Is goodbrothers.co.uk safe?
http://goodbrothers.co.uk/
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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
Real Edinburgh wine bar and shop with a clean technical profile; one stale antivirus 'phishing' label is the only adverse signal.
goodbrothers.co.uk is the Squarespace storefront of Good Brothers Wine, a wine cafe, cellar and online wine shop at 34 Northumberland St in Edinburgh. The site publishes an own-domain email, a phone number and a postal address, and independent restaurant directories list the same venue at the same address with positive reviews. The browser threat feed is clear and the encrypted connection is valid. The one adverse item is a single saved antivirus categorisation of 'phishing' from Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, which no other engine and no observed page behaviour corroborates. The score reflects a genuine small business with ordinary e-commerce terms and one unexplained, stale detection.
Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan1 antivirus engine flagged this URLForcepoint ThreatSeekerSaved antivirus result from Oct 25, 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 82/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 1 finding 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.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe site publishes an email on its own domain, a phone number and a postal address.
- SupportsIndependent restaurant and travel directories list Good Brothers Wine Bar / Wine Cellars at 34 Northumberland St, Edinburgh, matching the address on the site, with positive review text.
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
- SupportsThe registrable domain is roughly eleven years old.
- SupportsAll shop calls to action point to the store on goodbrothers.co.uk, with Stripe named for payment handling and no cross-domain commercial redirect observed.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor).
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
goodbrothers.co.uk is the Squarespace storefront of Good Brothers Wine, a wine cafe, cellar and online wine shop at 34 Northumberland St in Edinburgh. The site publishes an own-domain email, a phone number and a postal address, and independent restaurant directories list the same venue at the same address with positive reviews. The browser threat feed is clear and the encrypted connection is valid. The one adverse item is a single saved antivirus categorisation of 'phishing' from Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, which no other engine and no observed page behaviour corroborates. The score reflects a genuine small business with ordinary e-commerce terms and one unexplained, stale detection.
A verifiable physical venue, not a shell storefront
The homepage shows a wine-glass logo and the wordmark 'GOOD BROTHERS WINE' with navigation for the food menu, wine list, reservations, contact and 'SHOP & TASTINGS', plus a login and a cart counter — the layout of a working wine bar with an attached shop.
Contact details are on the site's own domain (info@goodbrothers.co.uk), with a phone number and a postal address, and the page places the venue at Dundas St x Northumberland St.
Independent listings corroborate the venue: a restaurant directory entry for Good Brothers Wine Bar at 34 Northumberland Street, EH3 6LS, a travel guide describing Good Brothers Wine Cellars as a wine bar in Edinburgh's Stockbridge area, and a restaurant listing at the same street address. One aggregated review praises the wine advice and service.
The registrable domain is about eleven years old, which is consistent with a long-running local business rather than a freshly built storefront.
Clean connection and browsing checks, one stale phishing label
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, so there is no evidence of malware delivery, credential harvesting or a deceptive download on the pages reviewed.
One antivirus family, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, recorded an adverse 'phishing' categorisation in a saved observation. That result is stale, is not repeated by the other engines, and no page behaviour we observed explains it — the site has no sign-in form collecting passwords and no off-site checkout redirect.
The hosting IP carries an abuse confidence score of 24/100 across 15 saved reports, but that address is shared Squarespace infrastructure used by many unrelated sites, so it says nothing specific about this shop.
On the operator side, the privacy policy names the data controller as Small Spirits Company Ltd at 63/2 Trinity Road, Edinburgh, with a contact mailbox on smallspiritscompany.co.uk — a different name from the Good Brothers brand, and no company registration number is printed on the site. A Companies House filing record shows a registered office moving from that same Trinity Road address to a c/o Begbies Traynor address in June 2025, which is worth knowing but is not evidence of fraud against customers.
Same-site shop, Stripe payments, and a tight return window
Every commercial call to action — 'SHOP & TASTINGS', 'Shop' and 'SHOP ONLINE' — points back to the store path on goodbrothers.co.uk. No cross-domain checkout or affiliate funnel was found in the link graph; the only outbound links are platform and legal references such as Squarespace, Stripe's privacy pages, advertising opt-out pages and the ICO complaints page.
Payments are handled through Stripe, which the privacy policy names as data controller for payment services, and the policy lists shopping cart and checkout among cookie uses. The policy also states the site is not intended for under-18s.
The return terms are stricter than a typical high-street shop: a 7-day window after delivery, a photo of the product and proof of purchase required, and a refund only after the return is inspected and approved, normally within 30 days of approval. That is a real constraint on a wine purchase, but it is disclosed in writing rather than hidden.
The mailing-list form promises 'Unsubscribe at any time', and the page still carries an unconfigured newsletter block warning that the form needs a storage option — a sign of an unfinished template block rather than a data-collection scheme.
Why the score is 82
The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 25, 2026 - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMalicious | phishing |
All 93 engine results
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - 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
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- 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
- 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
- Netcraft - 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
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerphishing and other frauds. human interests
- alphaMountain.aiBusiness/Economy, Restaurants/Food
- Googleretail
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 wine-glass logo and the wordmark 'GOOD BROTHERS WINE' with navigation HOME, FOOD MENU, WINE LIST, RESERVATION CONTACT, SHOP & TASTINGS, plus Login and a cart showing 0. Hero image shows three wine bottles (a red, a sparkling/Champagne-style bottle, and a Trimbach Riesling 2016) against a dark background with the overlay text 'GOOD WINES GOOD TIMES' and a circular 'GOOD BROTHERS WINE' badge. A 'Free Website Widget' badge overlays the hero with the message 'Widget has reached its monthly views limit', indicating an embedded third-party widget (commoninja) that is over quota. Bottom cookie banner reads 'By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. We use cookies to provide you with a great experience and to help our website run effectively.' with an 'Accept' button.
What the captured page showed
4 observations- 01
Header shows a wine-glass logo and the wordmark 'GOOD BROTHERS WINE' with navigation HOME, FOOD MENU, WINE LIST, RESERVATION CONTACT, SHOP & TASTINGS, plus Login and a cart showing 0.
- 02
Hero image shows three wine bottles (a red, a sparkling/Champagne-style bottle, and a Trimbach Riesling 2016) against a dark background with the overlay text 'GOOD WINES GOOD TIMES' and a circular 'GOOD BROTHERS WINE' badge.
- 03
A 'Free Website Widget' badge overlays the hero with the message 'Widget has reached its monthly views limit', indicating an embedded third-party widget (commoninja) that is over quota.
- 04
Bottom cookie banner reads 'By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. We use cookies to provide you with a great experience and to help our website run effectively.' with an 'Accept' button.
What the page says about itself
Quoted from the pages we read: the site's own words, not our findings.
- Page title
GOOD BROTHERS WINE | Discover Quality Wines – Visit & Taste Today
- Meta description
Explore a wide selection of fine wines at Good Brothers, Edinburgh's premier wine cafe and cellar, offering tastings, online orders, and exclusive wine club memberships.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- Privacy policy/privacyRead
- Refund / returns policy/refundsRead
- Shipping policy/shippingRead
- Contact page/reservation-contactRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
GOOD BROTHERS WINE | Discover Quality Wines – Visit & Taste Today
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
5 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The site publishes an email on its own domain, a phone number and a postal address.
- 02Independent restaurant and travel directories list Good Brothers Wine Bar / Wine Cellars at 34 Northumberland St, Edinburgh, matching the address on the site, with positive review text.
- 03The registrable domain is roughly eleven years old.
Web research findings
Independent findings for goodbrothers.co.uk, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
- Sluurpyopen
"Good Brothers Wine Bar 34 Northumberland Street, EH3 6LS - Edinburgh"
- Sluurpy (Google reviews aggregation)open
"Excellent service, brilliant and straight-shooting wine advice. Definitely not going to be my last visit."
- Wanderlogopen
"Good Brothers Wine Cellars is a charming wine bar in Edinburgh's Stockbridge area, known for its great selection of wines and welcoming atmosphere."
- Restaurant Guruopen
"34 Northumberland St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom"
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
- Domaingoodbrothers.co.uk
- Redirects towww.goodbrothers.co.uk
- Hosted bySquarespace, Inc.
- Referencesimages.squarespace-cdn.com · static1.squarespace.com
Domain Timeline
- Aug 18, 2015Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 11 years old when this review was saved.
- Nov 6, 2026Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
goodbrothers.co.uk has operated for years and this review found no material threat — a long track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (info@goodbrothers.co.uk).
- Phone number listed (+44 131 285 8003 34).
- Postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for www.goodbrothers.co.uk.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- Adobe 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://goodbrothers.co.uk/
- 2206https://www.goodbrothers.co.uk/
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 confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 1 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 25, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 6, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 6, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 4 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 6, 2026 |
| Independent research | 5 independent findings were saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 6, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 25, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 6, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 6, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result4 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 6, 2026
- Independent research
- Result5 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 6, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is goodbrothers.co.uk a scam or is it safe?
Is goodbrothers.co.uk safe to use?
Has goodbrothers.co.uk been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is goodbrothers.co.uk on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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Does goodbrothers.co.uk have a valid SSL certificate?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Real Edinburgh wine bar and shop with a clean technical profile; one stale antivirus 'phishing' label is the only adverse signal.
goodbrothers.co.uk is the Squarespace storefront of Good Brothers Wine, a wine cafe, cellar and online wine shop at 34 Northumberland St in Edinburgh. The site publishes an own-domain email, a phone number and a postal address, and independent restaurant directories list the same venue at the same address with positive reviews. The browser threat feed is clear and the encrypted connection is valid. The one adverse item is a single saved antivirus categorisation of 'phishing' from Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, which no other engine and no observed page behaviour corroborates. The score reflects a genuine small business with ordinary e-commerce terms and one unexplained, stale detection.
09 · Community
Community
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