Warning signs detected
AWS EC2 dev server hosting Phibro-Tech waste forms with no SSL, no contact info, and no official domain connection.
Is ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com legit or a scam?
AWS EC2 dev server hosting Phibro-Tech waste forms with no SSL, no contact info, and no official domain connection.
This is an AWS EC2 development server running a test version of Phibro-Tech forms. The domain is not the company's official website and lacks proper security or contact details.
Score breakdown
See the live page ↓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
Website Preview

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. Marker positions are approximate. See full visual analysis →
Visual 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.
No scam visual patterns detected
The page appears to be a legitimate corporate website for Phibro Tech, Inc. with no signs of malicious intent or scam patterns.
What our vision model saw
3 signalsProfessional corporate website layout for an industrial recycling company
Consistent branding and navigation structure
No indicators of phishing, urgency tactics, or deceptive patterns
Intelligence
The page displays legitimate-looking content for Phibro-Tech, an established industrial recycling company. However, the URL is a raw AWS EC2 hostname rather than the company's verified domain at phibrotech.com. No SSL certificate is present, and the page contains zero contact methods despite being a business form portal. The title explicitly labels this as a 'Redux Dev' environment, confirming it is a development or testing instance. The evidence package notes this is not the public-facing site and carries no malicious detections, yet the combination of missing security and unofficial hosting raises concerns for any user entering data.
Web Research Findings
Independent findings for ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- The domain 'ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com' is a standard Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 instance hostname.
- The page title 'Phibrotech Wasteforms Redux Dev' suggests this is a development or testing environment hosted on AWS.
- Phibro-Tech, Inc. is a real, established company specializing in industrial chemical recycling and water treatment, with an official website at phibrotech.com.
- There is no evidence linking this specific AWS instance to malicious activity or impersonation of the Phibro-Tech brand.
- AWS EC2 hostnames are dynamically assigned to virtual servers and do not inherently represent the official web presence of any organization.
Phibro-Tech, Inc. is a legitimate industrial chemical company based in Santa Fe Springs, California.
Domain Timeline
- Aug 18, 2005Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 21 years old today.
- Jul 22, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as suspicious
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
Threat Detection
Scam Network
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedThe plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
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
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
What to do
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Final Verdict
This is an AWS EC2 development server running a test version of Phibro-Tech forms. The domain is not the company's official website and lacks proper security or contact details.
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com looks like a likely scam site — avoid interacting with it. The domain is 20.9 years old through MarkMonitor Inc.. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
- Proceed with caution — ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com scores 59/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend verifying it through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- If you've already paid or handed over details on ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
- Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
- Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.
- You can report ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
- Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
- No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
- No — ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
- ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com is 20.9 years old, registered on August 18, 2005 through MarkMonitor Inc.. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
- ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Technologies Inc. in US (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
- This report is a record of the scan run on July 22, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about ec2-52-7-223-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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