Security Review

Is cpi.ad.jp legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 91/100

Official corporate hosting portal for CPI (KDDI Group) with 28 years of operation and a clean security reputation.

cpi.ad.jpScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 82·MT 95
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% 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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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The domain is the primary storefront for a major Japanese infrastructure provider that has been in business since 1987. Our analysis shows a valid SSL certificate issued by the Japan Registry Services and a hosting IP with zero abuse reports. The site is properly registered as an electrical communications business in Japan and is a member of official registry bodies. While the company has issued warnings about third-party phishing emails impersonating their brand, the website itself is authentic and secure. Positive reviews from corporate users highlight its stability for mission-critical web and email services.
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Page Content

The page serves as a corporate portal for CPI rental server services, featuring detailed technical specifications, pricing for shared and dedicated hosting, and a business partner program. It includes links to a 'SmartRelease' test environment and various security add-ons like SSL certificates and malware detection.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a clean IP address (110.50.222.18) with no history of abuse or malicious activity. It utilizes a valid SSL certificate from a trusted Japanese authority and loads resources from verified KDDI-affiliated domains.

Domain History

The domain has been the home of CPI hosting for over two decades. The operating company, KDDI Web Communications Inc., is a well-documented entity with a corporate registration number and significant capital, establishing a high level of institutional trust.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators show a consistent track record of service, with users praising the platform's uptime and professional support. There are no credible reports of fraud or malicious behavior associated with this specific domain.
Risk Factors
1
  • The site frequently warns users about external phishing campaigns that impersonate their brand to steal login credentials.
Positive Signals
4
  • Operated by a major telecommunications group (KDDI) with a verified Japanese business registration.
  • Over 28 years of continuous operation in the hosting industry.
  • Zero detections across more than 90 antivirus engines and security scanners.
  • Official member of JPNIC and JPRS with a clean IP reputation.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for business hosting services. Always ensure you are on the official cpi.ad.jp domain before entering your login credentials to avoid impersonation scams.
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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for cpi.ad.jp, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Japan
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
2 scam reports · 4 complaints · 4 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain cpi.ad.jp is the official website for CPI rental server hosting service provided by 株式会社KDDIウェブコミュニケーションズ (KDDI Web Communications Inc.), a KDDI group company established in 1987 with hosting operations since 1997.
  • Company is properly registered in Japan with corporate number 5010001065739, capital of 65 million JPY, listed as an electrical communications business operator (A-09-2616), and is a JPNIC/JPRS member.
  • Service targets corporate clients with claims of 95%+ corporate usage rate, 28 years operation, and clients including major corporations, foreign firms, and government agencies.
  • User reviews on ITreview.jp (3.6/5 from 10 reviews) praise high stability, no major downtime for mission-critical email/web, automatic backups via SmartRelease, and test environments; some complaints about support response times, email-only
  • Company and site have issued multiple warnings about phishing/scam emails impersonating CPI support (e.g., quota alerts, 2025-2026 notices) attempting to steal login credentials.
  • No direct scam reports or complaints accusing cpi.ad.jp itself of fraud; mixed feedback focuses on service features and paid 24/7 support option (¥990/month).
  • Site maintains maintenance/disruption info pages and offers 24/7 support as a paid add-on; some older plans ending in 2027.
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • cpi.ad.jpopen

    "CPIを騙る「なりすまし・フィッシングメール」にご注意ください"

  • cpi.ad.jpopen

    "2025年10月現在、弊社からのご案内を騙った「なりすましメール(フィッシングメール)」が出回っていることを確認しております。"

Positive reviews (4)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • ITreview.jpopen

    "ミッションクリティカルな業務である、メールおよびwebがこの1年間で停止したことがないという実績は何にも代えがたいメリットです"

  • ITreview.jpopen

    "KDDIというブランドと価格が採用の決め手となりました"

  • ITreview.jpopen

    "SmartReleaseによる自動バックアップとテスト環境があるため、本番環境を壊すことがほぼない"

  • vermuda.jpopen

    "電話サポートの質が非常に高いです。最近のレンタルサーバーはチャットやメールのみの対応が増えていますが、CPIはフリーダイヤルでのサポートを"

Business registration
Status: active · Japan

株式会社KDDIウェブコミュニケーションズ (法人番号 5010001065739), established 1987-02-25, hosting business since 1997, capital 65 million JPY, Tokyo address, KDDI group company, electrical communications business operator (A-09-2616), JPNIC member

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
Research confirms that cpi.ad.jp is the official site for CPI, a service of KDDI Web Communications Inc. (established 1987). The company is a registered electrical communications business in Japan. While there are reports of phishing emails that spoof the CPI brand, these are external threats; the domain itself is highly reputable and used by major corporations for mission-critical infrastructure.

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 profiles2
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.
  • Links to 2 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerJapan Registry Services Co., Ltd. · JPRS Domain Validation Authority - G4
ExpiresJan 31, 2027 (217d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingKDDI Web Communications Inc.
Server locationJP
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://cpi.ad.jp/
  • 2200https://www.cpi.ad.jp/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPKDDI Web Communications Inc.
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 cpi.ad.jp and not a lookalike like c-pi.ad.jp.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

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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
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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 found no threat indicators on cpi.ad.jp. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • cpi.ad.jp passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. cpi.ad.jp presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd. · JPRS Domain Validation Authority - G4, expiring in 217 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 cpi.ad.jp as clean.
  • No. cpi.ad.jp is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • cpi.ad.jp resolves to an IP operated by KDDI Web Communications Inc. in JP (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 June 28, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around cpi.ad.jp have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·cpi.ad.jp
SAFE

This is the official website for CPI, a long-standing Japanese corporate hosting provider operated by KDDI Web Communications. It is a legitimate business site with a clean security record and decades of operation. You can safely use this service.

This site is safe to use for business hosting services. Always ensure you are on the official cpi.ad.jp domain before entering your login credentials to avoid impersonation scams.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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