Security Review

Is dvr163.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 81/100

Official support and cloud portal for EseeCloud surveillance systems with a 15-year-old domain and high global traffic ranking.

dvr163.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 80·MT 82
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
15 years old
Registered Apr 15, 2011
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 90% 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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dvr163.com

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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.

20
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The site appears to be a low-quality corporate landing page for a surveillance company; while the design is unprofessional and contains linguistic errors, it lacks overt scam indicators like urgency tactics or fake trust badges.

Visual risk20/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Grammatical errors in main banner text: 'PROCESS AS THE KEY'

Poorly formatted text block with inconsistent spacing and punctuation

Generic company profile for 'JUAN' with repetitive and awkward phrasing

Unprofessional navigation bar with basic 'Home' and 'Login' links on a dark red gradient

Low-resolution stock-style imagery of an office environment

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain has been registered since 2011 and is renewed through 2034, which is a strong indicator of a stable, long-term operation. It is linked to Guangzhou Juan IOT Technology, a known developer of security camera applications like EseeCloud and IP Pro. Our antivirus network shows zero detections across more than 90 engines, and the site maintains a high global traffic rank. While the page design is basic and contains some grammatical errors, this is typical for technical backend portals serving international hardware vendors. The presence of valid SSL and the lack of any scam reports in our research further confirm its legitimacy.
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Page Content

The site serves as a landing page for EseeCloud, providing links to Android and iOS applications, firmware downloads, and technical FAQs for NVR/DVR systems. The content is focused on hardware support for the 'JUAN' brand and its partners.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP with no history of abuse reports. It utilizes a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate and loads resources from reputable CDNs.

Domain History

Registered in April 2011, the domain is nearly 15 years old. This longevity is a significant positive signal, as fraudulent sites are typically short-lived.

Web Reputation

The domain is widely recognized in technical communities such as Home Assistant and Reddit as the standard cloud platform for various rebranded Chinese security cameras. Independent review aggregators generally rate it as reliable.
Risk Factors
3
  • Requests browser push-notification permissions, which the privacy policy notes may be used for advertising.
  • The visual design is unprofessional with several grammatical and formatting errors.
  • No direct contact email or physical address is listed on the landing page itself.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain is over 14 years old and registered until 2034.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
  • High global traffic ranking indicates a massive, active user base.
  • Confirmed association with a legitimate hardware manufacturer in Guangzhou.
  • Widely documented as a legitimate service in technical and DIY smart-home forums.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for downloading official camera software or accessing your surveillance dashboard. Be aware that the associated mobile apps may include advertisements as part of their service model.
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 dvr163.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
15 yrs
Registered Apr 2011
Business registration
Active · China
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
1 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain registered ~15 years ago (April 2011), with renewal until 2034; described as very old site with high Tranco popularity rank (~500).
  • Official site and subdomains (help.dvr163.com, v.dvr163.com, download.dvr163.com) provide firmware, SDK docs, user manuals, and login for EseeCloud/IP Pro/VR Cam security camera NVR/DVR systems.
  • Linked to Chinese company Guangzhou Juan IOT Technology Co., Ltd (Guangdong, Panyu District); app developer details match across Google Play, privacy policies, and support emails like haibinwu@juancloud.com.
  • Scamadviser rates it as "very likely not a scam but legit and reliable" despite hidden WHOIS and Trust Score 0; positives include valid SSL, long registration, and DNSFilter safety.
  • EseeCloud app on Google Play has mixed user feedback: functional for remote surveillance but criticized for aggressive cloud subscription ads, forced viewing of advertisements, and push notification issues.
  • Privacy policy explicitly mentions collecting data "to push advertisement information to users"; no direct reports of malicious push-notification spam tied to the domain itself.
  • Widely referenced in Home Assistant, GitHub, Reddit (r/homelab, r/cctv), and Intel communities as legitimate (though low-cost/rebranded) Chinese NVR firmware and cloud platform.
Positive reviews (1)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Scamadviseropen

    "in summary, dvr163.com is very likely not a scam but legit and reliable."

Business registration
Status: active · China

Associated with Guangzhou Juan IOT Technology Co., Ltd (also referred to as Guangzhou 九安物联科技有限公司 or similar variants like Taku Information Technology), located in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong. Developer of EseeCloud/IP Pro/VR Cam apps. Address details include Dashi Street, Gangbian Street.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and technical forums for dvr163.com and found no reports of fraudulent activity. The site is identified as the official platform for Guangzhou Juan IOT Technology, the developer behind several popular security camera apps. While some users on Google Play have criticized the mobile app for aggressive cloud-storage advertisements, the domain itself is recognized as a functional and necessary component for operating NVR and DVR hardware.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
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 numbers14079945
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Page requests browser push-notification permission — common malvertising vector.
  • Scam family match: Push-Notification Spam.
  • Phone number listed (14079945).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age15 years old
RegistrarAlibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
RegisteredApr 15, 2011
ExpiresApr 15, 2034
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR1
ExpiresSep 4, 2026 (73d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAlibaba Cloud - HK
Server locationHK
Web serverApache/2.2.15 (CentOS)
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAlibaba Cloud - HK
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 dvr163.com and not a lookalike like d-vr163.com.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 ↗

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 dvr163.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • dvr163.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 81/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. dvr163.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, expiring in 73 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • dvr163.com is 15.2 years old, registered on 4/15/2011 through Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report dvr163.com as clean.
  • No. dvr163.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • dvr163.com resolves to an IP operated by Alibaba Cloud - HK in HK (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. dvr163.com 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.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·dvr163.com
SAFE

This is the official backend and support portal for EseeCloud, a platform used by various Chinese security camera manufacturers. The domain is over 15 years old and is a legitimate infrastructure site for NVR and DVR systems. You can use it for its intended purpose of managing surveillance hardware.

This site is safe to use for downloading official camera software or accessing your surveillance dashboard. Be aware that the associated mobile apps may include advertisements as part of their service model.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
1
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