Is foot-star.com safe?
http://foot-star.com/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Foot Star is a jersey shop with multiple independent reports of counterfeit goods, delivery problems and unanswered support emails.
Foot Star (foot-star.com) presents itself as an online football-shirt store selling directly to consumers, with French-language 'AJOUTER AU PANIER' add-to-cart buttons and a promotional banner offering 20% off jerseys with a discount code. The technical side is unremarkable: the connection is encrypted and the browser threat feed shows no warning, but two security vendors have flagged the URL as suspicious. The real concern is the operator and customer record. Independent reviews describe a jersey that arrived with a Real Madrid label number but a Manchester United barcode, a customer whose emails went unanswered, and a security vendor listing the shop as suspicious with reports of delivery problems and low-quality or counterfeit goods. One reviewer did report a fast refund after sending photos, so the picture is mixed rather than uniformly bad, but the weight of adverse evidence places this in the High Risk band.
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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.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Foot Star (foot-star.com) presents itself as an online football-shirt store selling directly to consumers, with French-language 'AJOUTER AU PANIER' add-to-cart buttons and a promotional banner offering 20% off jerseys with a discount code. The technical side is unremarkable: the connection is encrypted and the browser threat feed shows no warning, but two security vendors have flagged the URL as suspicious. The real concern is the operator and customer record. Independent reviews describe a jersey that arrived with a Real Madrid label number but a Manchester United barcode, a customer whose emails went unanswered, and a security vendor listing the shop as suspicious with reports of delivery problems and low-quality or counterfeit goods. One reviewer did report a fast refund after sending photos, so the picture is mixed rather than uniformly bad, but the weight of adverse evidence places this in the High Risk band.
Counterfeit and support complaints dominate the customer record
An independent review platform's reviewer described receiving a shirt that was '100% counterfeit', noting that the number on the label was the standard Real Madrid shirt number while the barcode came from a 2020-2021 Manchester United match shirt. That is a concrete, specific mismatch between what was advertised and what arrived.
Another reviewer complained that customer service 'doesn't even respond to emails', calling the experience extremely unprofessional. A security vendor listing describes foot-star.com as a suspicious shop and notes that reports in this class often involve payment accepted first and delivery problems later.
There is counter-evidence: one customer reported that after contacting the site about quality issues with photos, they received a quick reply and a refund to their credit card within a couple of days. That shows the shop is not uniformly unresponsive, but it does not erase the counterfeit and non-delivery complaints.
Clean technical checks do not offset the operator risk
The saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection and the browser threat feed returned no threat warning, so there is no indication of malware or a phishing page at the network level. However, two antivirus results marked the URL as suspicious, and that detection is described as real but potentially stale.
The domain is about three years old, which is older than many disposable scam shops, but age alone does not establish that the operator is trustworthy. The site's own contact details were not reviewed in full, so we cannot confirm what business identity, address or registration it publishes.
Why the score is 38
2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Extremely unprofessional customer service I was initially ok with the order, but their customer service doesn't even respond to emails. Extremely…". Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from October 2, 2026 - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 2
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiSuspicious | spam |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - spam - Suspicious
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- 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
- 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
- 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 - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
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
The website displays a banner promoting '-20% SUR LES MAILLOTS AVEC LE CODE PROMO FOOT20 + LIVRAISON GRATUITE A PARTIR DE 99€ D'ACHATS!'
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
The website displays a banner promoting '-20% SUR LES MAILLOTS AVEC LE CODE PROMO FOOT20 + LIVRAISON GRATUITE A PARTIR DE 99€ D'ACHATS!'
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
La Boutique des Maillots de Foot | Profitez des Promos !
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 antivirus results.
What independent research found
4 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
Fake Shop & Commercial Deception
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 012 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Extremely unprofessional customer service I was initially ok with the order, but their customer service doesn't even respond to emails. Extremely…"
- 022 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Foot-star.com is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later."
- 032 antivirus results marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What a visitor actually experiences
A visitor browsing the store sees product listings with 'AJOUTER AU PANIER' (add to cart) buttons and a banner promoting 20% off jerseys with the code FOOT20 plus free shipping from 99 euros of purchases. The flow is a standard direct-to-consumer checkout.
If this is a scam, how it works
The evidence-backed path
Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.
According to the adverse reviews, the outcome after paying can be a shirt that does not match the listing — one reviewer found a Real Madrid label number paired with a Manchester United barcode — and support emails that go unanswered when the customer tries to raise the problem.
Do not order from foot-star.com unless you are willing to risk receiving a counterfeit or mismatched item and potentially having to chase a refund. If you have already paid and received something that does not match the listing, document the item with photos and contact your card issuer about a chargeback, since at least one customer reported a refund after doing so. Treat the promotional discount code as a reason for extra caution rather than a sign of legitimacy.
Web research findings
Independent findings for foot-star.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.
- Trustpilotopen
"Extremely unprofessional customer service I was initially ok with the order, but their customer service doesn't even respond to emails. Extremely unprofessional!"
- Gridinsoftopen
"Foot-star.com is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later."
- Trustpilotopen
"koszulka, która została mi dostarczona jest na 100% podrobiona. Numer na metce to standardowy numer koszulek Realu Madryt, zaś barcode pochodzi z koszulki meczowej Manchesteru United z roku 2020-2021."
- Trustpilotopen
"Good news is that when I contacted them for a return-refund process explaining the issues with photos, they replied quick and positively, making the refund in my bank credit card for those 2 jerseys in a couple of days."
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.
- Domainfoot-star.com
- Redirects tofoot-star.com
- Hosted byIWS NETWORKS LLC
- Referencesgmpg.org · googletagmanager.com
Domain Timeline
- Nov 14, 2023Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 2 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 17, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
foot-star.com 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.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://foot-star.com/
- 2200https://foot-star.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
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
2 antivirus results marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Extremely unprofessional customer service I was initially ok with the order, but their customer service doesn't even respond to emails. Extremely…" · 2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Foot-star.com is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later."
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Independent research | 4 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Independent research
- Result4 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 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 foot-star.com a scam or a legit online store?
Is foot-star.com safe to use?
What should I do if I already gave my details to foot-star.com?
Can I get my money back from foot-star.com?
I ordered from foot-star.com but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
How do I report foot-star.com?
Why does foot-star.com look legitimate if it's a scam?
Has foot-star.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is foot-star.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the foot-star.com domain?
Does foot-star.com have a valid SSL certificate?
How often is the foot-star.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Foot Star is a jersey shop with multiple independent reports of counterfeit goods, delivery problems and unanswered support emails.
Foot Star (foot-star.com) presents itself as an online football-shirt store selling directly to consumers, with French-language 'AJOUTER AU PANIER' add-to-cart buttons and a promotional banner offering 20% off jerseys with a discount code. The technical side is unremarkable: the connection is encrypted and the browser threat feed shows no warning, but two security vendors have flagged the URL as suspicious. The real concern is the operator and customer record. Independent reviews describe a jersey that arrived with a Real Madrid label number but a Manchester United barcode, a customer whose emails went unanswered, and a security vendor listing the shop as suspicious with reports of delivery problems and low-quality or counterfeit goods. One reviewer did report a fast refund after sending photos, so the picture is mixed rather than uniformly bad, but the weight of adverse evidence places this in the High Risk band.
09 · Community