Is billboardliberation.com safe?
http://billboardliberation.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (60 of 92 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Billboard Liberation Front is a long-running art-activist site, but a browser-protection feed flags it for unwanted software
billboardliberation.com presents itself as the online home of the Billboard Liberation Front, a San Francisco group that describes itself as a 'privately-held, worker-controlled shadow entity' doing 'billboard improvement'. The domain is very old, registered in 1998, and the saved TLS check shows a valid encrypted connection, which are reassuring technical signals. Against that, a browser-protection feed flags the site for UNWANTED_SOFTWARE, and a saved antivirus observation records two independent antivirus families reporting an adverse result. The site's own pages were captured and reviewed, and the only contact route shown is a 'blackbag' email address rather than a normal business contact. There is no checkout, no affiliate funnel and no cross-domain commercial call to action; the only outbound links point to a separate activist collective's project pages. The score reflects a real, established content site with a persistent unwanted-software flag that visitors should take seriously.
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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.
Why 62/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 2 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- StrongA browser-protection feed identifies potentially harmful or unwanted software.
- Strong2 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.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 10250 days old, consistent with a project that has existed since 1998.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
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
billboardliberation.com presents itself as the online home of the Billboard Liberation Front, a San Francisco group that describes itself as a 'privately-held, worker-controlled shadow entity' doing 'billboard improvement'. The domain is very old, registered in 1998, and the saved TLS check shows a valid encrypted connection, which are reassuring technical signals. Against that, a browser-protection feed flags the site for UNWANTED_SOFTWARE, and a saved antivirus observation records two independent antivirus families reporting an adverse result. The site's own pages were captured and reviewed, and the only contact route shown is a 'blackbag' email address rather than a normal business contact. There is no checkout, no affiliate funnel and no cross-domain commercial call to action; the only outbound links point to a separate activist collective's project pages. The score reflects a real, established content site with a persistent unwanted-software flag that visitors should take seriously.
A persistent unwanted-software flag sits behind an otherwise clean technical setup
The strongest adverse signal is a browser-protection feed that identifies potentially harmful or unwanted software on this host, listing UNWANTED_SOFTWARE repeatedly. A saved antivirus observation adds that two independent antivirus families reported an adverse result, naming CRDF and the browser threat feed, though that observation is marked as stale and partial, so the timing should be confirmed rather than assumed to be current.
On the supportive side, the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, so traffic to the site is not exposed to a broken-certificate or plaintext interception problem. That does not clear the unwanted-software flag; it only means the transport layer itself looked normal when checked.
An established activist identity with an unusual, minimal contact route
The registrable domain is 10250 days old, which places registration in 1998 and is consistent with a long-standing project rather than a throwaway site. The site's own text describes the group as headquartered in San Francisco and as a 'privately-held, worker-controlled shadow entity with no phone number and no permanent address', which is a deliberate artistic pose rather than a conventional business disclosure.
Contact is limited: the captured page shows no direct contact email, and the only address offered is a 'blackbag' mailbox at the site's own domain. That is a thin but real contact route, and it is not evidence of fraud by itself; it simply means there is no normal customer-support channel to fall back on if something goes wrong.
No commercial funnel, but outbound links to a separate activist collective
The page links out to INDECLINE, a separate collective, and to its projects 'The Art of Protest' and 'Control Alter Delete'. These are cross-site links to another host, but the evidence shows no monetization, no affiliate parameters and no commercial intent attached to them, so they read as editorial or artistic references rather than a paid funnel.
There is no checkout, no subscription, no crypto or gambling mechanic and no cross-domain order path in the evidence. The risk here is therefore not a commercial trap; it is the unwanted-software flag attached to the host, which is the reason the score sits in the moderate band rather than higher.
Why the score is 62
A browser-protection feed identifies potentially harmful or unwanted software. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from September 28, 2026 - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 2
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| CRDFMalicious | malicious |
| Google Safe BrowsingMalicious | malicious |
All 92 engine results
- CRDF - Malicious
- Google Safe Browsing - Malicious
- 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 - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- Criminal IP - Clean
- 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
- 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 - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- 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
- BitDefenderparked
- alphaMountain.aiBusiness/Economy, Politics/Opinion
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerbusiness and economy
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
Detected threat categories: UNWANTED_SOFTWARE, UNWANTED_SOFTWARE, UNWANTED_SOFTWARE, UNWANTED_SOFTWARE.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
Billboard LIBERATION Front
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Billboard LIBERATION Front
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
Marketing for the People
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- Contact page/contact-us/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Marketing for the People
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
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
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01A browser-protection feed flags the host for UNWANTED_SOFTWARE, and a saved antivirus observation records two independent antivirus families reporting an adverse result.
- 02A browser-protection feed identifies potentially harmful or unwanted software.
- 032 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 billboardliberation.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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for billboardliberation.com. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
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.
- Domainbillboardliberation.com
- Redirects towww.billboardliberation.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesthisisindecline.com · static.cloudflareinsights.com
Domain Timeline
- Sep 28, 1998Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 28 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 21, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for billboardliberation.com.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
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
- 1301http://billboardliberation.com/
- 2301https://billboardliberation.com/
- 3200https://www.billboardliberation.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
A browser-protection feed identifies potentially harmful or unwanted software. · 2 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.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, 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 | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Sep 28, 2026 |
| Browser protection | 4 browser threat categories matched | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 21, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 21, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 21, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 21, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Sep 28, 2026
- Browser protection
- Result4 browser threat categories matched
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Billboard Liberation Front is a long-running art-activist site, but a browser-protection feed flags it for unwanted software
billboardliberation.com presents itself as the online home of the Billboard Liberation Front, a San Francisco group that describes itself as a 'privately-held, worker-controlled shadow entity' doing 'billboard improvement'. The domain is very old, registered in 1998, and the saved TLS check shows a valid encrypted connection, which are reassuring technical signals. Against that, a browser-protection feed flags the site for UNWANTED_SOFTWARE, and a saved antivirus observation records two independent antivirus families reporting an adverse result. The site's own pages were captured and reviewed, and the only contact route shown is a 'blackbag' email address rather than a normal business contact. There is no checkout, no affiliate funnel and no cross-domain commercial call to action; the only outbound links point to a separate activist collective's project pages. The score reflects a real, established content site with a persistent unwanted-software flag that visitors should take seriously.
09 · Community
Community
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