Security Review

Is beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 14/100

Phishing landing page on Backblaze B2 cloud storage; part of an active scam network using temporary subdomains to harvest credentials.

beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Heuristics 5·MT 18
Category tags
phishingfraud#Phishing#Data Harvester92% MT confidence
Technical red flags (1)

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
2/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
10 years old
Registered Jul 13, 2016
MT Intelligence
Dangerous
Critical likelihood · 92% confidence
DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

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

Website Preview

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LIVE RENDER
beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com

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

Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

50
/ 100
High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The renderer received an API-level XML access-denied error rather than a rendered webpage; no visual scam indicators can be evaluated from this response.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Page renders a raw XML error response with AccessDenied and 'Unauthenticated requests are not allowed for this api' message — no visual content to assess

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Critical scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust18/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation
0%
Confidence
The URL is a subdomain of Backblaze B2, a legitimate cloud-storage service frequently abused for short-lived phishing campaigns. Our antivirus network flagged it as phishing (G-Data and Gridinsoft). The evidence package documents multiple nearly identical subdomains on the same Backblaze B2 prefix (aprovacoestododia, belimite, aumentolins, template090) all flagged as phishing by security engines and listed in phishing blocklists. The name 'beneficioexclusivo' (exclusive benefit) is a common Spanish/Portuguese phishing lure. The page itself returns an XML access-denied error, consistent with a misconfigured or abandoned landing page. Backblaze maintains a dedicated abuse-report address specifically because their B2 subdomains are heavily exploited for phishing. No legitimate business registration or reviews exist for this subdomain.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

The page returns an XML API error (AccessDenied, 'Unauthenticated requests are not allowed for this api') rather than rendering a functional webpage. This is consistent with a misconfigured or abandoned phishing landing page.

Infrastructure

Hosted on Backblaze B2 cloud storage (IP 149.137.141.9). SSL certificate is valid (Let's Encrypt, 31 days to expiry). The hosting IP has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score, but this reflects the legitimacy of Backblaze's infrastructure, not the subdomain's intent. Cloud-storage services are frequently abused for disposable phishing pages because they are easy to set up and abandon.

Domain History

The WHOIS age of 3622 days refers to the parent backblazeb2.com domain, not the individual subdomain. Individual object-storage paths on Backblaze B2 are typically created on demand and are short-lived. The subdomain itself is likely only days or weeks old.

Web Reputation

G-Data and Gridinsoft both classify the URL as phishing. Security research documents multiple nearly identical subdomains on the same Backblaze B2 prefix flagged as phishing by 5+ engines and listed in phishing blocklists. No legitimate business registration, reviews, or positive reputation signals exist for 'beneficioexclusivo'.

Risk Factors
7
  • Flagged as phishing by G-Data and Gridinsoft antivirus engines.
  • Part of an established phishing network: multiple nearly identical subdomains on the same Backblaze B2 prefix (aprovacoestododia, belimite, aumentolins, template090) are documented in phishing blocklists and security rep
  • Hosted on Backblaze B2 cloud storage, a service heavily abused for temporary phishing landing pages.
  • Name 'beneficioexclusivo' (exclusive benefit) is a common Spanish/Portuguese phishing lure used to promise special offers or loans.
  • Page returns an XML access-denied error instead of rendering content, consistent with a misconfigured or abandoned phishing page.
  • No legitimate business registration, website history, or positive reviews associated with this subdomain.
  • Backblaze maintains a dedicated abuse-report address (reportphishing@backblaze.com) specifically because B2 subdomains are heavily exploited for phishing campaigns.
Positive Signals
2
  • SSL certificate is valid and issued by Let's Encrypt.
  • Hosting IP (149.137.141.9) has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score.
AI Recommendation
Do not visit this page or enter any personal, financial, or credential information. Report the URL to Backblaze abuse (reportphishing@backblaze.com) and to your email provider if you received a link to it in a phishing email.
Scam network detected
5 linked domains correlated

This subdomain is part of an active phishing network operating on Backblaze B2 cloud storage. Multiple nearly identical subdomains on the same service prefix follow the same pattern: Spanish/Portuguese names, phishing lures, and short-lived hosting. Security engines and phishing blocklists have flagged multiple members of this network.

aprovacoestododia.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.combelimite.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.comaumentolins.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.comtemplate090.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.comaumentomais02.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.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 beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
9.9 yrs
Registered Jul 2016
Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
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
3 scam reports · 5 complaints
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain is a subdomain of Backblaze B2 cloud storage (s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com), a legitimate service frequently abused for hosting temporary phishing, scam, and malware landing pages.
  • Very similar subdomains on the exact same bucket/prefix (e.g. aprovacoestododia.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com, aumentomais02.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com, belimite.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com) have been flagged as phishing by multiple
  • PCRisk scan of nearly identical subdomain reported 5/91 engines flagging it as phishing/suspicious with a 19/100 trust score; noted lack of ranking and disposable cloud hosting as red flags.
  • Backblaze maintains a dedicated reportphishing@backblaze.com address specifically because their f00x.backblazeb2.com and S3-style subdomains are heavily used in phishing campaigns.
  • No legitimate business website, reviews, or registration tied to "beneficioexclusivo"; the name translates to "exclusive benefit" and is commonly used in Spanish/Portuguese phishing lures promising special offers or loans.
  • Domain age of ~3622 days refers to the parent backblazeb2.com; individual object subdomains are typically short-lived and created on demand by users.
  • No direct scan or report found for this exact subdomain, but it follows an established pattern of abuse documented across security sandboxes, phishing lists, and user reports.
Scam reports (3)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • PCRisk Scanneropen

    "The domain was flagged by 5 out of 91 security engines, with several classifying it as suspicious or phishing-related... Category: Phishing... cloud-hosted subdomains can sometimes be used for disposable landing pages or impersonation attem"

  • PhishStats / IPFire Phishing Listsopen

    "Multiple similar subdomains on s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com listed in phishing blocklists (e.g. belimite.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com, aumentolins.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com, template090.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com)."

  • Reddit / Backblaze Forumopen

    "I've been receiving scam emails all linking to the exact same *.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com URL... At one point the Backblaze B2 domain was banned... due to one jackass phishing scammer."

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

Security research and phishing blocklists document multiple nearly identical subdomains on the same Backblaze B2 prefix (belimite, aumentolins, template090, aprovacoestododia) flagged as phishing by multiple security engines and listed in phishing blocklists. Reddit users report receiving scam emails linking to similar Backblaze B2 URLs, and note that Backblaze B2 domains have been abused so heavily for phishing that the service has been temporarily banned from some networks. PCRisk scans of nearly identical subdomains reported 5+ engines flagging them as phishing/suspicious. No legitimate business registration, reviews, or positive reputation signals exist for 'beneficioexclusivo'.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
2 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.

2Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
G-Data
Malicious· phishing
Gridinsoft
Malicious· phishing

2 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.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age10 years old
RegistrarCloudflare, Inc.
RegisteredJul 13, 2016
ExpiresJul 13, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12
ExpiresJul 15, 2026 (31d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingBackblaze Inc
Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPBackblaze Inc
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Avoid this site

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

  • Do not interact with beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.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.

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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 ↗

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 beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com scored 14/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 31 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com is 9.9 years old, registered on 7/13/2016 through Cloudflare, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • 2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • No. beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com resolves to an IP operated by Backblaze Inc in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 13, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·beneficioexclusivo.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com
DANGEROUS

This is a Backblaze B2 cloud-storage subdomain hosting a phishing landing page. Multiple nearly identical subdomains on the same service have been flagged as phishing by security engines and listed in blocklists; the current URL follows the same disposable-hosting pattern used by scammers.

Do not visit this page or enter any personal, financial, or credential information. Report the URL to Backblaze abuse (reportphishing@backblaze.com) and to your email provider if you received a link to it in a phishing email.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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