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download.megaup.net serves as a file-hosting download gateway with a long-established domain.
At a glance
Antivirus · registration · identity- 1 engine classified the URL as malicious and 1 as suspicious; 58 returned harmless, 32 returned undetected, and 0 returned no usable result.
- Operator identity: Missing. No independently verifiable operator identity
- The domain was registered Jun 24, 2004 and was 22 years old at scan time.
- Google Safe Browsing returned no listed threat categories for this address at scan time.
- The site presented a valid TLSv1.3 certificate at scan time.
Intelligence
The URL points to a download endpoint on download.megaup.net, a domain registered in 2004. The visitor journey begins with a direct request to a long parameter string that appears to encode a target file. No redirects were observed. Antivirus results show one engine marking the address malicious and one suspicious, while the majority returned harmless. The page capture was incomplete, leaving visual assessment inconclusive.
Evidence Map
One or more reputation sources recorded a concern
No independently verifiable operator identity
Only partial behavior evidence was available
The domain was registered Jun 24, 2004 and was 22 years old at scan time.
- 1One antivirus engine flagged the URL as malicious and another as suspicious.
- 2Screenshot capture was incomplete, leaving visual analysis inconclusive.
- 1Domain registered in June 2004 and 22 years old at scan time.
- 2Valid TLSv1.3 certificate presented.
- 3Hosting IP had zero abuse reports and an abuse-confidence score of 0/100.
Download gateway on an established domain
download.megaup.net presents itself as a file-hosting service. The submitted URL contains a lengthy encoded parameter that likely identifies the file to be delivered. The domain itself dates back to June 2004, giving it more than two decades of registration history.
Antivirus signals
Of the engines that returned a result, one classified the URL as malicious and one as suspicious. Fifty-eight engines returned a harmless verdict and thirty-two returned undetected. No browser protection warning was recorded at the time of the scan.
Connection and hosting details
The site presented a valid TLSv1.3 certificate. The hosting IP carried an abuse-confidence score of 0/100 with zero abuse reports. The redirect path contained zero hops and remained on the same domain.
Visual capture limitations
The page capture did not complete a fully rendered screenshot, so visual analysis could not be finalized. No clone indicators were detected in the partial data that was recorded.
Website Preview
We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.
- 1Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render
Web Research
Threat Detection
Antivirus results, browser warnings, isolated page observations, and the threat pattern identified in this report.
Antivirus engine results
Evidence behind this threat profile
- 1One antivirus engine flagged the URL as malicious and another as suspicious.
- 2Screenshot capture was incomplete, leaving visual analysis inconclusive.
1 of 22 categories showed signals
This profile separates the site's primary threat from other patterns supported by the saved page evidence, public research, and security findings.
- One antivirus engine flagged the URL as malicious and another as suspicious.
- Screenshot capture was incomplete, leaving visual analysis inconclusive.
Technical Details
Identity, domain, infrastructure, and connection facts saved with this scan.
July 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM UTCIdentity
6 facts- Operator
- Missing
- On-domain email
- Not observed
- Other email
- Not observed
- Phone
- Not observed
- Postal address
- Not observed
- Social profiles
- Not observed
Domain
8 facts- Domain age
- 22 years old
- Registered
- Jun 24, 2004
- Registrar
- Tucows Domains Inc.
- Expires
- Jun 24, 2027
- WHOIS updated
- Jul 4, 2025
- Registrant
- Unavailable
- Registration country
- Unavailable
- WHOIS privacy
- Not observed
Infrastructure
14 facts- HTTPS
- Valid certificate
- TLS protocol
- TLSv1.3
- Certificate issuer
- Google Trust Services · WE1
- Certificate subject
- megaup.net
- Certificate valid from
- Jun 14, 2026
- Certificate valid to
- Sep 12, 2026
- Network address
- 104.26.0.140
- ASN
- Unavailable
- Hosting organization
- Cloudflare, Inc.
- Country
- US
- Server
- Unavailable
- Site platform
- Unavailable
- IP reputation
- 0% confidence · 0 reports
- Tor exit node
- No
Connections
13 facts- Scan scope
- Specific page
- Destination host
- download.megaup.net
- Redirects
- 0
- Cross-domain redirect
- No
- Redirect status codes
- 403
- Lookalike characters
- Not observed
- Internationalized domain
- No
- Page response
- 403
- Observation coverage
- Unavailable
- Extracted links
- Unavailable
- Unique IPs contacted
- Unavailable
- Countries contacted
- Unavailable
- Referenced domains
- 0
What to do
Scan any downloaded files with up-to-date antivirus before opening them.
If you paid, contact your bank or payment provider immediately and preserve receipts and messages. If you shared personal information, monitor the affected accounts and change any reused passwords through the official service.
Final Verdict
Why this verdict
The site is categorized as file hosting. One antivirus engine flagged the URL malicious and another suspicious while 58 returned harmless; the domain is 22 years old and the TLS certificate was valid.
Scan any downloaded files with up-to-date antivirus before opening them.
Key evidence
- 1One antivirus engine flagged the URL as malicious and another as suspicious.
- 2Screenshot capture was incomplete, leaving visual analysis inconclusive.
- 31 engine classified the URL as malicious and 1 as suspicious; 58 returned harmless, 32 returned undetected, and 0 returned no usable result.
Safety FAQ
Is download.megaup.net safe to use?+
The site is categorized as file hosting. One antivirus engine flagged the URL malicious and another suspicious while 58 returned harmless; the domain is 22 years old and the TLS certificate was valid.
What should I do about download.megaup.net?+
Scan any downloaded files with up-to-date antivirus before opening them.
How old is download.megaup.net?+
download.megaup.net is 22 years old and was registered jun 24, 2004.
What if I already interacted with download.megaup.net?+
If you paid, contact your bank or payment provider immediately and preserve receipts and messages. If you shared personal information, monitor the affected accounts and change any reused passwords through the official service.
When was this report updated?+
This report reflects the scan completed July 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM UTC.
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