Is extrogames.com legit or a scam?
ExtroGames is a high-risk piracy site distributing malware-infected game cracks and repacks, with confirmed malicious activity detected in its download links.
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
Critical risk detected
2 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page. Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
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
We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.
What our vision model saw
1 signalScreenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render
MT Intelligence
Our intelligence stack identifies this site as a malware distribution hub. While it presents itself as a library for cracked PC games, sandbox testing of its files revealed malicious loader behavior that attempts to infect the host system. Multiple security engines, including Chong Lua Dao and Gridinsoft, have blacklisted the domain for hosting harmful content. Independent research confirms that the site's downloads drop executables designed to compromise user security. Despite some positive user comments on social platforms, these are frequently flagged by the community as potential bot activity to lure victims.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for extrogames.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered on 2022-07-17 (approximately 3-4 years old as of 2026); WHOIS owner identity hidden.
- Scamadviser trust score: 0/100, flagged as very likely unsafe due to Gridinsoft report, hidden owner, and game download risks.
- Gridinsoft classifies as Malware Distributor with 4/100 score and 2 blacklist detections; warns executables may contain loaders, stealers, ransomware.
- ANY.RUN sandbox analysis of download link from extrogames.com/game/cities-skylines-ii detected malicious loader behavior (drops executables, runs via REGSVR32, system infection indicators).
- Multiple Reddit threads in r/CrackSupport ask if the site is safe/trustable; mixed user opinions with explicit malware warnings and accusations of bot comments.
- Site actively distributes cracked PC games, repacks, updates, and DLCs from known cracking groups; competes with other piracy sites like skidrowreloaded.com.
- ScamDoc reports average 51% trust score; no user reviews on major platforms like Trustpilot.
- Scamadviseropen
"The trust score of extrogames.com is extremely low. This is a strong indicator that the website may be a scam."
- Gridinsoftopen
"Extrogames.com is linked to malware distribution. The typical pattern is a file presented as a normal installer, update, crack, or document tool."
- ANY.RUNopen
"Verdict: Malicious activity | Threats: Loader | URL: https://extrogames.com/game/cities-skylines-ii#download"
- Reddit r/CrackSupportopen
"DO NOT BELIEVE ALL THE BOTS SAYING IT IS TRUSTABLE. It contains Malware and is definitely NOT safe."
- Reddit r/CrackSupportopen
"Extro games is extremely trustable ive been using it for months and its amazing. ... So from my experience it is safe and trustable ... but always scan any link with a virus scanner just in case."
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.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://extrogames.com/
- 2404https://extrogames.com/
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with extrogames.com
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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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 flags extrogames.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — extrogames.com scored 8/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. extrogames.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 57 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged extrogames.com as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. extrogames.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- extrogames.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 21, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around extrogames.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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