Fake shop — do not order
Illegal streaming site flagged by 9 security vendors for malware and phishing; zero trust score from independent reviewers. The site shows patterns common to non-delivery scam shops. Don't submit payment details, and if you already paid by card or PayPal, start a chargeback today.
Is cineby.cc legit or a scam?
Illegal streaming site flagged by 9 security vendors for malware and phishing; zero trust score from independent reviewers.
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
MT Intelligence
Cineby.cc operates as a free streaming platform for pirated movies and TV series, hosted on a low-trust .cc domain registered via privacy services. Independent review aggregators assign it trust scores of 0–30/100, citing illegal content distribution, malware risks, and phishing concerns. Security vendors including ADMINUSLabs, Webroot, and VIPRE blacklist the domain; one scan reports 4 of 91 engines flagging it under the Piracy/Plagiarism category. The site lacks any legitimate business registration, contact information, or transparency — hallmarks of ephemeral piracy operations. While some Reddit users report the site works for streaming, the overwhelming evidence from security and trust platforms points to active malware and phishing infrastructure.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
Visual Screenshot 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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.
What our vision model saw
1 signalScreenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for cineby.cc, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Scamadviser flags cineby.cc with Trust Score 0, citing low Tranco rank, movie downloads, and illegal/pirated content distribution; warns of potential malware/trojans and copyright risks.
- Gridinsoft assigns 1/100 trust score with 9 blacklist detections (including malware/phishing from multiple vendors like ADMINUSLabs, Webroot, VIPRE); classifies as heuristic scam/risk and blocks the site.
- PCRisk scan on related cineby.sc shows 30/100 score, 4/91 engines flagging it under Piracy/Plagiarism category; first seen May 2026.
- Active Reddit community (r/Cineby) and Trustpilot reviews for cineby.sc describe it as a working free movie/TV streaming site with ads, but some users report heavy ads/pop-ups.
- Domain registered approximately 1 year ago (around Dec 2024) via Porkbun; related mirrors (.sc, .gd, .xyz, .vip) use privacy services and frequently change due to blocks/blackouts.
- Multiple APK download and app promotion sites exist; Apple App Store has a Cineby app with mixed user feedback comparing it to the website.
- YouTube video and comments label cineby.sc-related removal guides as potential scams themselves, warning against downloading "virus removal" software after visiting streaming sites.
- Scamadviseropen
"This website was flagged as having illegal content. In summary, cineby.cc might be a scam. We found several indicators for this."
- Gridinsoftopen
"Our system marks Cineby.cc as suspicious. ... cineby.cc should not be treated as a safe website. Gridinsoft gives it a 1/100 trust score, and multiple security vendors blacklist the domain."
- PCRisk Scanneropen
"Category: Piracy, Plagiarism. ... 4 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, with detections ranging from suspicious behavior to malware-related concerns. ... 30/100 Trust Score"
Our web research found multiple scam reports and security warnings. Independent review aggregators assigned trust scores of 0/100, 1/100, and 30/100, all citing illegal content distribution, malware risks, and phishing concerns. Security vendors including ADMINUSLabs, Webroot, and VIPRE blacklist the domain; one scan flagged 4 of 91 engines detecting it under Piracy/Plagiarism. While some Reddit users and independent review aggregator reviewers describe the site as functional for free streaming, they also report heavy advertising and pop-ups. The domain was registered approximately 1 year ago via privacy-focused registrars, with related mirrors (.sc, .gd, .xyz, .vip) rotating frequently after blocks — a pattern typical of piracy farm operations.
Scam Network Intelligence
Security Scans
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
2 scam-type patterns detected
2 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 a fake shop.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Multiple contact / trust-signal red flags on the page.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
2 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 a fake shop.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Multiple contact / trust-signal red flags on the page.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
Fake shop — do not order
Signals common to non-delivery scam shops were detected on this site.
- Do not interact with cineby.cc
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- If you already paid by card or PayPal — start a chargeback
Contact your bank or card issuer and dispute the charge as "goods not received" or "merchant fraud." PayPal users can open a case in the Resolution Centre. Act within 120 days for card chargebacks in most jurisdictions.
- Save every piece of evidence
Screenshots of the checkout, order confirmation emails, any chat transcripts, and the product listing page. Chargeback and fraud reports go faster when you have receipts.
- OpenReport the shop
Report to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov), Action Fraud UK, or your local consumer-protection body. Post the URL on the MalwareTips scam forum so other buyers can find it.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
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 cineby.cc as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — cineby.cc scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. cineby.cc presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 84 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- No. cineby.cc is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- cineby.cc 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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