Is en.uptodown.com safe?
http://en.uptodown.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (59 of 91 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Established app distribution platform with clean technical profile and long operating history.
en.uptodown.com is the English-language front of Uptodown, a Spanish company that has run an Android APK marketplace since 2002. The site shows no malware detections, lists its own-domain contact details, and carries a supportive third-party review. Primary visitor exposure is the normal risk of third-party APK downloads rather than operator-driven deception.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 88/100
Safe covers scores 85–100. No adverse finding was saved; 5 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
No adverse finding was saved with this report.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsDomain registered 8695 days ago.
- SupportsNo the browser threat feed warnings.
- SupportsOn-domain email and Spanish phone listed.
- SupportsAn independent review platform's review reports no malware from downloaded games.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection
Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
en.uptodown.com is the English-language front of Uptodown, a Spanish company that has run an Android APK marketplace since 2002. The site shows no malware detections, lists its own-domain contact details, and carries a supportive third-party review. Primary visitor exposure is the normal risk of third-party APK downloads rather than operator-driven deception.
Technical checks and domain history
The registrable domain is 8695 days old, placing its first registration well before 2002.
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the TLS certificate is valid.
Operator identity and contact details
The site publishes an on-domain contact address (contacto@uptodown.com) and a Spanish telephone number (+34 623 195 114).
An independent review platform's review states the store’s games have not produced malware issues for the reviewer.
How visitors reach downloads
The homepage presents a conventional app-store layout with search, categories, and featured banners.
Clicking an app leads to a download page that offers the Uptodown Android client or direct APK links; the client’s own privacy policy confirms it is published by Uptodown Technologies SL.
Why the score is 88
The saved checks and analysis found no material threat. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 91
No detectionsSaved analysis from September 23, 2026 - stale
No detections across 59 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 32 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 91
All 91 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- BitDefenderbusiness
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerinformation technology
- Googledownloads_and_sharing
- Sophosdownload freeware and shareware
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
The homepage displays a clean, professional interface for an app store, featuring categories, search functionality, and featured app banners.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
The homepage displays a clean, professional interface for an app store, featuring categories, search functionality, and featured app banners.
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
App Downloads for Android - Download, Discover, Share on Uptodown
- Meta description
Download Android apps easily on Uptodown: the latest updated APKs, totally free and with no viruses.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/about-usRead
- Privacy policy/aboutus/privacyRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
App Downloads for Android - Download, Discover, Share on Uptodown
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Unknown
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Domain registered 8695 days ago.
- 02No the browser threat feed warnings.
- 03On-domain email and Spanish phone listed.
Web research findings
Independent findings for en.uptodown.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.
- Trustpilotopen
"The games in the store don't give me any issues like malware etc."
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The 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.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainen.uptodown.com
- Redirects toen.uptodown.com
- Hosted byFastly, Inc.
- Referencesimg.utdstc.com · stc.utdstc.com
Domain Timeline
- Dec 20, 2002Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 23 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 10, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
en.uptodown.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (contacto@uptodown.com).
- Phone number listed (+34 623 195 114).
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for uptodown.com.
A shared Fastly address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://en.uptodown.com/
- 2206https://en.uptodown.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 91 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed Sep 23, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 10, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 10, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 10, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 10, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 91 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Sep 23, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 10, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 10, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 10, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 10, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Established app distribution platform with clean technical profile and long operating history.
en.uptodown.com is the English-language front of Uptodown, a Spanish company that has run an Android APK marketplace since 2002. The site shows no malware detections, lists its own-domain contact details, and carries a supportive third-party review. Primary visitor exposure is the normal risk of third-party APK downloads rather than operator-driven deception.
09 · Community
Community
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