Is box2dflash.org safe?

http://box2dflash.org/

SafeStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Legacy open-source physics engine site with no malicious indicators

Box2DFlash.org is a 2008-era open-source project that ports the Box2D 2D physics engine to Adobe Flash/ActionScript 3. The site offers documentation and SourceForge downloads, carries no commercial CTAs, and shows no deceptive or harmful behavior.

Safe for historical or archival use; modern browsers will not run the Flash content.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan No antivirus detections across 92 engines

Calibrated safety spectrum

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

Purpose and content

The site describes itself as a free 2D physics engine for Flash, aimed at game and toy developers.

It is a direct AS3 port of Erin Catto’s original Box2D C++ engine.

Technical and safety status

the browser threat feed reports no threats and the TLS certificate is valid.

The domain is over 18 years old, registered in 2008.

The site itself notes that Flash is required, underscoring its legacy nature.

Outbound links and resources

Primary download link points to the SourceForge project page.

Additional links lead to the original Box2D C++ project, GameDev.net tutorials, and a developer job board.

Why the score is 92

The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 92

No detections

Saved result - stale

No detections across 92 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 0
Total: 92

All 92 engine results

0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - clean - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
AutoShun - unrated - Clean
Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
BitDefender - clean - Clean
Bkav - unrated - Clean
BlockList - clean - Clean
Blueliv - clean - Clean
Certego - clean - Clean
ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
CINS Army - clean - Clean
Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
CRDF - clean - Clean
Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
CTX AI - clean - Clean
Cyan - unrated - Clean
Cyble - clean - Clean
CyRadar - clean - Clean
desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
DNS8 - unrated - Clean
Dr.Web - clean - Clean
EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
Emsisoft - clean - Clean
Ermes - unrated - Clean
ESET - clean - Clean
ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - unrated - Clean
Fortinet - clean - Clean
Fortra - unrated - Clean
G-Data - clean - Clean
GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
GreenSnow - clean - Clean
GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
Guardpot - unrated - Clean
Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
IPsum - clean - Clean
Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
Kaspersky - clean - Clean
LevelBlue - clean - Clean
Lionic - clean - Clean
Lumu - unrated - Clean
Malwared - clean - Clean
MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
Mimecast - unrated - Clean
Netcraft - unrated - Clean
OpenPhish - clean - Clean
PhishFort - unrated - Clean
Phishing Database - clean - Clean
Phishtank - clean - Clean
PREBYTES - clean - Clean
PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
Quick Heal - clean - Clean
Quttera - clean - Clean
Rising - clean - Clean
SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
Sangfor - clean - Clean
Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
Scantitan - clean - Clean
SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
Seclookup - clean - Clean
Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
Sophos - clean - Clean
StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
ThreatHive - clean - Clean
URLhaus - clean - Clean
URLQuery - unrated - Clean
Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
VIPRE - unrated - Clean
ViriBack - clean - Clean
VX Vault - clean - Clean
Webroot - clean - Clean
Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

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CAPTURED PAGE

box2dflash.org

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

You need Flash to view this content. Box2DFlash is an actionscript library, do you really think you could avoid Flash on the website?

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
You need Flash to view this content. Box2DFlash is an actionscript library, do you really think you could avoid Flash on the website?

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.

What the site claims
Box2DFlash
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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

Free

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01Box2DFlash is a free 2D physics engine for Flash. It's a popular choice for making games and toys in.

Web research findings

Independent findings for box2dflash.org, 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.

Business registration

No public record found

Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.

Clone check

No clone detected

The completed research found no supported clone indicator.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The completed research found no supported look-alike match.

Web mentions

2 positive

Positive reviews (2)

Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.

Box2DFlashopen
"Box2DFlash is a free 2D physics engine for Flash. It's a popular choice for making games and toys in."
Box2DFlashopen
"Box2DFlash (aka Box2DAS3) is a port to AS3 of Box2D, an open source 2d physics engine by Erin Catto."

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

Domainbox2dflash.org
Redirects towww.box2dflash.org
Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Referencesajax.googleapis.com · sourceforge.net

Domain Timeline

May 30, 2008
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 18 years old today.
Aug 31, 2026
Saved security review — Reviewed as safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.

box2dflash.org has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

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 direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age18 years old

RegistrarCloudflare, Inc.

RegisteredMay 30, 2008

ExpiresMay 30, 2027

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresOct 12, 2026 (42d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://box2dflash.org/
2301https://box2dflash.org/
3200https://www.box2dflash.org/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCloudflare, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

ajax.googleapis.com sourceforge.net box2d.org gamedev.net nextgig.rocks static.cloudflareinsights.com

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, 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 coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	0 of 92 engines flagged	Limited	No saved finding	stale fallback · Aug 31, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	2 independent findings were saved	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available

Antivirus: Result0 of 92 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 31, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: Result2 independent findings were saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on box2dflash.org and not a lookalike like b-ox2dflash.org or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
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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.

Is box2dflash.org legit and safe?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on box2dflash.org, so it appears legitimate. All 92 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, and the domain is 18.3 years old, registered on May 30, 2008 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.

Is box2dflash.org safe to use?

box2dflash.org has a Safety Score of 92/100 (Safe). The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating. at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.

Could a legitimate site like box2dflash.org still be used in a scam?

Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from box2dflash.org), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from box2dflash.org is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.

Has box2dflash.org been flagged by antivirus engines?

No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report box2dflash.org as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.

Is box2dflash.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — box2dflash.org is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.

How old is the box2dflash.org domain?

box2dflash.org is 18.3 years old, registered on May 30, 2008 through Cloudflare, Inc.. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.

Does box2dflash.org have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — box2dflash.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 42 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".

Where is box2dflash.org hosted?

box2dflash.org resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.

How often is the box2dflash.org report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on August 31, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about box2dflash.org has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.

Verdict score

92/100

Safe

Legacy open-source physics engine site with no malicious indicators

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionSafe for historical or archival use; modern browsers will not run the Flash content.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

Is box2dflash.org safe?

Legacy open-source physics engine site with no malicious indicators

Purpose and content

Technical and safety status

Outbound links and resources

Why the score is 92

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Still, stay alert

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

Use a password manager

Discuss this site on the forum

Legacy open-source physics engine site with no malicious indicators

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