Is firstvds.ru a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on firstvds.ru. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is firstvds.ru safe to use?

firstvds.ru passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 79/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does firstvds.ru have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. firstvds.ru presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 58 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has firstvds.ru been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report firstvds.ru as clean.

Is firstvds.ru on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. firstvds.ru is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is firstvds.ru hosted?

firstvds.ru resolves to an IP operated by JSC IOT in RU (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.

How often is the firstvds.ru report updated?

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.

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is firstvds.ru legit or a scam?

Name: Is firstvds.ru legit or a scam?
Item: firstvds.ru
Rating: 4
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Safe· 79/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Legitimate Russian VPS/VDS hosting provider with clean scans and official registration but mixed user feedback on support.

Why we trust it

Zero detections across our antivirus network and browser blocklists.Official business registration as JSC IOT in Russia with active RKN listing.Valid SSL certificate and clean hosting IP with no abuse reports.

firstvds.ruScanned 7d ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 91·MT 72

Category tags

hosting80% MT confidence

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 80% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust72/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The page is a standard commercial site offering virtual server rentals with clear service descriptions and contact details. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists returned zero flags while the hosting IP shows no abuse history. Business records confirm it operates as JSC IOT and is listed in the Russian hosting registry since at least 2002. Some complaints appear on review sites regarding account handling and fees, yet multiple positive ratings exist on Yandex and other platforms. These factors together indicate a real company rather than a fraudulent operation.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site promotes VPS and VDS server rentals with pricing, configurations, and Russian-language support. It lists services such as object storage, DDoS protection, and domain registration without any login forms or urgency tactics.

Infrastructure

Valid SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt, clean IP reputation with zero abuse reports, and no malicious redirects detected. External resources load from known CDNs and Yandex services.

Domain History

Established Russian provider operating as АО «ИОТ» with registration in the official RKN hosting registry and claims of service since 2002.

Web Reputation

Positive reviews on Yandex Maps and Tinkoff alongside scattered complaints on review platforms about support and billing practices.

Risk Factors

Eight user complaints noted on review sites about account deletions and support issues.
Some reports mention high fees charged to foreign customers.

Positive Signals

Zero detections across our antivirus network and browser blocklists.
Official business registration as JSC IOT in Russia with active RKN listing.
Valid SSL certificate and clean hosting IP with no abuse reports.
Multiple positive reviews on Yandex and Tinkoff platforms averaging above 4.5 stars.

AI Recommendation

The site is a real hosting provider. Review recent customer feedback on independent Russian review platforms before signing up for long-term service.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

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firstvds.ru

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 firstvds.ru, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · Russia

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

3 scam reports · 8 complaints · 3 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Russian VPS/VDS hosting provider operating as JSC IOT (АО «ИОТ»), registered in RKN hosting registry
Reviews on multiple sites including Yandex Maps (4.6/5 from 153 ratings), Tinkoff (4.8/5 from 856 reviews)
Some user complaints on otzovik.com, hostadvice.com about account deletions, spam issues, support, and fees for foreigners
Listed in web hosting directories since at least 2014; company claims operations since 2002
No evidence of typosquatting or cloning famous brands; legitimate .ru domain for hosting services
Positive mentions of cheap pricing, Russian support, and uptime in several reviews
Domain firstvds.ru associated with AS29182, IP ranges in Russia

Scam reports (3)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

otzovik.comopen
"Они мошенники. Вчера удалили сайт, вместе со всеми бекапами, сайту 10 лет, просили не удалять, что заплатим, не знаем что делать, с всеми доказательствами, написали на них заявление в полицию"
hostadvice.comopen
"Spammers that sent spam. This hosting provider allowed spammers to use their services. I receive about 30 spam emails a day from VPS systems hosted by them."
websiteplanet.comopen
"$1000 fee for foreign customers. They charge a $1000 fee to register on the platform if you are from another country, I think this is an abuse from this company."

Positive reviews (3)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

yandex.com/mapsopen
"Rated 4.6 based on 153 ratings and 112 reviews about website hosting "FirstVDS""
tbank.ruopen
"Лучший сервис по аренде виртуальро сервера забугром. Как услуга из 3-х букв для просмотра видео как раньше. Тех.поддержка отвечает быстро, всегда готова"
hostadvice.comopen
"Любимый хостинг, все летает."

Business registration

Status: active · Russia

Operates as АО «ИОТ» (JSC IOT), listed in Russian hosting provider registry (RKN)

Research summary

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

Our research found three scam-related mentions on otzovik.com, hostadvice.com, and websiteplanet.com describing issues with account deletions, spam tolerance, and foreign-customer fees. Eight total complaints were noted across sources. Positive reviews appear on yandex.com/maps (4.6/5) and tbank.ru, with the company confirmed as registered JSC IOT in the Russian RKN hosting registry since at least 2002.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

Bitdefender

Clean

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

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.

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 numbers8 800 775-38-37

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Phone number listed (8 800 775-38-37).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · R13

ExpiresJul 27, 2026 (58d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingJSC IOT

Server locationRU

Web serverddos-guard

Platform / CMSDrupal

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://firstvds.ru/
2200https://firstvds.ru/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPJSC IOT

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on firstvds.ru and not a lookalike like f-irstvds.ru.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

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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 found no threat indicators on firstvds.ru. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·firstvds.ru

SAFE

FirstVDS is a Russian VPS and VDS hosting provider. Our analysis finds clean security scans and official business registration, though some users report support and billing complaints. The site appears legitimate for renting virtual servers.

The site is a real hosting provider. Review recent customer feedback on independent Russian review platforms before signing up for long-term service.

AV engines

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