Critical risk detected
FileCR distributes cracked software with repeated malware reports from users on independent review aggregator and Reddit. Our security stack flagged multiple threat indicators on this website. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is filecr.com legit or a scam?
FileCR distributes cracked software with repeated malware reports from users on independent review aggregator and Reddit.
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
MT Intelligence
The domain is over eleven years old and hosts a storefront offering free downloads of commercial titles. Our research found four direct scam reports and seventy-five total complaints linking downloads to viruses and system compromises. Positive mentions exist but are outnumbered by warnings about ransomware and Trojans. No business registration or verifiable contact details appear anywhere. The combination of piracy distribution and confirmed infection reports outweighs the site's age.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for filecr.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered May 5, 2015 via Cloudflare (registrant data redacted, listed country PK in one record)
- Site offers free downloads of Windows, macOS, Android software, games, e-books (frequently cracked/pirated titles)
- Trustpilot: 2.6/5 rating from 75 reviews, multiple reports of malware, compromised systems, forced extensions
- Reddit (r/Piracy, r/computerviruses): numerous user reports of viruses/Trojans from downloads; previously listed in some safe lists but removed
- Hosted on 45.148.244.19 (Alexhost SRL, Netherlands); uses custom FileCR-Proxy banner
- Scamadviser notes negative reviews and one phishing alert but overall 'Very Likely Safe' trust score
- No verifiable business entity, registration, or contact details beyond site itself
- Trustpilotopen
"This website is not trust worthy, it's sure malware in every download also thay forced to install their extension which google also warn about, it does more harm then good... NEVER EVER DOWNLOAD ANY SOFTWARE FROM THIS WEBSITE!"
- Reddit (r/Piracy)open
"FileCR isn't safe . Two buddies of mine didn't listen to my advice of reading the megathread and both of them got viruses."
- WOTopen
"This is a warez site and offers pirated software which is often used for ransomware and Trojans."
- Trustpilotopen
"Dangerous malware — got my entire Mac compromised. I’m writing this to warn others."
Our research located four scam reports and seventy-five complaints across independent review aggregator and Reddit. Users describe malware infections, forced extensions, and compromised Macs after installing downloads. WOT notes the site distributes pirated software frequently bundled with Trojans. Two older positive comments appear but recent feedback is overwhelmingly negative.
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 postal address visible on the page.
- Phone number listed (2026.06.04).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1308http://filecr.com/
- 2308https://filecr.com/
- 3200https://filecr.com/home/
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
Malware distribution detected
Signals suggest this page may deliver malicious files or exploit the browser.
- Do not interact with filecr.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- If you downloaded or ran a file from here
Disconnect the device from the internet, run a full scan with a reputable antivirus (Malwarebytes, ESET, Bitdefender), and consider a second-opinion scanner. Change passwords on any account you used from the device afterwards — ideally from a different device.
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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 from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review flags filecr.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — filecr.com scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. filecr.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, expiring in 87 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- filecr.com is 11.1 years old, registered on 5/5/2015 through Cloudflare, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. filecr.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- filecr.com resolves to an IP operated by ALEXHOST SRL in MD (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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