Is fansells.com safe?
http://fansells.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (60 of 92 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 craft shop with mixed customer-service evidence
Fansells appears to be a transaction-based shop for DIY diamond-painting products. Its seven-year-old domain, valid encrypted connection, clean Safe Browsing result, and broadly favorable review summary are reassuring, but one review describes an incomplete kit and unsuccessful attempts to obtain replacement diamonds. A saved antivirus observation also contains one stale suspicious result. These mixed signals support a Low Risk rating rather than a fully Safe verdict.
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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 76/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 2 findings pulled the score down; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Moderate1 antivirus result marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- MinorA purchaser reported an incomplete kit and difficulty obtaining replacement diamonds, despite a separate review summary describing overwhelmingly favorable experiences.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe domain is 2,559 days old.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
- SupportsThe current Safe Browsing check returned no warning.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Fansells appears to be a transaction-based shop for DIY diamond-painting products. Its seven-year-old domain, valid encrypted connection, clean Safe Browsing result, and broadly favorable review summary are reassuring, but one review describes an incomplete kit and unsuccessful attempts to obtain replacement diamonds. A saved antivirus observation also contains one stale suspicious result. These mixed signals support a Low Risk rating rather than a fully Safe verdict.
Customer evidence is mixed
A favorable review summary says reviewers overwhelmingly had a good experience and valued the product selection and prices. However, one purchaser says a kit lacked enough diamonds and that the seller was unable to provide replacements after contact.
The site also states that it charges a €3 fee per product under its EU tax notice and directs customers who buy multiple items of the same style to email customer service for refunds of excess charges.
Technical checks are reassuring, but not conclusive
The saved checks found a valid encrypted connection and no Safe Browsing warning. In contrast, one antivirus result marked the URL suspicious, although that observation is stale and its timing should be confirmed.
The domain has existed for 2,559 days, which provides useful history. The site's contact details were not reviewed in full, so this assessment cannot verify how clearly the operator identifies itself or what direct contact options it provides.
Why the score is 76
The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from October 2, 2026 - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 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
- 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
- Synthient - Unrated
- 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
- alphaMountain.aiShopping
- BitDefenderhobbies
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekershopping
- Googleshopping
- Sophosonline shopping
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
According to EU tax notices, a fee of €3 will be charged per product. If you purchase multiple items of the same style, please contact customer service via email for a refund of any excess amount.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
According to EU tax notices, a fee of €3 will be charged per product. If you purchase multiple items of the same style, please contact customer service via email for a refund of any excess amount.
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
Offical Fansells® | Diamond Painting | Cross Stitch
- Meta description
We aim to provide budget-friendly and good-quality diamond painting,DIY diamond crafts,cross stitch,paint by numbers,etc.We often update to sell the latest products.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/pages/about-usRead
- Terms/pages/terms-of-serviceRead
- Refund / returns policy/pages/warranty-and-return-policyRead
- Shipping policy/pages/shipping-infoRead
- Contact page/pages/contact-usRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Offical Fansells® | Diamond Painting | Cross Stitch
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were 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
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The domain is 2,559 days old.
- 02The saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
- 03The current Safe Browsing check returned no warning.
Web research findings
Independent findings for fansells.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
"I bought a kit from Fansells and it didn't have enough diamonds. I contacted them but they seem to be unable to provide me with these diamonds."
- Trustpilotopen
"Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. People appreciate the wide selection of products available at reasonable prices"
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.
- Domainfansells.com
- Redirects towww.fansells.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesimg.staticdj.com · static.staticdj.com
Domain Timeline
- Oct 7, 2019Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 7 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 10, 2026Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
fansells.com has operated for years and this review found no material threat — a long 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.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for www.fansells.com.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- Google Fonts
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://fansells.com/
- 2301https://fansells.com/
- 3200https://www.fansells.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.
1 antivirus result marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
A purchaser reported an incomplete kit and difficulty obtaining replacement diamonds, despite a separate review summary describing overwhelmingly favorable experiences.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 1 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 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 | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 10, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 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
- Result2 independent findings were 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.
Is fansells.com a scam or is it safe?
Is fansells.com safe to use?
Has fansells.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is fansells.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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Does fansells.com have a valid SSL certificate?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Established craft shop with mixed customer-service evidence
Fansells appears to be a transaction-based shop for DIY diamond-painting products. Its seven-year-old domain, valid encrypted connection, clean Safe Browsing result, and broadly favorable review summary are reassuring, but one review describes an incomplete kit and unsuccessful attempts to obtain replacement diamonds. A saved antivirus observation also contains one stale suspicious result. These mixed signals support a Low Risk rating rather than a fully Safe verdict.
09 · Community
Community
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