Critical risk detected
2 of 93 antivirus engines flag this page. Our security stack flagged multiple threat indicators on this website. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is cataz.to legit or a scam?
Pirate streaming site cataz.to flagged malicious by two AV engines with multiple low-trust reports and no business registration.
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.
Analysis Summary
AI Security Analysis
The site presents itself as a free streaming platform for movies and TV shows with several domain variants used over time. Two antivirus engines specifically marked the page malicious while browser blocklists stayed clean. Independent review sites assigned extremely low trust scores and highlighted the risk of scams tied to its movie offerings. The domain is over two years old with valid SSL and a clean hosting IP, yet no legitimate business registration exists. Reddit discussions confirm its use for pirated content and past domain takedowns. These combined signals point to elevated risk despite the site's age.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for cataz.to, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- cataz.to operates as a free movie and TV streaming site, previously cataz.net (nuked ~4 years ago per Reddit r/Piracy).
- Scamadviser assigns trust score 0 and states strong likelihood of scam due to movie download offerings.
- Gridinsoft assigns 8/100 trust score and notes multiple security vendor blacklists.
- Reddit r/Piracy threads discuss site downtime ('nuked'), use for pirated content, and alternatives.
- Semrush reports ~7.41M visits in April 2026; SimilarWeb/Ahrefs list competitors in streaming category.
- Domain variants include cataz.my, cataz.sbs, cataz.lol; site uses Cloudflare and shows ads/trackers.
- Domain age ~1069 days; no legitimate business registration or positive reviews found.
- Scamadviseropen
"In summary, cataz.to has a very low trust score which indicates that there is a strong likelyhood the website is a scam. Be very careful when using this website!"
- Gridinsoftopen
"Multiple security vendors blacklist Cataz.to , and our checks show a 8/100 trust score. Avoid entering personal or payment data."
Our research found two scam-related mentions on review sites warning of very low trust and blacklisting. Reddit threads in r/Piracy discuss the site as a piracy platform that has been taken down before and note its various domain variants. No positive reviews or legitimate business records appeared in searches.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
Malware distribution detected
Signals suggest this page may deliver malicious files or exploit the browser.
- Do not interact with cataz.to
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- If you downloaded or ran a file from here
Disconnect the device from the internet, run a full scan with a reputable antivirus (Malwarebytes, ESET, Bitdefender), and consider a second-opinion scanner. Change passwords on any account you used from the device afterwards — ideally from a different device.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review flags cataz.to as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — cataz.to scored 17/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. cataz.to presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 82 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- cataz.to is 2.9 years old, registered on 6/30/2023 through Government of Kingdom of Tonga. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 2 out of 93 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged cataz.to as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. cataz.to is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- cataz.to resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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