has a very poor reputation across our security network. 16 different antivirus engines have issued blacklisted status for this URL. Independent security researchers have documented the site's involvement in 'loader' threats that attempt to gain persistence on a user's computer.

Risk Factors

16 antivirus engines including BitDefender and Sophos flag the site as malicious.
Sandbox analysis confirms the site distributes a loader that monitors system activity.
Associated with 'BalloonzFiles.exe', which exhibits malware-like evasion techniques.
No verifiable business registration or contact details for the operator.
Domain is linked to known phishing and malware-hosting reports.
The site lacks any legitimate traffic or presence in global web indexes.

Positive Signals

The domain uses a valid SSL certificate.

AI Recommendation

Avoid this website entirely and do not download any software it offers. If you have already downloaded a file from this site, run a full system scan with a reputable antivirus immediately.

Scam network detected

2 linked domains correlated

This domain is part of a small network of sites used to host and update the 'Balloonz Files' malware.

getballoonfiles.comupd.balloonfiles.com

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 balloonfiles.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

5 months

Registered Jan 2026

Business registration

Not found · Unknown

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

4 scam reports

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain balloonfiles.com is ~150 days old and hosts/downloads for "Balloonz Files" / BalloonzFiles.exe, marketed as a free desktop PDF converter/merger tool (related getballoonfiles.com site)
ANY.RUN analysis of getballoonfiles.com labels it "Malicious activity" with threat "Loader"; executable performs proxy execution via Explorer, drops files, reads extensive system info (GUID, registry keys, installed software), creates unins
Joe Sandbox report on sample from balloonfiles.com: Avira flags domain as "phishing"; detection score 52/100 with behaviors including memory allocation with write-watch, long sleeps for evasion, debugger detection, suspended process creatio
Listed on ScamFoo.com as a "Potentially Unsafe Site" approximately 1 month ago with "Unknown" trust indicators
Installer/uninstaller pages reference "NAITHON LIMITED" as publisher; no independent verification of this company as legitimate software developer
Page title "Balloon Files | Coming Soon" suggests the scanned domain may be a landing or redirect page tied to the same malicious PDF utility campaign
No positive user reviews, Trustpilot/ScamAdviser entries, or legitimate business records found; multiple sandbox detections confirm loader/phishing behavior

Scam reports (4)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

Joe Sandboxopen
"Source: https://www.balloonfiles.com , Avira URL Cloud: Label: phishing"
ANY.RUNopen
"Verdict: Malicious activity ... Threats: Loader ... getballoonfiles.com ... BalloonzFiles.exe (NAITHON LIMITED)"
ScamFooopen
"balloonfiles.com (1 month ago) ... listed as potentially unsafe/risky site"
urlquery.netopen
"upd.balloonfiles.com /ballonzAuth"

Business registration

Status: not found · Unknown

Company name NAITHON LIMITED appears on uninstallers and malware reports for BalloonzFiles/BalloonFiles; no verifiable legitimate business registration found

Research summary

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

Our research uncovered several security reports from independent analysis platforms identifying this site as a threat. One report confirms the domain hosts a 'loader' that performs proxy execution and reads sensitive system information. Another security database lists the site as a phishing risk, specifically tied to the 'Balloonz Files' executable. We found no evidence of a legitimate company named NAITHON LIMITED, which is listed as the software publisher in technical logs.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live

18 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

16Malicious2Suspicious44Harmless92Engines

of 92

ADMINUSLabs

Malicious· malicious

alphaMountain.ai

Malicious· malicious

BitDefender

Malicious· phishing

Certego

Malicious· malicious

Chong Lua Dao

Malicious· malicious

CRDF

Malicious· malicious

CyRadar

Malicious· malicious

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Malicious· malicious

Fortinet

Malicious· malware

G-Data

Malicious· phishing

Kaspersky

Malicious· malware

Lionic

Malicious· malicious

Rising

Malicious· malicious

Sophos

Malicious· malware

VIPRE

Malicious· malware

Webroot

Malicious· malicious

ESET

Suspicious· suspicious

Gridinsoft

Suspicious· suspicious

18 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

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 profiles0

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.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age5 months old

RegistrarGandi SAS

RegisteredJan 25, 2026

ExpiresJan 25, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresAug 6, 2026 (42d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://balloonfiles.com/
2200https://www.balloonfiles.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCloudflare, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Avoid this site

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

Do not interact with balloonfiles.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
Share your experience
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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 ↗

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 flags balloonfiles.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
No — balloonfiles.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
Yes. balloonfiles.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 42 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
balloonfiles.com is 5 months old, registered on 1/25/2026 through Gandi SAS. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
18 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged balloonfiles.com as malicious or suspicious (16 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
No. balloonfiles.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
balloonfiles.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 24, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around balloonfiles.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·balloonfiles.com

DANGEROUS

This site is linked to a malicious software campaign distributing a fake PDF utility called Balloonz Files. Multiple security engines and sandbox analyses confirm the site hosts loaders and phishing threats. Do not download any files or provide information here.

Avoid this website entirely and do not download any software it offers. If you have already downloaded a file from this site, run a full system scan with a reputable antivirus immediately.

AV engines

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