Is echo.sbknext.com legit or a scam?
A legitimate AI productivity agent and hobby project by developer Sambhaji Kolate with a clean security record and nearly 10 years of domain history.
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
Shop shows non-delivery red flags
A legitimate AI productivity agent and hobby project by developer Sambhaji Kolate with a clean security record and nearly 10 years of domain history. Several red flags typical of non-delivery shops are present. Don't pay by crypto or wire, and keep the chargeback window in mind.
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
The website presents a professional and cohesive design for an AI-driven productivity and health service, showing no visual indicators of common scam patterns or brand cloning.
What our vision model saw
6 signalsProfessional layout with consistent branding and high-quality typography
Functional navigation bar with links to features, roadmap, and about pages
Interactive chat widget with clear service description and no immediate data requests
Absence of high-pressure urgency tactics or fake countdown timers
No visible fake trust badges or security seals
Clear value proposition for an AI service with no signs of brand impersonation
MT Intelligence
The domain has been registered for nearly a decade, which is a strong indicator of stability compared to the short-lived domains used by scammers. Our analysis confirms the site is operated by a real developer, Sambhaji Kolate, who is active in the open-source and ERPNext communities. While our automated fingerprinting flagged a potential crypto-checkout pattern, manual review of the evidence shows the service is currently free and does not actually process payments. The professional layout, lack of high-pressure tactics, and transparent 'hobby project' disclosure further support its legitimacy. No antivirus engines or blocklists have flagged the site in its long history.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for echo.sbknext.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain echo.sbknext.com is a subdomain of sbknext.com, operated by solo developer Sambhaji Kolate (Pune, India) as a hobby/side project; linked to DIGITALPRIZM INFOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED.
- Site promotes Echo AI as a free personal AI agent for productivity, personalized news/finance digests, health/Ayurveda insights (dosha, sleep, habits), with Telegram automation features. Explicitly states "Both plans are free. No cards, no
- Beta access via chat command "/make-me-beta-user" after manual review; no payments or checkout process mentioned on the page.
- No scam reports, complaints, or negative user feedback found across web searches, Reddit, or review sites. "Crypto-Only Checkout" flag in scan does not match observed page content.
- Related subdomains include forge.sbknext.com (agent toolkit) and mcp.sbknext.com. Developer active in Frappe/ERPNext community and on X (@KolateSambhaji).
- Page includes user testimonial, live demo conversation, and disclaimers that it is a working demo/hobby project for informational purposes only.
- Company has mixed signals: registered in India but one employee review rates it -5/5; no widespread negative coverage found.
- Page content / developer siteopen
"RK “I open Echo before checking email now. Morning briefing covers my pending tasks, market moves, and news — all in 30 seconds. Replaced 4 apps for me.” — Rahul K., Software Engineer, Bangalore"
- Frappe Discussopen
"Echo — AI agent on top of Brain. Multi-user, security-first, row-level isolation, audit trail on every action."
Associated with DIGITALPRIZM INFOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED (ROC Pune, registered ~2016, address in Kothrud, Pune). Developer Sambhaji Kolate (sbkolate on GitHub, LinkedIn, X) lists sbknext.com. One employee review is negative.
Scam Network Intelligence
Antivirus Engines
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.
- Scam family match: Crypto-Only Checkout.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://echo.sbknext.com/
- 2200https://echo.sbknext.com/
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
1 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.
- Crypto-only checkout — no card / bank payment option.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Multiple contact / trust-signal red flags on the page.
1 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.
- Crypto-only checkout — no card / bank payment option.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Multiple contact / trust-signal red flags on the page.
Fake-shop warning signs
Signals common to non-delivery scam shops were detected on this site.
- Treat echo.sbknext.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- 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 marked echo.sbknext.com as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- echo.sbknext.com currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. echo.sbknext.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 63 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- echo.sbknext.com is 9.9 years old, registered on 7/30/2016 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. 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 echo.sbknext.com as clean.
- No. echo.sbknext.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- echo.sbknext.com 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.
- 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 echo.sbknext.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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