Is fuq.com legit or a scam?
28-year-old adult video site with documented browser hijacker and adware redirects; legitimate but high-risk due to aggressive ad network and third-party malware vectors.
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
Warning signs detected
Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
Visual Screenshot 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
Fully-rendered adult content site displaying a standard age-verification/disclaimer modal with RTA compliance language; no deceptive design patterns, urgency tactics, or credential-harvesting elements are visible in the screenshot.
What our vision model saw
5 signalsAge-verification modal overlay covering the page content, standard for adult content sites
Site branding 'FUQ' visible in header with navigation menus consistent with an adult video platform
Thumbnail grid with view counts (e.g. 14.3M, 8.65M) visible behind the modal, indicating a functional content library
Modal references RTA (Restricted To Adults) label and parental control guidance, a recognized industry compliance practice
No fake trust badges, countdown timers, or credential-harvesting form elements visible
MT Intelligence
Fuq.com operates as a genuine adult video aggregator with a domain registered in 1998 and active business registration in Luxembourg. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists show no malicious flags, and independent trust aggregators rate it as likely legitimate with a high Tranco ranking (~500). However, multiple security vendors (Trend Micro, MacPaw, Cyclonis) have published removal guides documenting that the site triggers browser hijacking, unwanted redirects to fake search engines, and adware pop-ups. The evidence package notes that complaints center on these redirect and adware behaviors rather than financial fraud. The site loads 10 external ad-network domains (c1.ttcache.com, go.rmhfrtnd.com, go.camgiant.live, and others), which are typical vectors for malware injection on free adult sites. While the site itself is not a scam in the financial sense, the aggressive ad ecosystem and documented hijacker behavior create a genuine malware and data-harvesting risk for visitors.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for fuq.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered April 18, 1998 (28+ years old), currently using Cloudflare nameservers and privacy-protected WHOIS via EuroDNS in Luxembourg.
- Large free porn video aggregator indexing 50M+ clips from ~150 sources with extensive categories; described positively by ThePornDude as a major searchable index.
- Scamadviser rates it very likely safe/legit with positive reviews, high Tranco popularity rank (~500), and notes it is an old established site.
- Multiple security/removal guides (Trend Micro, MacPaw, Cyclonis) describe fuq.com redirects, pop-ups, and browser hijacker behavior triggered by its aggressive ads or visits to the site.
- WOT community score around 72-84% with low child safety rating (9%); some users warn that linked third-party videos can lead to malware.
- Blocked in certain US states (e.g. Virginia) due to age verification laws; site emails inquiries@tubetraffic.com.
- No detected scam families, no financial fraud reports; complaints center on adware/redirects typical of free adult tube sites rather than outright scams.
- Trend Microopen
"fuq.com is an adult website that hijacks your web browser so you will be redirected to a fake search engine it is promoting."
- MacPawopen
"The so-called fuq.com virus is an example of one such browser hijacker... redirects your browser to a porn website and also displays adverts for that site."
- Cyclonisopen
"The Fuq.com website has been ousted as a potentially dangerous site as it not only displays pornographic content but it may also be associated with unwanted adware threats."
- ThePornDudeopen
"Fuq.com occupies some prime real estate... massive, searchable index of more than fifty million dirty movies, all watchable for free... huge, varied, and free."
- Scamadviseropen
"fuq.com is very likely not a scam but legit and reliable... positive reviews... popular by Tranco with a ranking of 500... old website (28 years)."
- Gridinsoftopen
"fuq.com appears to be low-risk... No major malware or phishing threats were detected, and 28.1-year domain history and public traffic rank support this assessment."
Registered 1998-04-18 via EuroDNS S.A.; WHOIS privacy enabled; expires 2032-04-17; associated with adult video aggregator (some records list US, acquired by GonzoXXXmovies)
Security researchers at Trend Micro, MacPaw, and Cyclonis have published removal guides documenting that fuq.com and its ad network trigger browser hijacking, unwanted redirects to fake search engines, and adware pop-ups. Independent review aggregators rate the site as likely legitimate and reliable, citing its 28-year domain history, large searchable index of 50+ million videos, and high Tranco popularity ranking (~500). Positive reviews describe it as an established adult video aggregator with extensive categories and pornstar listings. Complaints center on adware and redirect behavior typical of free adult tube sites rather than financial fraud or credential harvesting. No scam reports, financial fraud complaints, or clone-site indicators were found in the evidence package.
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://fuq.com/
- 2200https://www.fuq.com/cross-domain
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat fuq.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- 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 marked fuq.com 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.
- fuq.com currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. fuq.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 48 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- No. All 91 antivirus engines in our malware network report fuq.com as clean.
- No. fuq.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- fuq.com 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.
- Yes. fuq.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 9, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around fuq.com 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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