Is bladefriends.com safe?
http://bladefriends.com/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Bladefriends is a young Shopify knife shop with mismatched contact details and an unfinished refund policy, but no confirmed fraud mechanism.
Bladefriends.com presents itself as an online knife store selling items such as a 'Mystery Gumball Box' and 'Knife Box', built on the Shopify platform and offering an affiliate program. The domain is only about 185 days old, and the site's own pages show contact and policy inconsistencies: no contact email uses the site's own domain, no operator postal address is visible on the captured page, and the refund policy reportedly contains a placeholder return address. One antivirus engine flagged the domain in a stale report, while the browser threat feed and the TLS check returned no issues. There is no evidence of non-delivery, fake products, or a confirmed scam flow, so the score reflects a moderate-risk, unproven young shop rather than a confirmed fraud.
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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.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Bladefriends.com presents itself as an online knife store selling items such as a 'Mystery Gumball Box' and 'Knife Box', built on the Shopify platform and offering an affiliate program. The domain is only about 185 days old, and the site's own pages show contact and policy inconsistencies: no contact email uses the site's own domain, no operator postal address is visible on the captured page, and the refund policy reportedly contains a placeholder return address. One antivirus engine flagged the domain in a stale report, while the browser threat feed and the TLS check returned no issues. There is no evidence of non-delivery, fake products, or a confirmed scam flow, so the score reflects a moderate-risk, unproven young shop rather than a confirmed fraud.
Operator details are inconsistent and incomplete
The site's contact email uses a different domain than the store itself, which is a transparency red flag for a shop that asks customers to send money and personal details. The captured page also shows no operator postal address, making it harder for a buyer to verify who is behind the store or where to send returns.
The refund policy reportedly contains a placeholder '[INSERT RETURN ADDRESS]' instead of a real return address, which suggests the policy was not finished before the shop went live. This does not prove fraud, but it means a customer who needs to return an item may not have a clear, working process to follow.
Technical checks are clean, but the shop is young and commercially unproven
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, so there is no evidence of a technical attack such as malware or a phishing page. One antivirus engine did flag the domain in a stale report, but that single old detection is not enough to establish an active threat.
The domain is only about 185 days old, and the store runs on Shopify with an affiliate program hosted on a separate subdomain. A young domain and an affiliate program are common for new small shops, but they also mean there is little independent history to confirm reliable delivery or customer service.
Why the score is 58
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. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from May 22, 2026 - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| Bfore.Ai PreCrimeMalicious | malicious |
All 92 engine results
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Malicious
- 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 - Unrated
- CINS Army - Clean
- Cluster25 - Unrated
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Clean
- 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
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Unrated
- 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
- 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
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
BLADEFRIENDS.COM
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
BLADEFRIENDS.COM
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
BLADEFRIENDS
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 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
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01No contact email uses the site's own domain, which weakens operator transparency.
- 02No operator postal address is visible on the captured page.
- 03The registrable domain is only about 185 days old, so there is little independent history.
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What a visitor actually experiences
A visitor can browse products such as the 'Mystery Gumball Box' and 'Knife Box' and click an 'Add' button to start a Shopify checkout. The page also asks buyers to write down their social media username so the shop can tag them when posting the order on TikTok or Facebook, which is an unusual but not inherently fraudulent marketing step.
If this is a scam, how it works
The evidence-backed path
Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.
Because the refund policy has a placeholder return address and the contact email is on a different domain, a buyer who needs to cancel, return, or dispute an order may find the process unclear. That is a real customer-service risk, but the evidence does not show that orders are not delivered or that refunds are deliberately blocked.
If you are considering buying from Bladefriends, treat it as a new, unproven shop. Before paying, ask the seller directly for a full business address and a working return address, and confirm that the contact email domain matches the store. Use a payment method with buyer protection, such as a credit card or PayPal goods and services, so you can dispute the charge if the order does not arrive. Do not rely on the affiliate program or social media tagging as proof of legitimacy.
Web research findings
Independent findings for bladefriends.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 bladefriends.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.
- Domainbladefriends.com
- Redirects tobladefriends.com
- Hosted byShopify, Inc.
- Referencescdn.shopify.com · monorail-edge.shopifysvc.com
Domain Timeline
- Apr 22, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 6 months old when this review was saved.
- Oct 25, 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 contact email uses the site's own domain.
- No operator postal address visible on the captured page.
- Phone number listed (+1(508)603 8675).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://bladefriends.com/
- 2200https://bladefriends.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.
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
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No contact email uses the site's own domain, which weakens operator transparency. · No operator postal address is visible on the captured page.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 1 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed May 22, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed May 22, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 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
Bladefriends is a young Shopify knife shop with mismatched contact details and an unfinished refund policy, but no confirmed fraud mechanism.
Bladefriends.com presents itself as an online knife store selling items such as a 'Mystery Gumball Box' and 'Knife Box', built on the Shopify platform and offering an affiliate program. The domain is only about 185 days old, and the site's own pages show contact and policy inconsistencies: no contact email uses the site's own domain, no operator postal address is visible on the captured page, and the refund policy reportedly contains a placeholder return address. One antivirus engine flagged the domain in a stale report, while the browser threat feed and the TLS check returned no issues. There is no evidence of non-delivery, fake products, or a confirmed scam flow, so the score reflects a moderate-risk, unproven young shop rather than a confirmed fraud.
09 · Community