Security Review

Is gazetaslovo.pt legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 92/100

Gazeta Slovo is a legitimate Portuguese news portal with over 20 years of history and no history of malicious activity.

gazetaslovo.ptScanned 2h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 91·MT 92
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

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

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
Our analysis confirms this site is the official digital presence of the 'Slovo' newspaper, which served the Russian-speaking diaspora in Portugal for nearly two decades in print. The domain is operated by Porturusso Lda, a verified business entity founded in 2001 and based in Cascais. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists show no security threats or malicious flags. The site maintains active social media channels and publishes regular updates on Portuguese law, taxes, and local news. We found no evidence of fraudulent activity or consumer complaints across major reporting platforms.
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Page Content

The website functions as a comprehensive news aggregator and original reporting outlet, focusing on Portuguese politics, tourism, and legal advice for residents. It features a dedicated section for legal funds and community announcements, which aligns with its history as a community newspaper.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with a clean reputation and no history of abuse reports. It utilizes standard security protocols, including a valid SSL certificate, and integrates with reputable third-party services like Cloudflare and Google for performance and analytics.

Domain History

While WHOIS data was restricted, historical records and government interviews confirm the publisher has operated this brand since 2001. The transition from a printed weekly to a digital-only format in 2019 is well-documented in media archives.

Web Reputation

The portal maintains a professional reputation within its niche. It has received official recognition, including an honorary letter from the Russian government in 2016 for its service to the diaspora, and shows no presence on global phishing or scam databases.
Risk Factors
2
  • The homepage lacks a clearly visible physical address or direct contact email in the footer.
  • The site targets a specific linguistic diaspora, a demographic often targeted by niche scams, though no such activity is present here.
Positive Signals
5
  • Operated by a verified Portuguese company (Porturusso Lda) active since 2001.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our security network.
  • Documented history as a former printed newspaper with over 700 published issues.
  • Active and consistent social media presence across multiple platforms.
  • No scam reports or negative entries found on Portuguese consumer complaint portals.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for news and information. You can browse the content and follow their social media channels without security concerns.
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 gazetaslovo.pt, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Portugal
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
12 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • gazetaslovo.pt is the official online news portal of the Russian-language newspaper "Слово" (Слово), which was printed in Portugal from 2001 to June 2019 (final issue #739) before transitioning fully online.
  • Published by Porturusso Lda (also known as Porturusso - Exportação, Importação, Consultadoria Lda), founded in 2001 in Cascais, Portugal; physical address historically Av. 25 de Abril, C.C. Galerias O Navegador, Lj. 32-B, 2750-515 Cascais.
  • The site publishes news about Portugal (politics, taxes, migration, tourism, lifestyle), international stories, and maintains a "Правфонд" (Pravfond / Legal Fund) section covering legal issues, complaints data from Portal da Queixa, and adv
  • Active social media presence on Instagram (@slovogazeta), Facebook (@gazetaSlovo), Telegram (t.me/gazetaslovo_pt), and historical YouTube; promotes the site as the continuation of the printed paper.
  • No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews found on review sites, Reddit, or Portuguese complaint platforms like Portal da Queixa.
  • Wikipedia and Russian government sources (e.g., mid.ru interview with publisher Nina Yakovleva) confirm the newspaper's legitimacy, awards (including 2016 Russian Government honorary letter), and transition to digital.
  • Site content includes recent articles (2024-2026 dates observed), advertising, and legal/news summaries; no imprint or full contact details were visible on the homepage during analysis.
Business registration
Status: active · Portugal

Operated by Porturusso - Exportação, Importação, Consultadoria Lda (founded 2001, based in Cascais). Publisher of the former printed newspaper "Слово" (2001-2019), now online news portal.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We conducted a thorough search of scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and Portuguese business registries for gazetaslovo.pt. Our research confirmed that the site is operated by Porturusso - Exportação, Importação, Consultadoria Lda, a company founded in 2001 in Cascais. The portal is the digital continuation of the 'Slovo' newspaper, which was a staple of the local diaspora for 18 years. No scam reports, fraud complaints, or security warnings were found on any independent review aggregators or community forums.

Scam Network Intelligence

Cross-site correlation

This site shares signals with a broader cluster

Low correlation

Many scams don't operate alone. We correlate third-party scripts, hosting infrastructure, brand-impersonation signals, and the AI evidence package to detect when a site is part of a broader scam network.

Suspicion score
0/100
ClearLowModerateHighCritical
Linked signals (2)
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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.

0Malicious0Suspicious58Harmless92Engines
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.

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 numbers2000-2024
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles3
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (2000-2024).
  • Links to 3 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE2
ExpiresSep 12, 2026 (80d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingOne.com A/S
Server locationDK
Web serverApache
Platform / CMSJoomla

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://gazetaslovo.pt/
  • 2200https://gazetaslovo.pt/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPOne.com A/S
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

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 gazetaslovo.pt and not a lookalike like g-azetaslovo.pt.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
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AbuseIPDB
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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 found no threat indicators on gazetaslovo.pt. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • gazetaslovo.pt passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 92/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. gazetaslovo.pt presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, expiring in 80 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 gazetaslovo.pt as clean.
  • No. gazetaslovo.pt is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • gazetaslovo.pt resolves to an IP operated by One.com A/S in DK (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 June 23, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around gazetaslovo.pt have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·gazetaslovo.pt
SAFE

Gazeta Slovo is the legitimate online news portal for the Russian-speaking community in Portugal. It is the digital successor to a long-running printed newspaper operated by a registered Portuguese company since 2001.

This site is safe to use for news and information. You can browse the content and follow their social media channels without security concerns.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
2
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