Security Review

Is empirestores.co legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 92/100

EmpireStores.co is a legitimate adult entertainment and retail portal operated by Ravana, LLC, with no history of security threats or scam reports.

empirestores.coScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 92·MT 92
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% 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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Screenshot of empirestores.co
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empirestores.co

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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.

65
/ 100
High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page presents a high-friction age-verification gateway for adult content, which is a common pattern for both legitimate adult sites and high-risk affiliate/scam landing pages designed to filter traffic.

Visual risk65/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Age-verification gateway modal obscuring main site content

Generic 'empirestore' branding with no specific industry indicators

Legal disclaimer mentions 'penalty of perjury' for age certification

Minimalist layout with a stock-style abstract network background

Lack of visible navigation, contact information, or physical address on the landing screen

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
Our analysis confirms this site is the official shopping portal for a well-established adult entertainment network. The domain is operated by Ravana, LLC, a verified business headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. Technical scans show zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and no reports of malicious activity on the hosting IP. While the landing page uses a strict age-verification gateway, this is a standard legal requirement for adult content rather than a deceptive tactic. The site has been active for over a decade and maintains a clean reputation across major security blocklists.
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Page Content

The site functions as a gateway to various adult entertainment subdomains and a retail store for DVDs and related products. It requires a mandatory age-verification step before any content is visible, which is consistent with legal compliance for its industry.

Infrastructure

The domain is hosted on a clean IP address with no history of abuse reports. It uses a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt and loads resources from established content delivery networks and internal analytics platforms.

Domain History

While WHOIS data is redacted, our research confirms the domain has been part of the Ravana, LLC ecosystem for many years. It is linked to other reputable industry domains like adultempire.com and dvdempire.com.

Web Reputation

The site maintains a high trust rating among independent review aggregators. There are no consumer complaints or scam reports associated with the domain, and it is recognized as an authorized distributor for major adult studios.
Risk Factors
2
  • The site uses a high-friction age-verification gateway which can sometimes be used by high-risk affiliate sites, though here it is for legal compliance.
  • All sales are final and nonrefundable, which is a strict policy but clearly disclosed in the terms.
Positive Signals
4
  • Operated by a verified U.S. business, Ravana, LLC, with a physical headquarters in Pennsylvania.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and major security blocklists.
  • Long-standing operational history with no recorded scam reports or consumer complaints.
  • Official distributor for major, well-known adult entertainment brands.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for its intended purpose. Ensure you are comfortable with their strict no-refund policy before making a purchase.
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 empirestores.co, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · United States
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
5 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • empirestores.co is an official on-demand streaming, DVD, and sex toy store for adult content, requiring age verification and featuring subdomains for major studios (e.g., naughtyamerica.empirestores.co, brazzers.empirestores.co).
  • Operated by Ravana, LLC (“EmpireStores.co”), with headquarters in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; physical address listed as 2140 Woodland Rd., Warrendale, PA 15086.
  • All purchases are final and nonrefundable; chargebacks result in account termination (per Terms of Use).
  • Scamadviser rates related subdomains and empirestore.net as likely safe/legit; Checksite.ai reports no malicious content or scams associated with empirestores.co.
  • No consumer complaints, scam reports, or negative reviews found on Reddit, Trustpilot, or general web searches; site has operated for years with references dating back over a decade.
  • Terms governed by Pennsylvania and U.S. federal law; complaints about content reviewed within 5 business days; privacy complaints directed to privacy@adultempire.com or supervisory authorities.
  • Related domain empirestore.net registered in 2012 via GoDaddy; empirestores.co functions as the primary shopping portal for AdultEmpire/Ravana, LLC.
Business registration
Status: active · United States

Operated by Ravana, LLC, headquartered in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (address: 2140 Woodland Rd., Warrendale, PA 15086). Contact: privacy@adultempire.com.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for empirestores.co and found no scam reports or complaints. The site is identified as a legitimate business operation by Ravana, LLC, with a physical presence in Pennsylvania. Independent trust aggregators and security researchers consistently rate the domain and its associated network as safe and legitimate.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines
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 numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R13
ExpiresAug 10, 2026 (52d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingRight Ascension, Inc.
Server locationUS
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://empirestores.co/
  • 2302https://empirestores.co/
  • 3200https://empirestores.co/AgeConfirmation?url2=/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPRight Ascension, Inc.
Usage typeCommercial

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 empirestores.co and not a lookalike like e-mpirestores.co.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

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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 empirestores.co. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • empirestores.co passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 92/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. empirestores.co presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 52 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report empirestores.co as clean.
  • No. empirestores.co is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • empirestores.co resolves to an IP operated by Right Ascension, Inc. in US (usage type: Commercial). 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. empirestores.co 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.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 19, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around empirestores.co have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·empirestores.co
SAFE

This is a legitimate adult content portal operated by Ravana, LLC, a registered business in Pennsylvania. It serves as an official shopping and streaming hub for major adult studios and has a long-standing history of clean operations.

This site is safe to use for its intended purpose. Ensure you are comfortable with their strict no-refund policy before making a purchase.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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