Is gamebounty.world a scam?

Our automated security review marked gamebounty.world 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.

Is gamebounty.world safe to use?

gamebounty.world currently scores 51/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.

Does gamebounty.world have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. gamebounty.world presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 36 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the gamebounty.world domain?

gamebounty.world is 2.9 years old, registered on 8/22/2023 through Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has gamebounty.world been flagged by antivirus engines?

2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged gamebounty.world as malicious or suspicious (1 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.

Is gamebounty.world on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is gamebounty.world hosted?

gamebounty.world 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.

How often is the gamebounty.world report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 1, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around gamebounty.world have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is gamebounty.world legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Suspicious· 51/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

GameBounty offers free cracked game downloads, a practice that carries significant risks of malware infection despite some positive community feedback.

Top reasons

Distributes cracked and pirated software, which is a primary vector for malware.Flagged as malicious by Chong Lua Dao and not recommended by Gridinsoft.Site operators explicitly instruct users to ignore antivirus warnings.

gamebounty.worldScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SUSPICIOUS

Heuristics 63·MT 45

Category tags

gamingsoftware#cracked app#malware85% MT confidence

Technical red flags (1)

2 of 92 engines flagged

Positive signals (4)

Not on major blacklists Domain is 3 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

2/92

Engines flagged this URL

Domain Age

3 years old

Registered Aug 22, 2023

MT Intelligence

Suspicious

Moderate likelihood · 85% confidence

SUSPICIOUS

Warning signs detected

2 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.

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LIVE RENDER

gamebounty.world

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Moderate scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust45/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The site operates in the high-risk niche of distributing pirated software, specifically 'pre-installed' games like Call of Duty. Our antivirus partners, including Chong Lua Dao and Gridinsoft, have flagged the domain as malicious or not recommended. While the domain is over two years old and appears on some community-maintained 'safe' lists for piracy, this does not guarantee the safety of the files themselves. The site even admits that its files trigger security alerts, claiming they are false positives, which is a common tactic used to bypass user caution. Because the site lacks official business registration and distributes unauthorized software, the risk of encountering a hidden threat is high.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The storefront mimics a legitimate digital library, offering popular titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for free. It emphasizes 'pre-installed' games to appeal to users wanting to avoid complex installation processes, though it lacks any formal contact information or physical address.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted behind a common content delivery network and uses a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services. While the hosting IP itself has a clean reputation, the nature of the content hosted—unauthorized software mirrors—places it in a high-risk category for infrastructure abuse.

Domain History

Registered in August 2023, the domain has been active for nearly three years. This longevity suggests it is not a 'pop-up' scam, but rather an established hub for pirated content, which often survives by moving between different hosting providers.

Web Reputation

Reputation is highly polarized. Automated scanners and security vendors frequently blacklist the site due to the nature of its downloads. Conversely, some niche community forums and independent review aggregators show positive ratings from users who successfully downloaded games, though these environments are inherently risky.

Risk Factors

Distributes cracked and pirated software, which is a primary vector for malware.
Flagged as malicious by Chong Lua Dao and not recommended by Gridinsoft.
Site operators explicitly instruct users to ignore antivirus warnings.
No verifiable business identity or physical contact information provided.
Low trust scores from several independent security aggregators.

Positive Signals

Domain has been active for over 1,000 days.
Listed as a resource on some community-vetted piracy subreddits.
Valid SSL certificate and stable hosting infrastructure.

AI Recommendation

Do not download or run executable files from this site. Pirated software frequently contains hidden stealers or miners that bypass standard security checks.

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

Domain age

2.9 yrs

Registered Aug 2023

Business registration

Active · Netherlands

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 · 4 complaints · 4 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain registered August 2023 (over 2 years old), hosted in Netherlands via Registrar.eu; WHOIS owner hidden.
Site distributes pre-installed, cracked PC games (including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare) via direct downloads with no installers, ads in archives, or paywalls; claims all DLC included.
Site's own safety page admits AV flags on patched .exe, steam_api.dll, and Goldberg emulator files due to heuristic detections resembling malware behavior; advises ignoring generic labels like HackTool, RiskWare, Win32/Generic if confined t
Listed as a recommended source on FMHY.net gaming page and referenced positively in r/Piracy contexts; site operators participate in Reddit threads claiming approval by piracy communities.
Mixed automated scanner results: Scamadviser trust score 0/100 ("may be a scam", flagged by Gridinsoft); Gridinsoft 31/100 (suspicious, blacklisted); ScamDoc 93% good/low risk; Scam Detector ~62/100 medium risk.
Trustpilot shows 4-star average from 9 reviews; Reddit users report mixed experiences (some successful downloads, one AV trojan flag on GTA SA .exe).
No evidence of direct malware distribution in archives per site claims (README.html in releases, clean .rar parts); primary risks are typical of cracked game sites (false positives, potential file-host ads).

Scam reports (3)

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

Scamadviseropen
"The trust score of gamebounty.world is rather low. ... gamebounty.world may be a scam."
Gridinsoftopen
"Gamebounty.world is tagged as a suspicious dating domain ... has a blacklist warning and a 31/100 trust score."
ScamDekhoopen
"gamebounty.world has a trust score of 48/100 (is high risk). ... shows scam-like characteristics."

Positive reviews (4)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Trustpilotopen
"Do you agree with Gamebounty's 4-star rating? Check out what 9 people have written so far"
ScamDocopen
"Trust score Good ... 93% ... Low risk ... Domain creation date 08/22/2023 (Over 2 years)"
Reddit r/CrackSupportopen
"I have gotten a couple of games from there its all safe in my experience seems like nice people there too"
FMHYopen
"GameBounty - Download / Pre-installed / Achievements"

Business registration

Status: active · Netherlands

Registered via Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu on 2023-08-22 (approx. 1044 days old as of scan); owner hidden in WHOIS; expires 2026-08-22

Research summary

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

Our research found mixed reports across various platforms. Independent review aggregators show a 4-star rating on an independent review aggregator from a small number of users, and some Reddit communities include it in their lists of functional piracy sites. However, security-focused databases frequently flag the domain for suspicious activity, and automated trust scores remain low due to the site's focus on unauthorized software distribution.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live

2 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.

1Malicious1Suspicious59Harmless92Engines

of 92

Chong Lua Dao

Malicious· malicious

Gridinsoft

Suspicious· not recommended

2 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.

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 numbers16.05.2024

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles4

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

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

Phone number listed (16.05.2024).
Links to 5 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age3 years old

RegistrarHosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu

RegisteredAug 22, 2023

ExpiresAug 22, 2026

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresAug 7, 2026 (36d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCloudflare, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

Treat gamebounty.world 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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Trust History

Trust score over time

Last 2 public scans of gamebounty.world

51/100

+1 vs Jul 1

Jul 1Jul 1

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

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.

cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com store.steampowered.com discord.gg reddit.com gamebountyworld.instatus.com shared.steamstatic.com cdn2.steamgriddb.com static.cloudflareinsights.com

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 gamebounty.world 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.
gamebounty.world currently scores 51/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
Yes. gamebounty.world presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 36 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
gamebounty.world is 2.9 years old, registered on 8/22/2023 through Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu. 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 gamebounty.world as malicious or suspicious (1 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
No. gamebounty.world is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
gamebounty.world 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 1, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around gamebounty.world have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·gamebounty.world

SUSPICIOUS

This site offers pirated, pre-installed PC games for free, which is a high-risk activity. While it has some community support, multiple security engines flag it for hosting suspicious files. You should avoid downloading executable files from unofficial sources.

Do not download or run executable files from this site. Pirated software frequently contains hidden stealers or miners that bypass standard security checks.

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