DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

10 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (10 outright malicious). Our security review flagged this site as high-risk. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.

Security Review

Is facebook-com.gitbook.io legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

GitBook subdomain mimicking Facebook.com flagged as phishing by BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet and six other engines.

facebook-com.gitbook.ioScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Score breakdown
Heuristics 0·MT 20
Screenshot of facebook-com.gitbook.ioSee the live page ↓
Category tags
phishing#phishing#clone site85% MT confidence
Technical red flags (1)
10 of 92 engines flagged
Positive signals (3)
Not on major blacklistsEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
10/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
Intelligence
Dangerous
High likelihood · 85% confidence

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Screenshot of facebook-com.gitbook.io
LIVE RENDER
facebook-com.gitbook.io

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust20/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The URL facebook-com.gitbook.io hosts a page titled Initial page | Facebook.com that loads content from gitbook.com infrastructure. Ten of 92 engines in our antivirus network flagged the page as phishing, including BitDefender, Emsisoft, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data and LevelBlue. The page contains no email address, phone number or postal address, which is inconsistent with any official Facebook property. The domain itself is not indexed in global traffic rankings and has no established reputation signals. The combination of brand impersonation, multiple engine detections and missing contact information points to a credential-harvesting attempt rather than a legitimate documentation site.
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Page Content

The page presents itself as Facebook.com documentation hosted on a GitBook subdomain. It displays the title "Initial page | Facebook.com" and minimal body text referencing an llms.txt file and a last-updated date of seven years ago. No login forms, contact details, or business information appear anywhere on the page.

Infrastructure

The site resolves to IP 104.18.40.47 with an abuse score of 0/100 and six prior abuse reports. SSL is valid and issued by Google Trust Services with 37 days remaining. The page loads resources from static-2c.gitbook.com, api.gitbook.com, and gitbook.com, confirming it is served through the GitBook documentation platform rather than Facebook's own infrastructure.

Domain History

WHOIS data was unavailable for this subdomain. The parent domain gitbook.io is a known documentation hosting service, but the specific facebook-com.gitbook.io path has no traffic ranking and shows no history of legitimate Facebook documentation use.

Web Reputation

Ten antivirus engines flagged the page as phishing. Browser blocklist feeds returned clean. No independent review aggregator data was available for this specific subdomain.

What this means for you

The page uses Facebook branding on a third-party documentation platform while triggering multiple phishing detections. Do not enter any credentials or personal information on this site.

Risk Factors
4
  • Ten antivirus engines flagged the page as phishing, including BitDefender, ESET, and Fortinet.
  • The URL impersonates Facebook.com on a GitBook subdomain with no official connection.
  • No contact email, phone number, or postal address appears anywhere on the page.
  • The subdomain has zero global traffic ranking and no established reputation.
AI Recommendation
Avoid this page entirely. If you need official Facebook documentation, visit facebook.com directly through your browser's address bar.
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 facebook-com.gitbook.io, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Web mentions
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for facebook-com.gitbook.io and did not find scam reports, complaints, or impersonation signals. The domain age, registration record and aggregator reviews shown above are consistent with a legitimate site.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
10 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

10Malicious0Suspicious50Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
BitDefender
Malicious· phishing
Emsisoft
Malicious· phishing
ESET
Malicious· phishing
Fortinet
Malicious· phishing
G-Data
Malicious· phishing
LevelBlue
Malicious· phishing
Lionic
Malicious· phishing
Netcraft
Malicious· malicious
Sophos
Malicious· phishing
Webroot
Malicious· malicious

10 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

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.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

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
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresAug 17, 2026 (37d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
Platform / CMSGitBook (4e9071d)

Redirect Chain

Hops
3
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://facebook-com.gitbook.io/
  • 2307https://facebook-com.gitbook.io/
  • 3302https://facebook-com.gitbook.io/project/
  • 4200https://facebook-com.gitbook.io/project

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file6
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

What to do

Avoid this site

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  • Do not interact with facebook-com.gitbook.io

    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.

  • Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

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Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·facebook-com.gitbook.io
DANGEROUS

This page impersonates Facebook using a GitBook subdomain. Ten antivirus engines flagged it as phishing, and the site shows no legitimate business contact details.

Avoid this page entirely. If you need official Facebook documentation, visit facebook.com directly through your browser's address bar.

AV engines
92
Domain age
Flagged
10
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Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • facebook-com.gitbook.io is a dangerous scam site — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for phishing and clone site. 10 of 92 security engines flag it (10 as outright malicious). This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
  • No — facebook-com.gitbook.io scored just 1/100 on our trust scale, and we detected active threat indicators. We recommend avoiding it entirely: don't log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
  • If you've already paid or handed over details on facebook-com.gitbook.io, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on facebook-com.gitbook.io and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
  • Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
  • Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.
  • You can report facebook-com.gitbook.io through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
  • Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
  • Yes. 10 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged facebook-com.gitbook.io, 10 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
  • No — facebook-com.gitbook.io is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
  • facebook-com.gitbook.io resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
  • This report is a record of the scan run on July 10, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about facebook-com.gitbook.io has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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