Is gardenerstar.com safe?
http://gardenerstar.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (59 of 92 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Mixed Security Signals on E-commerce Site Selling Gardening Supplies
Gardenerstar.com is an e-commerce site selling gardening supplies and seeds, built on Shopify. While it presents a functional storefront with a domain age of nearly five years, it has triggered security warnings from several antivirus vendors, leading to a Moderate Risk classification.
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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.
Why 62/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 2 findings pulled the score down; 5 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Strong1 independent antivirus family 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.-3 pts
- MinorNo phone number listed on the captured page.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 1793 days old
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection
- SupportsContact email on the site's own domain (info@gardenerstar.com).
- SupportsPostal address visible on the page.
Points come from the saved evidence ledger: it lowered the score from 65 to 62 and split those 3 points between the findings that show points; the others carry no points in the ledger. Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Gardenerstar.com is an e-commerce site selling gardening supplies and seeds, built on Shopify. While it presents a functional storefront with a domain age of nearly five years, it has triggered security warnings from several antivirus vendors, leading to a Moderate Risk classification.
Security Vendor Flags vs. Operational Stability
The site has been flagged as suspicious or malicious by at least one independent antivirus engine, specifically citing Chong Lua Dao, alphaMountain.ai, and Gridinsoft, according to aggregated security data.
Conversely, the browser threat feed has not issued any threat warnings for the domain, and the site maintains a valid encrypted connection (TLS).
Operator Transparency and Contact Information
The operator identifies itself as 'Gardenerstar' and lists 'UnitGlobal Trading Limited' as the company name in its contact details, which also includes a physical address in Sheridan, WY.
The site provides a contact email address, info@gardenerstar.com, and a physical mailing address, but notably lacks a listed telephone number.
Why the score is 62
1 independent antivirus family 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. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
3/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from October 3, 2026 - stale
3 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 2
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| Chong Lua DaoMalicious | malicious |
| alphaMountain.aiSuspicious | suspicious |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Chong Lua Dao - Malicious
- alphaMountain.ai - 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
- 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 - Unrated
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiBusiness/Economy, Society/Lifestyle, Suspicious
- BitDefenderhobbies
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekershopping
- 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
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Visual context from the captured page
Gardenerstar
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Gardenerstar
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
Gardenerstar
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/pages/about-gardenerstarRead
- Terms/pages/terms-of-serviceRead
- Refund / returns policy/pages/return-policyRead
- Shipping policy/pages/shipping-informationRead
- Contact page/pages/contact-usRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Gardenerstar
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
- 011 independent antivirus family 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.
- 02The registrable domain is 1793 days old
- 03Contact email on the site's own domain (info@gardenerstar.com).
If this is a scam — what it means for you
Standard E-commerce Transaction Flow
A visitor intending to purchase items on the site would interact with standard e-commerce elements such as the 'Shop Now' buttons and the 'Cart' link to initiate a transaction.
Proceed with caution. While the site appears to be a legitimate, established e-commerce platform, the presence of multiple security flags from antivirus vendors suggests potential underlying risks that could affect transaction security or data handling.
Web research findings
Independent findings for gardenerstar.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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for gardenerstar.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. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domaingardenerstar.com
- Redirects togardenerstar.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesstatic.newsbreak.com · cdn.shopify.com
Domain Timeline
- Dec 3, 2021Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 4 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 31, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
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 (info@gardenerstar.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 gardenerstar.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
- Shop Pay
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://gardenerstar.com/
- 2200https://gardenerstar.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.
1 independent antivirus family 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
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No phone number listed on the captured page.
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 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 3, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 31, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 31, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 31, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 31, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result3 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 3, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 31, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 31, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 31, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 31, 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 gardenerstar.com a scam or is it safe?
Is gardenerstar.com safe to use?
Has gardenerstar.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is gardenerstar.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the gardenerstar.com domain?
Does gardenerstar.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Where is gardenerstar.com hosted?
How often is the gardenerstar.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Mixed Security Signals on E-commerce Site Selling Gardening Supplies
Gardenerstar.com is an e-commerce site selling gardening supplies and seeds, built on Shopify. While it presents a functional storefront with a domain age of nearly five years, it has triggered security warnings from several antivirus vendors, leading to a Moderate Risk classification.
09 · Community
Community
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