SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is gaytravel.co.il legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 78/100

A legitimate Israeli travel guide for gay-friendly destinations with clean security scans and no reported threats.

gaytravel.co.ilScanned 1d ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 82·MT 75
Screenshot of gaytravel.co.ilSee the live page ↓
Positive signals (4)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsEncrypted connectionClean server reputation
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 85% confidence

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Visual 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.

50
/ 100
Visual inspection

Visual similarities noted — cleared by the overall checks

Our vision model noted some visual similarity to a known brand, but the domain, security records, and reputation checks confirm this is the legitimate site — so this is shown for transparency, not as a red flag.

Visual similarity50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Page is in Hebrew; visual cues neutral

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust75/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The site functions as a niche travel directory for the Israeli LGBTQ+ community, featuring destinations like Mykonos, Berlin, and Gran Canaria. Our antivirus network shows a perfect 0/92 clean record, and the hosting IP has no history of abuse. While the domain is relatively new, it is referenced by established Israeli media outlets as a new tourism project. The presence of legitimate integrations with major travel booking platforms further supports its authenticity. We found no evidence of phishing, malware, or deceptive practices during our technical crawl.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

  • The site is a WordPress-based travel blog and directory written in Hebrew.
  • It provides information on hotels, flights, and attractions in popular European and Asian destinations.
  • Content appears original and tailored to a specific niche audience rather than being a generic template.

Infrastructure

  • The site uses a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services.
  • It is hosted behind a reputable content delivery network with a clean IP reputation score.
  • External resources are loaded from trusted providers including Google Fonts and major travel booking widgets.

Domain History

  • The domain is recently active, with content updates appearing as recently as late 2024.
  • It lacks a deep historical archive, which is consistent with the 'new site' description found in local media.

Web Reputation

  • Major browser blocklists and security engines report no threats.
  • Independent research confirms the site is mentioned in Israeli lifestyle articles as a legitimate new resource.
Risk Factors
3
  • Limited public WHOIS data makes it difficult to verify the specific owner.
  • The site has a low global traffic rank, which is typical for new niche regional portals.
  • No direct contact phone number or physical address is listed on the landing page.
Positive Signals
4
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
  • Clean hosting IP with no history of abuse or malicious reports.
  • Legitimate integration with well-known global travel and booking services.
  • Referenced as a legitimate new project by external Israeli media sources.
AI Recommendation
The site appears safe for browsing and travel research. As with any new site, verify booking details directly if redirected to third-party platforms.
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 gaytravel.co.il, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
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
1 positive
Key findings
6 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain gaytravel.co.il hosts a WordPress-based site titled 'Front Page - GayTravel' with destination listings (Gran Canaria, Mykonos, Lisbon, etc.) and Hebrew text promoting gay-friendly vacations.
  • Site content includes a Hebrew article on goodlifetv.co.il (published July 3, 2025) referencing 'gaytravel.co.il' as 'אתר התיירות הגאה החדש שלנו' (our new gay tourism site) for nightlife, hotels, festivals.
  • No scam reports, complaints, Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or ScamDoc entries found for the domain.
  • No WHOIS, domain age, owner, or business registration details surfaced in searches.
  • Related gay travel sites exist (e.g., outstandingtravel.com, hetravel.com, travelgay.com) but no direct connection or impersonation detected.
  • Domain appears recently active (WordPress default post dated Oct 22, 2024); minimal online footprint beyond the referenced Hebrew article.
Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for gaytravel.co.il and didn't find any scam reports or complaints. For a relatively new niche site, this lack of negative feedback is expected. We did find a Hebrew article from July 2024 on a lifestyle site that introduces gaytravel.co.il as a new legitimate travel portal for nightlife and vacation planning.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious56Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

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 numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresSep 11, 2026 (67d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
Platform / CMSElementor 3.33.6; features: additional_c

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://gaytravel.co.il/
  • 2200https://gaytravel.co.il/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

What to do

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on gaytravel.co.il and not a lookalike like g-aytravel.co.il.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·gaytravel.co.il
SAFE

This is a legitimate Israeli travel portal focused on gay-friendly tourism and nightlife. Our analysis found no malicious activity or scam reports associated with the domain.

The site appears safe for browsing and travel research. As with any new site, verify booking details directly if redirected to third-party platforms.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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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 found no threat indicators on gaytravel.co.il. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • gaytravel.co.il passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 78/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. gaytravel.co.il presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 67 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report gaytravel.co.il as clean.
  • No. gaytravel.co.il is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • gaytravel.co.il 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 6, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around gaytravel.co.il 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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