Is filmpire.sc legit or a scam?
Filmpire.sc is a dangerous pirate streaming site flagged for malware and phishing, using free movie lures to expose users to high-risk redirects.
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
Critical risk detected
4 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (1 outright malicious). Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
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MT Intelligence
The site operates as an unlicensed movie streaming platform, a category frequently used to distribute malware through aggressive ad networks. Our antivirus network shows multiple detections from engines like Chong Lua Dao and CyRadar, which flag the site for spam and malicious activity. The domain is extremely young, having been registered only a few months ago with its ownership hidden behind privacy services. Independent research confirms a pattern of high-risk behavior, with several security aggregators assigning it the lowest possible trust scores. The presence of external scripts from known high-risk domains further suggests that the site is designed to monetize users through deceptive redirects.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for filmpire.sc, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered April 1, 2026 (very young, ~2-3 months old as of June 2026); WHOIS privacy protected via Trustname.com / Fewmoretaps OU registrar
- Scamadviser assigns Trust Score 0/100 citing IPQS phishing report, suspicious classification, young age, hidden owner, and movie download risks
- Gridinsoft flags as Suspicious Website with 1/100 trust score, 4 blacklist detections, and young domain; recommends avoidance
- Reddit post in r/ScamChecker labels it High Risk (98/100 unsafe score) based on WebSafely analysis
- French verification sites (verifsites.com, franceverif.fr) rate low reliability (2/5 or negative characteristics) despite no direct fraud reports
- Site claims to be official Filmpire, offers free ad-supported movie/TV streaming, warns users about third-party scam ads/redirects; uses valid DV SSL from DigiCert
- Similar to many pirate streaming sites (competitors include flixpire.sc, moviepire.sc); some Instagram/Reddit users share it as a functional free movie site while others report viruses
- Scamadviseropen
"The trust score of filmpire.sc is very low... This website was reported by IPQS for phishing. This website has been classified as suspicious by IPQS... extremely low. This is a strong indicator that the website may be a scam."
- Gridinsoftopen
"Filmpire.sc as suspicious. The site shows signs of potentially harmful activity, such as malware or phishing... classified as Suspicious Website based on multiple risk signals, including 4 blacklist detections, a very young domain (3 months"
- Reddit r/ScamCheckeropen
"Score: 98/100. Risk Level: High Risk. Domain Age: 29 days. filmpire.sc is likely unsafe, check details in screenshot."
- Verifsites.com / Franceverifopen
"Site peu fiable, prudence à son utilisation. Le score de confiance est de 2/5 !"
Antivirus Engines
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 phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://filmpire.sc/
- 2200https://filmpire.sc/
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with filmpire.sc
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.
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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 directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review flags filmpire.sc as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — filmpire.sc scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. filmpire.sc presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · RapidSSL TLS RSA CA G1, expiring in 113 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 4 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged filmpire.sc as malicious or suspicious (1 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. filmpire.sc is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- filmpire.sc resolves to an IP operated by Ultahost Inc in NL (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.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 25, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around filmpire.sc have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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