Is filemail.com safe?
http://filemail.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: complete · 4 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (61 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Filemail is a long-established file transfer service with a subscription model and clear trial-to-paid conversion terms.
Filemail operates as a cloud-based file transfer platform offering free transfers up to 5 GB and paid subscription plans. The domain is over 23 years old, the company was founded in Norway in 2008, and it discloses its own-domain contact email. One isolated antivirus detection exists with no vendor consensus. The main commercial risk is the automatic conversion of free trials to paid subscriptions and a strict no-refund policy for yearly plans.
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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 82/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 1 finding pulled the score down; 4 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Moderate1 isolated antivirus detection across 93 engines; no vendor consensus
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 8668 days old
- SupportsGoogle Safe Browsing returned no threat warning
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection
- SupportsContact email on the site's own domain (sales@filemail.com).
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
Filemail operates as a cloud-based file transfer platform offering free transfers up to 5 GB and paid subscription plans. The domain is over 23 years old, the company was founded in Norway in 2008, and it discloses its own-domain contact email. One isolated antivirus detection exists with no vendor consensus. The main commercial risk is the automatic conversion of free trials to paid subscriptions and a strict no-refund policy for yearly plans.
Service background and operator identity
Filemail was founded in Oslo, Norway, in 2008 by Stian Tonaas Fauske and Njål Arne Gjermundshaug and later acquired by JottaCloud, another Norwegian cloud storage company. The founders remained involved after the acquisition.
The service provides cloud-based secure file transfer, allowing users to send files up to 5 GB free without registration and offering paid plans for larger transfers and additional features.
Subscription model and billing practices
The site promotes a free tier for sending files up to 5 GB and paid subscription plans for individuals and businesses. A credit card is required to start a free trial, which converts to a paid subscription unless cancelled before the trial period ends.
Yearly subscriptions carry a no-refund policy, and unused accounts do not qualify for refunds. These terms are stated on the site and represent the primary commercial risk for visitors.
Technical security signals
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the TLS connection is valid. The multi-engine malware scan shows one isolated detection out of 93 engines with no vendor consensus on malicious activity.
Why the score is 82
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/ 93
detectionsFresh result
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| ArcSight Threat IntelligenceMalicious | malware |
All 93 engine results
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - malware - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- 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
- Gridinsoft - 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
- Orcapot - Unrated
- 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 - Clean
- 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.aiFile Sharing/Storage
- BitDefenderfilesharing
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerpersonal network storage and backup
- Googledownloads_and_sharing
- Sophospersonal network storage
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
Filemail
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Filemail
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
Send Large Files - Any Size - Up To 5 GB Free - Filemail
- Meta description
Send large files of any size fast. Share files up to 5 GB free with no account required. Trusted on all platforms for secure file transfers and sharing.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/about-usRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Send Large Files - Any Size - Up To 5 GB Free - Filemail
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 61 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Saas
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The registrable domain is 8668 days old
- 02Free trial requires credit card and converts to paid subscription; yearly plans have no-refund policy
- 031 isolated antivirus detection across 93 engines; no vendor consensus
Web research findings
Independent findings for filemail.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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for filemail.com. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
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.
- Domainfilemail.com
- Redirects towww.filemail.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · filemail.b-cdn.net
Domain Timeline
- Jan 19, 2003Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 23 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 14, 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.
filemail.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.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (sales@filemail.com).
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for filemail.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
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://filemail.com/
- 2200https://www.filemail.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
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
1 isolated antivirus detection across 93 engines; no vendor consensus
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
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 93 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · analysed Oct 13, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 14, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 14, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 14, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 14, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 13, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 14, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 14, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 14, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 14, 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 filemail.com a scam or is it safe?
Is filemail.com safe to use?
Has filemail.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is filemail.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the filemail.com domain?
Does filemail.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Where is filemail.com hosted?
Is filemail.com a well-known website?
How often is the filemail.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Filemail is a long-established file transfer service with a subscription model and clear trial-to-paid conversion terms.
Filemail operates as a cloud-based file transfer platform offering free transfers up to 5 GB and paid subscription plans. The domain is over 23 years old, the company was founded in Norway in 2008, and it discloses its own-domain contact email. One isolated antivirus detection exists with no vendor consensus. The main commercial risk is the automatic conversion of free trials to paid subscriptions and a strict no-refund policy for yearly plans.
09 · Community
Community
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