DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

E-book subscription site with multiple reports of unauthorized Apple Pay charges and hidden recurring billing after small verification payments. Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.

Security Review

Is bookblitz.co legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 25/100

E-book subscription site with multiple reports of unauthorized Apple Pay charges and hidden recurring billing after small verification payments.

bookblitz.coScanned 9h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Score breakdown
Heuristics 86·MT 20
Screenshot of bookblitz.coSee the live page ↓
Category tags
subscription scam#subscription trap85% MT confidence
Positive signals (4)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsEncrypted connectionClean 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
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
Intelligence
Dangerous
High likelihood · 85% confidence

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Screenshot of bookblitz.co
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bookblitz.co

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

Visual 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.

15
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The website appears to be a legitimate educational or e-book platform with professional design and standard functional elements.

Visual risk15/100

What our vision model saw

4 signals

Professional layout with consistent branding and high-quality imagery

Functional navigation menu and standard sign-in/sign-up buttons

Automated chat assistant widget with standard support options

No visible urgency tactics, fake trust badges, or intrusive pop-ups

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust20/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The site presents itself as a legitimate educational platform selling monthly e-book subscriptions for £34.90. Four separate complaints on Apple Communities and ScamWatcher describe users being charged after a 1-cent verification payment or after simply receiving an email. The domain was registered in September 2023 through GoDaddy with full privacy protection and no identifiable business registration in any jurisdiction. No contact email, phone, or physical address appears on the page itself. The combination of hidden owner identity, documented billing complaints, and lack of verifiable company details outweighs the clean antivirus scan and professional layout.
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Page Content

The homepage promotes expert-level e-books on AI, blogging, and dropshipping with prominent sign-in and sign-up buttons. A login form is present and the page loads an automated chat widget. No physical address, phone number, or contact email is displayed anywhere on the site. The footer lists a UK/EU and USA support number plus a Cyprus company registration reference, yet no matching registration records exist.

Infrastructure

The site runs on IP 148.135.143.248 with a clean abuse score and no reports. SSL certificate is valid from Google Trust Services and expires in 69 days. External resources load from gmpg.org, jsdelivr, and Google Fonts. One redirect hop occurs with no cross-domain or homoglyph activity.

Domain History

The domain was registered on 18 September 2023 via GoDaddy and is set to expire in September 2027. The registrant uses Domains By Proxy privacy protection, so no owner name or contact details are public. No business registration records were located in any searched jurisdiction.

Web Reputation

Four user reports on Apple Communities describe unauthorized €39 monthly charges after small verification payments or unsolicited emails. ScamWatcher lists the site with phone +31203233139 and support@bookblitz.co, noting a pop-up that leads to recurring billing. Independent review aggregators show mixed or low trust scores and flag hidden ownership and negative feedback. No positive customer reviews were located.

What this means for you

Users risk being enrolled in a recurring subscription they did not intend to purchase. The combination of privacy-protected ownership, absent business registration, and multiple billing complaints indicates a high likelihood of deceptive subscription practices.

Risk Factors
5
  • Four documented complaints of unauthorized recurring charges after small verification payments or emails.
  • No verifiable business registration found despite footer references to Cyprus and EU authorities.
  • Domain registered September 2023 with full WHOIS privacy protection and no public owner details.
  • No contact email, phone, or physical address displayed on the website itself.
  • Site promotes £34.90 monthly or biweekly auto-renewing subscriptions with no clear cancellation process shown.
Positive Signals
4
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines.
  • Valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services.
  • Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports and clean reputation score.
  • Professional layout with consistent branding and no obvious urgency pop-ups.
AI Recommendation
Do not enter payment details or sign up. If you already made a small verification payment, monitor your statements closely and dispute any recurring charges with your card issuer or Apple.
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 bookblitz.co, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

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
4 scam reports
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain registered 2023-09-18 via GoDaddy; WHOIS privacy-protected (Domains By Proxy, LLC, Arizona, US); expires 2027-09-18
  • Site offers e-book subscription: £34.90/month or 17.99 biweekly with auto-renewal; topics include health, mindfulness, business
  • Multiple user reports on Apple Communities (2024) of unauthorized Apple Pay charges (~€39) and subscription sign-ups after small verification payments or emails
  • Listed on ScamWatcher fraudulent websites with phone +31203233139 (Netherlands) and support@bookblitz.co; mentions pop-up leading to trial then recurring billing
  • ScamAdviser: 'very likely not a scam' but notes hidden owner identity, low Tranco rank, negative reviews, and domain age ~2+ years (as of 2025 scan)
  • Scam-Detector: trust score 39.7/100 (medium-low); flags questionable/controversial activity
  • Privacy policy references Netherlands/EU data protection authorities; site mentions Cyprus in one user report
Scam reports (4)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Apple Communitiesopen

    "je reçois ce jour un débit de 39 €sur un abonnement bookblitz que je n'ai jamais sollicité je reçois de même un mail m'indiquant que mon abonnement ..."

  • Apple Communitiesopen

    "J'ai reçu un premier mail de BookBlitz.co Cyprius CY me proposant un abonnement. J'ai supprimé ce mail et 2 jours après, j'avais une demande d'autorisation ..."

  • Apple Communitiesopen

    "Mi août j’ai effectué une transaction à 1 centimes pour acheter un document pdf sur le site bookblitz.co Cette transaction a eu pour effet de m’abonner ..."

  • ScamWatcheropen

    "support@bookblitz.co +31203233139 bookblitz.co ... A pop up ad, disguised as part of the website you are already using, then asks you to make a 1p account verification payment. Trusting the website, if this is made, you will unknowingly the"

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

Apple Communities contains three separate threads from 2024 where users report €39 monthly charges from bookblitz.co after a 1-cent verification payment or after receiving an unsolicited email. ScamWatcher lists the domain with phone +31203233139 and support@bookblitz.co, describing a pop-up that leads to recurring billing. No positive customer reviews or business registration records were found in any searched source.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

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

Reputation Sources

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

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

Technical Details

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

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WR1
ExpiresSep 15, 2026 (69d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingInternet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited
Server locationIN
Web serverLiteSpeed
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

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

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPInternet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

What to do

Avoid this site

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

  • Do not interact with bookblitz.co

    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

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

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Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·bookblitz.co
DANGEROUS

Bookblitz.co runs a subscription service for e-books. Multiple users report unauthorized recurring charges after small verification payments or unsolicited emails.

Do not enter payment details or sign up. If you already made a small verification payment, monitor your statements closely and dispute any recurring charges with your card issuer or Apple.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
1
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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 bookblitz.co as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — bookblitz.co scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. bookblitz.co presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WR1, expiring in 69 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report bookblitz.co as clean.
  • No. bookblitz.co is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • bookblitz.co resolves to an IP operated by Internet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited in IN (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 July 7, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around bookblitz.co have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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