Possible brand impersonation
2 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page. The page looks styled like a known brand but may not be authentic. Check the URL carefully and navigate to the brand's real site before signing in or paying.
Is fmoviesto.cc legit or a scam?
Clone of the shut-down FMovies piracy site running on a 5.6-year-old domain with multiple low-trust warnings from security scanners.
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
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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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
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What our vision model saw
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Intelligence
The site hosts free streaming of copyrighted movies and TV shows and explicitly clones the layout and branding of the original fmovies.to service. Domain age of 5.6 years and Cloudflare hosting are neutral signals, but the original FMovies network was taken down by Vietnamese authorities in August 2024, leaving this as one of many surviving mirrors. Four separate security and review sources assign the domain very low trust scores and note blacklisting. Reddit users in piracy communities report that the site loads slowly, shows heavy ads, and often fails to play content to completion. The combination of piracy operation, post-shutdown mirror status, and consistent low-trust ratings from independent scanners outweighs the domain's age.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for fmoviesto.cc, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered November 18, 2020 (5.6 years old) via NameCheap; WHOIS privacy redacted.
- Hosts free streaming of movies/TV shows (pirated content); page title references FMovies.to.
- Multiple security scanners flag it: Gridinsoft 20/100 trust score with blacklists; Scamadviser very low trust score (0); Scam-Detector suspicious/low score.
- Reddit users in r/Piracy report it functions for streaming but note slowness, incomplete playback, and heavy ads/popups; some call similar sites scams post-original shutdown.
- Original FMovies network (fmovies.to and variants) shut down August 2024 by Vietnamese authorities/ACE after legal action; this is a surviving mirror/clone.
- Historical malware sandbox reports (e.g., ANY.RUN 2021) on specific pages showed malicious activity; general warnings about redirects, shady ads, and malware risk on FMovies clones.
- High traffic noted (Semrush: ~1.25M visits in May 2026, ranked #20k+ US); hosted on Cloudflare; no verified business entity or contact info.
- Gridinsoftopen
"Multiple security vendors blacklist Fmoviesto.cc , and our checks show a 20/100 trust score. Avoid entering personal or payment data."
- Scamadviseropen
"In summary, fmoviesto.cc has a very low trust score which indicates that there is a strong likelyhood the website is a scam. Be very careful when using this ..."
- Scam-Detectoropen
"Is fmoviesto.cc legit? Well, it's suspicious , as it received an overall low trust score based on our chart."
- Cyclonisopen
"The verdict is that FMovies is not safe . It is used to stream pirated content, and you should stay away from it. Fmoviesto.cc,"
Explicitly listed as one of many mirror/clone domains of the original FMovies piracy streaming service (alongside fmovies.to, fmovies.app, etc.); original FMovies shut down by authorities in 2024.
Gridinsoft, Scamadviser, Scam-Detector, and Cyclonis each report very low trust scores and recommend avoiding the site. Reddit users in r/Piracy note that fmoviesto.cc still loads for some viewers but complain about slow performance and frequent playback failures. The original FMovies service was taken down in 2024, and this domain is listed among surviving mirrors.
Domain Timeline
- Nov 18, 2020Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 5.6 years old today.
- Jul 8, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as suspicious
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
fmoviesto.cc is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
Threat Detection
Scam Network
Antivirus Engines
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
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.
- AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
- Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
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.
- AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
- Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedDomain & Encryption
Server Reputation
What to do
Possible brand impersonation
This page is styled as a known brand but is not the brand's real site.
- Treat fmoviesto.cc as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- 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.
- OpenReport 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.
Final Verdict
This is a mirror site offering pirated movie and TV streams. The domain is 5.6 years old and hosted on Cloudflare, yet multiple independent scanners flag it with low trust scores and the original FMovies service was shut down by authorities in 2024.
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 marked fmoviesto.cc as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- fmoviesto.cc currently scores 47/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. fmoviesto.cc presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 86 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- fmoviesto.cc is 5.6 years old, registered on 11/18/2020 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged fmoviesto.cc as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- fmoviesto.cc resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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 July 8, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around fmoviesto.cc 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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