SUSPICIOUS

Warning signs detected

Clone of filedot.to hosted on ct.ws, a free subdomain service flagged for phishing and malware abuse. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.

Security Review

Is filedot.ct.ws legit or a scam?

Be careful — we couldn't verify this site.

Do this now:don't sign in or pay until you've confirmed the site is genuine another way.

Clone of filedot.to hosted on ct.ws, a free subdomain service flagged for phishing and malware abuse.

Cross-checked against 8 independent sources 1 raised a concern
filedot.ct.wsScanned 1h ago
0/100
Trust score
0 = danger · 100 = safe
SUSPICIOUS
Score breakdown
Heuristics 72·MT 40
Screenshot of filedot.ct.wsSee the live page ↓
Category tags
file sharingHow sure we are: Moderate
Warning signals (1)
Scam-network signals (35/100)
Positive signals (4)
Antivirus clearNot 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
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown

Website Preview

Visual 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.

20
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The site appears to be a standard file-sharing platform with a functional upload interface and typical navigation elements, showing no immediate visual indicators of a scam.

Visual risk20/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Page displays a functional file upload interface with drag-and-drop capability

Layout features a standard navigation bar with Login, Sign Up, and language selection

Visual design is consistent with a generic file hosting or sharing service

Text includes a 'Make Money' link, suggesting a pay-per-download or affiliate model

No immediate signs of phishing, fake trust badges, or urgency tactics are visible

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Moderate scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust40/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation
0%
Confidence
The page presents a functional file-upload interface that copies the branding and layout of the legitimate filedot.to service. It sits on ct.ws, a free hosting platform whose subdomains have been tied to multiple phishing campaigns and malware distribution. Security vendors have blacklisted ct.ws for these activities, and the parent domain carries documented abuse reports. The subdomain itself has no business registration or contact details, which is typical for throwaway free-hosting accounts. No antivirus engines flagged the specific URL, yet the combination of impersonation, infrastructure reputation, and prior abuse on the same platform raises the risk level.
Risk Factors
4
  • Subdomain impersonates established file-sharing service filedot.to.
  • Hosted on ct.ws, a free platform repeatedly linked to phishing and malware.
  • No contact information, business registration, or verifiable ownership details.
  • Parent domain ct.ws carries multiple blacklist warnings from security vendors.
Positive Signals
3
  • Zero of 92 antivirus engines flagged the specific URL.
  • Valid SSL certificate from ZeroSSL.
  • Functional upload interface with no visible phishing forms or urgency tactics.
The full analysis

Page Content

The page shows a standard file-upload interface with drag-and-drop functionality and navigation links for Login, Sign Up, and language selection. A 'Make Money' link points to a pay-per-download affiliate model. No contact email, phone, or address appears anywhere on the page.

Infrastructure

The site runs on IP 185.27.134.139 with a clean abuse score of 0/100 and one prior report. SSL is valid from ZeroSSL and expires in 73 days. The domain is a subdomain of ct.ws, a free hosting service operated by InfinityFree/iFastNet that is frequently abused.

Domain History

WHOIS data is unavailable for the subdomain. The parent domain ct.ws is a free hosting platform known for hosting malicious content. No business registration exists for the subdomain.

Web Reputation

Three scam reports link ct.ws to phishing and malware campaigns, including fake Spotify voting pages. Gridinsoft and iQ Abuse Scan have blacklisted the parent domain. Twelve complaints were recorded against the hosting service. No positive reviews or trust signals were found for filedot.ct.ws itself.

What this means for you

The site copies a known file-sharing brand on an infrastructure repeatedly used for abuse. Avoid uploading sensitive files or providing login credentials until the domain demonstrates legitimate ownership and contact information.

AI Recommendation
Do not upload personal files or enter login details. Use the original filedot.to domain or a well-known file-sharing service instead.
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 filedot.ct.ws, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
Clones filedot.to
The page impersonates a well-known brand's site.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
3 scam reports · 12 complaints
Key findings
5 headline facts from open-web research
  • The domain filedot.ct.ws is a subdomain of ct.ws, which is a free hosting service frequently abused for phishing and malware distribution.
  • Security researchers have identified active phishing campaigns (e.g., fake Spotify voting) utilizing subdomains on the ct.ws infrastructure.
  • The parent domain ct.ws is blacklisted by multiple security vendors including iQ Abuse Scan and Gridinsoft for hosting malicious content.
  • The name 'filedot' appears to impersonate 'filedot.to', a PPD (Pay Per Download) file-sharing platform.
  • InfinityFree (the provider for ct.ws) has acknowledged that their subdomains are frequently blocked by ISPs and security tools due to high levels of abuse.
Scam reports (3)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • TweetFeedopen

    "A phishing campaign deploys fake Spotify voting and podcast pages across multiple free-hosting and disposable-TLD domains including ct.ws... Subdomains consistently combine terms like 'vote'."

  • ScamAdviseropen

    "iQ Abuse Scan has reported ct.ws for malware... phishing... and spam activities. We discovered that other suspicious sites are hosted on the same server."

  • Gridinsoftopen

    "Gridinsoft blocks this website because it was classified as suspicious website. votingglobals.ct.ws has a blacklist warning and a 31/100 trust score."

Impersonation / typosquat
Clone of filedot.to

The subdomain 'filedot' on a free hosting provider (ct.ws) mimics the name of the established file-sharing service 'filedot.to' (also seen as filedot.st).

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found three scam reports linking the parent domain ct.ws to phishing and malware distribution, including fake Spotify voting pages. Gridinsoft and iQ Abuse Scan have blacklisted ct.ws for hosting suspicious content. Twelve complaints were recorded against the free hosting service, and no positive reviews or business registrations were located for the subdomain.

Threat Detection

Scam Network

Cross-site correlation

This site shares signals with a broader cluster

Moderate correlation

Many scams don't operate alone. We correlate third-party scripts, hosting infrastructure, brand-impersonation signals, and the AI evidence package to detect when a site is part of a broader scam network.

Suspicion score
0/100
ClearLowModerateHighCritical
Evidence (1)
  • Evidence confirms this site is a clone of filedot.to.
Linked signals (1)
Clone of filedot.to

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious58Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not queried
ESET-NOD32
Not queried
Avira
Not queried
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

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
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

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.

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
IssuerZeroSSL GmbH · ZeroSSL ECC DV SSL CA 2
ExpiresSep 24, 2026 (73d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingI FastNet LTD
Server locationGB
Web serveropenresty

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file1
ISPI FastNet LTD
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

What to do

Proceed with caution

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

  • Treat filedot.ct.ws as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  • 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.

    Open

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·filedot.ct.ws
SUSPICIOUS

This is a subdomain mimicking the established file-sharing service filedot.to. The strongest signal is that it runs on ct.ws, a free hosting provider repeatedly abused for phishing and malware campaigns.

Do not upload personal files or enter login details. Use the original filedot.to domain or a well-known file-sharing service instead.

AV engines
92
Domain age
Flagged
0
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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.

  • filedot.ct.ws looks like a likely scam site — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for clone site. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
  • Proceed with caution — filedot.ct.ws scores 53/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend verifying it through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
  • If you've already paid or handed over details on filedot.ct.ws, 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 filedot.ct.ws 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 filedot.ct.ws 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.
  • No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report filedot.ct.ws as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
  • No — filedot.ct.ws 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.
  • Yes — filedot.ct.ws presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by ZeroSSL GmbH · ZeroSSL ECC DV SSL CA 2, valid for another 73 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
  • filedot.ct.ws resolves to an IP operated by I FastNet LTD in GB (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 13, 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 filedot.ct.ws 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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