Critical risk detected
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Is email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca legit or a scam?
A marketing and email-tracking subdomain flagged by BitDefender and G-Data for malware distribution and listed on several global ad-blocking feeds.
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. 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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The screenshot shows a plain text '404 page not found' error, providing no visual cues to assess for scam patterns.
What our vision model saw
1 signalPage renders a 404 error
Intelligence
The domain is part of a legitimate Canadian marketing agency's infrastructure, but this specific subdomain is flagged for malware by two major antivirus engines. BitDefender and G-Data both categorize the site as a threat, which is a significant red flag for a technical endpoint. Our research shows the URL is also included in several ad-blocking and privacy lists, suggesting it is used for aggressive tracking or potentially malicious scripts. While the parent domain is over 13 years old and appears to belong to a real business, the specific activity on this subdomain is high-risk. The page currently returns a 404 error, which is common for backend tracking links that aren't meant to be visited directly by users.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain bubbleuphosting.ca created Dec 14, 2012 (age ~13.6 years as of 2026); .ca TLD, registrar Rebel.ca Corp.
- Gridinsoft flags bubbleuphosting.ca as suspicious with 23/100 trust score; 4 blacklist detections including ADMINUSLabs (Malicious), G-Data (Malware), BitDefender (Warned); multiple security providers list warnings.
- Subdomain email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca appears in GitHub adblock_privacy.txt as a blocked image/tracking domain.
- bubbleuphosting.ca used as name server/DNS for other .ca sites (e.g., heavyequipmentrepair.ca, little-bow.ca); IP in OVH range (148.113.x.x).
- Related active site bubbleup.ca (Edmonton, Alberta marketing/web hosting agency) offers web hosting, email marketing, and design services; positive client testimonials on site (e.g., Habitat for Humanity Edmonton).
- No scam reports, Trustpilot/ScamAdviser/Reddit complaints, or BBB scam tracker entries found for the domain or subdomain.
- No business registration details beyond domain WHOIS; ownership private.
Registered December 14, 2012 via Rebel.ca Corp.; expires December 14, 2026. Registrant info not publicly available (privacy). Name servers include ns1.bubbleuphosting.ca etc. Hosted on OVH in Quebec, CA.
Domain Timeline
- Dec 14, 2012Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 14 years old today.
- Jul 6, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca 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
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 · referencedDomain & Encryption
Server Reputation
What to do
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- 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 a technical subdomain used for email tracking and marketing that has been flagged for distributing malware. BitDefender and G-Data both identify the site as a threat, and it is currently blocked by several privacy and ad-blocking lists.
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 flags email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, expiring in 81 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca is 13.6 years old, registered on 12/14/2012 through Rebel.ca Corp.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca resolves to an IP operated by Google LLC 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 July 6, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around email.mg4.bubbleuphosting.ca 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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