Is check24.de a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on check24.de. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is check24.de safe to use?

check24.de passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 96/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does check24.de have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. check24.de presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by ZeroSSL GmbH · ZeroSSL ECC DV SSL CA 2, expiring in 28 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has check24.de been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report check24.de as clean.

Is check24.de on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. check24.de is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is check24.de hosted?

check24.de resolves to an IP operated by CHECK24 GmbH in DE (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.

Is check24.de a well-known website?

Yes. check24.de sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

How often is the check24.de report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 22, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around check24.de have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is check24.de legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 96/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

CHECK24 is a legitimate German comparison giant with over 350,000 positive reviews and a 25-year history of verified business operations.

Why we trust it

Official business registration (HRB 228747) at the Munich District Court.Over 357,000 verified positive reviews on independent aggregator sites.Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our security network.

check24.deScanned 2h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 99·MT 95

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 98% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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LIVE RENDER

check24.de

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

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain is the primary home of a well-established German corporation founded in 1999. Our analysis shows it holds a top-tier global traffic rank and maintains a clean record across all major antivirus engines. While we found reports of scammers impersonating the brand via SMS phishing, the website itself is the authentic, secure platform. It features a complete legal Impressum and is officially registered with the Munich District Court. The overwhelming volume of positive feedback from independent review aggregators confirms its status as a trusted service provider.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site serves as a comprehensive comparison engine for services ranging from car insurance to holiday rentals. It includes a standard cookie consent framework and a legally compliant German Impressum.

Infrastructure

The technical setup is robust, utilizing a high-reputation IP address with zero abuse reports. The site loads external resources from its own regional domains, such as its Austrian and Spanish branches, indicating a large-scale international operation.

Domain History

This domain has been active for decades and is recognized as a household name in Germany. It is not a clone or a typosquatting attempt; it is the authoritative source for the CHECK24 brand.

Web Reputation

The reputation is exceptional, with nearly 360,000 reviews on major consumer platforms yielding a near-perfect score. Security alerts from BaFin and consumer protection agencies are directed at third-party scammers pretending to be CHECK24, rather than the site itself.

Risk Factors

Scammers frequently impersonate this brand in SMS and email phishing campaigns.
Past reports indicate isolated data exposure incidents which the company has addressed.
High-profile brands like this are often targets for 'clone site' attacks on similar-looking domains.

Positive Signals

Official business registration (HRB 228747) at the Munich District Court.
Over 357,000 verified positive reviews on independent aggregator sites.
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our security network.
Top-tier global traffic ranking indicating massive daily usage.
Long-standing domain history dating back to the late 1990s.

AI Recommendation

You can use this site with confidence for comparing prices and managing contracts. Always ensure you are on the exact 'check24.de' domain and ignore unsolicited SMS or emails asking for bank details in the brand's name.

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 check24.de, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · Germany

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

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 · 3 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Established German company founded in 1999 in Munich, operates as one of the largest price comparison portals for insurance, energy, finance, travel, and more (Wikipedia, company Impressum).
CHECK24 Vergleichsportal GmbH is officially registered as HRB 228747 at Amtsgericht München with listed managing directors and VAT ID DE308470788; full legal Impressum present on site.
Extremely high volume of positive customer reviews: ~357,000–358,000 reviews on Trustpilot with 4.8/5 or 5-star rating.
Scammers impersonate CHECK24 in phishing/SMS campaigns for fake Tagesgeld/Festgeld offers and identity theft; BaFin and consumer sites have issued warnings (2024).
Isolated user complaints on Reddit about poor customer service or perceived "scams" related to contracts; past criticisms from consumer organizations on transparency and a 2024 data exposure incident reported by Verbraucherzentrale.
Company maintains official feedback/complaint channels, ombudsman references for insurance, and has faced regulatory fines (e.g., on related C24 Bank) and legal disputes over advertising practices.
No evidence this domain is a clone or typosquat; it is the primary legitimate site with associated apps, subdomains, and widespread brand recognition in Germany.

Scam reports (4)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

Reddit (r/AskAGerman)open
"TLDR: Ich wurde von Check24 betrogen. Seitdem versuche ich, sie zu kontaktieren, aber sie haben beschlossen, mir nicht zu antworten."
Watchlist Internetopen
"Tagesgeldkonten: Vorsicht vor betrügerischen Angeboten im Namen von CHECK24. In den letzten Tagen wurden vermehrt SMS versendet, in denen im Namen von CHECK24 mit verlockenden Tagesgeldkonten zu einem Zinssatz von bis zu 5,25% geworben wird"
BaFinopen
"Die Angebote stammen nicht von der CHECK24 Vergleichsportal Geldanlage GmbH. Es handelt sich um einen Identitätsdiebstahl."
Verbraucherzentrale Bayernopen
"Bei den Vergleichsportalen Check24 und Verivox waren offenbar zeitweise sensible Nutzerdaten öffentlich zugänglich."

Positive reviews (3)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Trustpilotopen
"CHECK24 has 5 stars ! Check out what 357652 people have written so far, and share your own experience."
Trustpilot (German)open
"CHECK24 hat 5 Sterne ! Lesen Sie, was 357.690 Personen geschrieben haben, und teilen Sie Ihre eigenen Erfahrungen! TrustScore 4.8 von 5."
Wikipediaopen
"Check24 bietet als Online-Vergleichsportal unter anderem Reise- und Mobilitätsdienstleistungen an... Seit 2008 betreibt sie ein umfangreiches Preisvergleichsportal."

Business registration

Status: active · Germany

CHECK24 Vergleichsportal GmbH, Erika-Mann-Str. 62-66, 80636 München; HRB 228747 (Amtsgericht München); Geschäftsführer listed; founded 1999; multiple related GmbHs in the group; proper German Impressum compliant with §5 TMG.

Research summary

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

We found extensive evidence of legitimacy, including a detailed Wikipedia entry and active business registrations in Munich. Independent review sites show over 350,000 testimonials with a 4.8/5 rating. We also noted warnings from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) regarding identity theft where scammers impersonate this brand to promote fake high-interest accounts.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines

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.

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

IssuerZeroSSL GmbH · ZeroSSL ECC DV SSL CA 2

ExpiresJul 21, 2026 (28d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCHECK24 GmbH

Server locationDE

Web servernginx

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://check24.de/
2302https://check24.de/
3200https://www.check24.de/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCHECK24 GmbH

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 check24.de and not a lookalike like c-heck24.de.com 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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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 ↗

Referenced Domains

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

check24.es check24.at de.check24.check24 googletagmanager.com

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 found no threat indicators on check24.de. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
check24.de passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 96/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. check24.de presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by ZeroSSL GmbH · ZeroSSL ECC DV SSL CA 2, expiring in 28 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 check24.de as clean.
No. check24.de is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
check24.de resolves to an IP operated by CHECK24 GmbH in DE (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.
Yes. check24.de sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 22, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around check24.de have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·check24.de

SAFE

This is the official website for CHECK24, Germany's leading comparison portal for insurance, finance, and travel. It is a highly reputable, long-standing business with millions of users and verified legal registrations. You can safely use this site for price comparisons and bookings.

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