Is gamesalezone.com safe?
http://gamesalezone.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (59 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Young game store with boilerplate ownership, refund-restricting return terms and stale malicious antivirus verdicts
gamesalezone.com is a WooCommerce storefront selling discounted video games, board games and trading cards, with all observed buy buttons and product links staying on its own domain. The domain is only 141 days old, the About page is generic boilerplate with no operator name, and the return terms let the store issue a partial refund or refuse one for items it judges damaged or used. A saved antivirus observation records three vendors returning malicious verdicts, while the browser threat feed is clean and the encrypted connection is valid. Independent web research returned nothing either way, so the operator's reputation is unverified and the score sits in the moderate-risk band rather than Safe.
Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan3 antivirus engines flagged this URLBfore.Ai PreCrime, CRDF, NetcraftSaved antivirus result from Oct 31, 2026Where 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.
Why 52/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 3 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Strong3 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.-5 pts
- ModerateThe store's own terms limit refunds the way fake shops do (a token percentage refund, buyer-paid return shipping, or "keep the item").-5 pts
- MinorThe registrable domain is 141 days old and the About page is generic boilerplate with no operator name or history.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
- SupportsThe site publishes a contact mailbox on its own domain and a Tampa, Florida postal address.
Points come from the saved evidence ledger: it lowered the score from 62 to 52 and split those 10 points between the findings that show points; the others carry no points in the ledger.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
gamesalezone.com is a WooCommerce storefront selling discounted video games, board games and trading cards, with all observed buy buttons and product links staying on its own domain. The domain is only 141 days old, the About page is generic boilerplate with no operator name, and the return terms let the store issue a partial refund or refuse one for items it judges damaged or used. A saved antivirus observation records three vendors returning malicious verdicts, while the browser threat feed is clean and the encrypted connection is valid. Independent web research returned nothing either way, so the operator's reputation is unverified and the score sits in the moderate-risk band rather than Safe.
A new domain with thin ownership detail
The registrable domain was created only 141 days before this review, and the About page is generic marketing copy with no company history, ownership or sourcing information. No phone number is listed on the captured page, and no legal operator name or registration ID is disclosed.
There is some real disclosure: a contact mailbox on the store's own domain and a Tampa, Florida postal address appear on the page, and the footer carries a 2025 copyright line. That is more than a bare shell storefront shows, but it does not verify who legally runs the shop or whether the address is a genuine business location.
Mixed technical signals and buyer-unfriendly return terms
A saved antivirus observation records three independent vendors returning adverse verdicts for the domain. That observation is stale rather than a fresh submission, so it should be treated as a real but dated signal; the browser threat feed returned no threat warning, the TLS certificate is valid, and the hosting IP has no abuse reports. No malware, phishing kit or credential-harvesting behaviour was seen on the captured pages.
The store's own return terms state that if a returned item is damaged or used, it may issue a partial refund or deny the refund. Combined with terms reserving the right to change prices and product descriptions at any time without notice, a buyer has limited recourse if an order arrives in a condition the seller disputes.
Why the score is 52
3 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
3/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 31, 2026 - stale
3 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 3
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| Bfore.Ai PreCrimeMalicious | malicious |
| CRDFMalicious | malicious |
| NetcraftMalicious | malicious |
All 93 engine results
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Malicious
- CRDF - Malicious
- Netcraft - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - 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 - Unrated
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - 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
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- 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
How security vendors categorise this site
- Googleshopping
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
Visual context from the captured page
Header shows a 'GAMESALE' logo with the tagline 'CHEAP-DIVERSE' and a top banner reading 'FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $50'. Navigation menu lists Shop, NINTENDO, VIDEO GAMES, Board Games, PlayStation, Card Games, plus search, account and cart icons with cart count 0. Hero banner is a collage of boxed board games (Blue Orange, Mandala, Rosetta, Dungeon Drop, Raiders of Scythia, Fort). Product grid shows four items each badged '-70%', including a used Yu-Gi-Oh Dark Duel Stories Game Boy cartridge, a 'Manual – Classic Concentration' listing, Yar's Revenge at $9.99 struck through to $3.00, and a Legend of Heroes Trails into Reverie Advanced Set 2 listing.
What the captured page showed
4 observations- 01
Header shows a 'GAMESALE' logo with the tagline 'CHEAP-DIVERSE' and a top banner reading 'FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $50'.
- 02
Navigation menu lists Shop, NINTENDO, VIDEO GAMES, Board Games, PlayStation, Card Games, plus search, account and cart icons with cart count 0.
- 03
Hero banner is a collage of boxed board games (Blue Orange, Mandala, Rosetta, Dungeon Drop, Raiders of Scythia, Fort).
- 04
Product grid shows four items each badged '-70%', including a used Yu-Gi-Oh Dark Duel Stories Game Boy cartridge, a 'Manual – Classic Concentration' listing, Yar's Revenge at $9.99 struck through to $3.00, and a Legend of Heroes Trails into Reverie Advanced Set 2 listing.
What the page says about itself
Quoted from the pages we read: the site's own words, not our findings.
- Page title
Home - Cheap Video Games TCG Cards Board Games RPG Minis & Gaming Collectibles | Game Sale Zone
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/about-us/Read
- Terms/terms-conditions/Read
- Refund / returns policy/return-shipping/Read
- Contact page/contact/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Home - Cheap Video Games TCG Cards Board Games RPG Minis & Gaming Collectibles | Game Sale Zone
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 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
- 01The store's own terms limit refunds the way fake shops do (a token percentage refund, buyer-paid return shipping, or "keep the item").
- 023 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- 03The registrable domain is 141 days old and the About page is generic boilerplate with no operator name or history.
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What happens when you buy
A visitor adds an item to the cart from a product card and checks out on the same domain; the observed buy links and cart buttons all point back to gamesalezone.com, with no cross-domain checkout or affiliate redirect in the link graph.
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.
Shipping is advertised as free above $50, with standard delivery quoted at 5-7 business days and orders processed in 1-3 business days. If the item arrives and the seller considers it used or damaged on return, the published terms allow a partial refund or no refund at all.
If you want to buy here, keep the order small and pay with a method that allows a chargeback, such as a credit card or PayPal, so a disputed refund is recoverable. Save the product page and the return terms at the time of purchase, since prices and descriptions can change without notice, and treat the deep discount badges on used cartridges and manuals as a reason to confirm condition and stock before paying.
Web research findings
Independent findings for gamesalezone.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for gamesalezone.com. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
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.
Infrastructure map
- Domaingamesalezone.com
- Redirects towww.gamesalezone.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · gmpg.org
Domain Timeline
- Jun 17, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 4 months old when this review was saved.
- Nov 5, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
gamesalezone.com was registered very recently when this review was saved. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, so a young domain whose evidence is mixed or incomplete warrants extra caution.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No phone number listed on the captured page.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (sales@gamesalezone.com).
- Postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for gamesalezone.com.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- Google Fonts
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://gamesalezone.com/
- 2301https://gamesalezone.com/
- 3200https://www.gamesalezone.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
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
3 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. 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.
The store's own terms limit refunds the way fake shops do (a token percentage refund, buyer-paid return shipping, or "keep the item"). · The registrable domain is 141 days old and the About page is generic boilerplate with no operator name or history.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 3 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 31, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 5, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 5, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 4 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 5, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 5, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result3 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 31, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 5, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 5, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result4 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 5, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 5, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is gamesalezone.com a scam or is it safe?
Is gamesalezone.com safe to use?
Has gamesalezone.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is gamesalezone.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the gamesalezone.com domain?
Does gamesalezone.com have a valid SSL certificate?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Young game store with boilerplate ownership, refund-restricting return terms and stale malicious antivirus verdicts
gamesalezone.com is a WooCommerce storefront selling discounted video games, board games and trading cards, with all observed buy buttons and product links staying on its own domain. The domain is only 141 days old, the About page is generic boilerplate with no operator name, and the return terms let the store issue a partial refund or refuse one for items it judges damaged or used. A saved antivirus observation records three vendors returning malicious verdicts, while the browser threat feed is clean and the encrypted connection is valid. Independent web research returned nothing either way, so the operator's reputation is unverified and the score sits in the moderate-risk band rather than Safe.
09 · Community
Community
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