DANGEROUS

Brand impersonation — not the real site

4 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (4 outright malicious). This page is styled as a brand but is not the brand's real site. Go to the official site directly, and treat any download, login, or payment request here as unsafe.

Security Review

Is fmoviesf.co legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

FMovies mirror site that clones the original streaming service shut down by Vietnamese authorities in 2024.

fmoviesf.coScanned 7h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Score breakdown
Heuristics 0·MT 45
Category tags
piracystreaming#clone site75% MT confidence
Technical red flags (1)
4 of 92 engines flagged
Warning signals (1)
Scam-network signals (35/100)
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
4/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
Intelligence
Suspicious
Moderate likelihood · 75% confidence

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Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Moderate scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust45/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation
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Confidence
The site operates as a free movie and TV streaming platform that directly copies the FMovies branding and layout. Four antivirus engines flagged the page as malicious, including Fortinet. The domain was registered in June 2020 through NameCheap with privacy protection and appears in lists of active FMovies mirrors after the original service was closed. Reddit users in piracy communities mention this specific mirror alongside warnings about pop-up ads and unreliable playback. No business registration exists for the domain or any associated entity. The combination of a known piracy operation, malware detections, and the post-shutdown mirror status creates moderate risk for visitors.
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Page Content

The page functions as a free streaming portal offering movies and TV shows with the same interface and branding as the original FMovies service. It lists competitors such as fmovies.hn and fmoviesto.cc, confirming its role as one of several active mirrors. No legitimate business contact, registration, or licensing information appears on the site.

Infrastructure

Four of 92 antivirus engines flagged the URL as malicious, specifically ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, and Fortinet. The site shows zero redirects and no cross-domain activity. Hosting and SSL details were unavailable during the scan.

Domain History

The domain fmoviesf.co was registered on June 15, 2020 through NameCheap, Inc. with WhoisGuard privacy protection. Historical records show it was listed as expired in June 2021, yet it continues to appear in 2025-2026 references as an active FMovies mirror. No business registration records were located for the domain or any operating entity.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators returned a normalized trust score of 76/100. No scam reports, complaints, or positive reviews tied specifically to fmoviesf.co were found in search results. The site is documented as a post-shutdown mirror of the original FMovies operation that Vietnamese authorities closed in August 2024.

What this means for you

Visiting this site exposes you to the same risks associated with unauthorized streaming mirrors, including intrusive advertisements and potential malware delivered through pop-ups. The malware detections and lack of any legitimate business presence increase the chance of encountering harmful content.

Risk Factors
4
  • Four antivirus engines flagged the page as malicious, including Fortinet.
  • Operates as an unauthorized mirror of FMovies after the original service was shut down by authorities.
  • No business registration or legitimate operating entity found for the domain.
  • Typical FMovies mirror risks include intrusive pop-up ads that can deliver malware.
Positive Signals
3
  • Domain registered in June 2020, giving it several years of history.
  • Independent review aggregators assigned a moderate trust score of 76/100.
  • No direct scam reports or consumer complaints located for this specific domain.
AI Recommendation
Avoid entering any personal information or downloading files from this site. Consider using legal streaming services instead to reduce exposure to malware and intrusive ads.
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 fmoviesf.co, 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.
Independent review aggregators
76/100 · mixed
Average across 1 independent review aggregator.
Clone check
Clones fmovies.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
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.
Web ratings
Scores pulled directly from third-party trust & review sites
ScamAdviser
76/100
Moderate trustopen
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain fmoviesf.co registered June 15, 2020 via NameCheap, Inc. (WhoisGuard privacy); listed as expired June 2021 in historical records but site remains referenced in 2025-2026 sources.
  • Operates as a free movie/TV streaming site (piracy mirror) with descriptions matching FMovies branding; competitors include fmovies.hn, fmoviesto.cc.
  • Original FMovies (fmovies.to et al.) shut down August 2024 by Hanoi police/ACE after billions of visits; multiple mirrors including fmoviesf.co noted as continuing or listed post-shutdown.
  • Reddit users (r/Piracy) reference fmoviesf.co as one of several mirrors; some note unreliability, pop-up ads, or preference for alternatives like fmoviesto.cc.
  • General risks for FMovies mirrors documented: intrusive ads, potential malware/phishing from pop-ups; no domain-specific malware reports or Trustpilot/ScamDoc entries found.
  • ScamAdviser score provided as 76/100; no Trustpilot or ScamDoc data located for this exact domain.
  • No scam reports, complaints, positive reviews, or business filings directly tied to fmoviesf.co in search results.
Impersonation / typosquat
Clone of fmovies.to

fmoviesf.co is listed among FMovies mirror/proxy sites; original FMovies operation (fmovies.to and affiliates) was shut down by Vietnamese authorities in August 2024 in coordination with ACE.

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

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for fmoviesf.co and didn't find scam reports or complaints. For a low-traffic mirror site this is expected and is not by itself a sign of trust.

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 fmovies.to.
Linked signals (1)
Clone of fmovies.to

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
4 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

4Malicious0Suspicious54Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
ADMINUSLabs
Malicious· malicious
alphaMountain.ai
Malicious· malicious
Chong Lua Dao
Malicious· malicious
Fortinet
Malicious· malware

4 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Reputation Sources

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

VirusTotal
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Scam-Type Likelihood

1 scam-type patterns detected
Scam-Type Likelihood

1 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.

Top match: Brand Impersonation
Brand Impersonation
Moderate likelihood
30/100
  • AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
  • Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.

What to do

Brand impersonation detected

This page is styled as a known brand but is not the brand's real site.

  • Do not interact with fmoviesf.co

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  • Go to the brand's real site directly

    Type the brand name into a search engine or open it from your bookmarks — don't use links from emails, SMS, ads, or social posts, which are the delivery vectors for impersonation.

  • Never download or sign in here

    Even if the page "just" offers a download or a giveaway, impersonation pages frequently deliver malware or set up follow-up phishing. Assume anything accepted from this site is hostile.

  • Report the impersonation to the brand

    Most major brands have a dedicated abuse or anti-phishing reporting channel — reporting helps them take the site down and protects other users.

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Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·fmoviesf.co
DANGEROUS

This is a mirror site for the FMovies streaming service. The domain was registered in 2020 but the original FMovies operation was shut down by authorities in 2024, and this clone carries the typical risks of intrusive ads and potential malware from pop-ups.

Avoid entering any personal information or downloading files from this site. Consider using legal streaming services instead to reduce exposure to malware and intrusive ads.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
1
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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 fmoviesf.co as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — fmoviesf.co scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • 4 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged fmoviesf.co as malicious or suspicious (4 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • Independent trust-rating sites currently show the following for fmoviesf.co: ScamAdviser: 76/100. Those scores come from user reviews and their own heuristics, so they are worth comparing against our verdict.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 8, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around fmoviesf.co 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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