Our automated security review found no threat indicators on goqr.me. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is goqr.me safe to use?

goqr.me passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 73/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does goqr.me have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. goqr.me presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 84 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has goqr.me been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 93 antivirus engines in our malware network report goqr.me as clean.

Is goqr.me on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. goqr.me is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is goqr.me hosted?

goqr.me resolves to an IP operated by Hetzner Online GmbH in DE (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.

How often is the goqr.me report updated?

We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is goqr.me legit or a scam?

Name: Is goqr.me legit or a scam?
Item: goqr.me
Rating: 4
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Safe· 73/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Long-running legitimate QR code generator with clean scans, German business registration, and positive user feedback since 2012.

Why we trust it

Domain registered in 2009 and operated by a German company since 2012.Zero detections across our antivirus network and browser blocklists.Hosting IP shows no abuse history or reports.

goqr.meScanned 10d ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 37·MT 91

Category tags

toolqr-generator92% MT confidence

Technical red flags (2)

Impersonates PayPalCredential-harvest pattern

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/93

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 92% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust91/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The site is a functional QR code generator offering free static codes for URLs, vCards, WiFi and more with no signup required. The strongest trust signal is the domain registered in April 2009 and operated by Foundata GmbH in Germany since around 2012. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists returned completely clean results with zero flags. Independent mentions on Reddit, Medium and SourceForge describe it as a reliable free tool, and no scam reports or complaints appear anywhere. The apparent PayPal reference is only an optional donation link, not brand impersonation or a login form for harvesting credentials.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page provides a working QR code generator supporting text, URLs, contact details, WiFi networks and logos. It includes download options for PNG, SVG and EPS plus embed code. No login or account creation is needed.

Infrastructure

Hosted on a clean IP with valid Let's Encrypt SSL and zero abuse reports. The site loads external resources only from known legitimate domains such as api.qrserver.com and Wikipedia.

Domain History

Domain registered April 2009 through a German registrar. Business records confirm operation by Foundata GmbH in Karlsruhe since approximately 2012 with active status.

Web Reputation

Zero scam reports found. Three independent positive reviews located on Reddit, Medium and SourceForge praising the free service and lack of tracking.

Positive Signals

Domain registered in 2009 and operated by a German company since 2012.
Zero detections across our antivirus network and browser blocklists.
Hosting IP shows no abuse history or reports.
Multiple independent user reviews describe the service as reliable and useful.
Clear privacy statement confirming data is not stored.

AI Recommendation

The site is safe to use for generating QR codes. You may optionally support the developers via PayPal if you wish, but no payment or login is required.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

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LIVE RENDER

goqr.me

1Impersonates PayPal 2Login form detected — credential-harvest pattern

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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for goqr.me, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · Germany

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

3 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain goqr.me registered April 2009 via INWX GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
Operated by Foundata GmbH in Karlsruhe, Germany; creators Andreas Haerter (andreashaerter.com) and Andreas Wolf (a-w.io)
Site offers free static QR codes (URL, vCard, etc.) with no signup, commercial/print use allowed, no tracking
Privacy policy: data encrypted in transit, not stored; images cached ~30 seconds only
Positive mentions as reliable free tool on Reddit, Medium, Microsoft Tech Community, and comparisons (e.g., vs Trueqrcode)
Accepts optional PayPal donations for support; no scam/fraud complaints found in searches
Scamadviser and user discussions rate the site as legit/safe

Positive reviews (3)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Mediumopen
"Offering unlimited static QR code generation for free, GoQR.me is a fantastic tool. It supports a variety of content types, and its no-signup requirement makes generating QR codes a breeze."
Redditopen
"Ive been using this one for years: https://goqr.me/"
SourceForgeopen
"goQR.me Founded: 2012 Germany goqr.me/"

Business registration

Status: active · Germany

Operated by Foundata GmbH, Steinhäuserstr. 20, 76135 Karlsruhe; founded ~2012 by Andreas Haerter and Andreas Wolf; domain registered 2009

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found no scam reports or complaints. Three independent positive reviews were located on Reddit, Medium and SourceForge. Business records confirm the site is operated by Foundata GmbH in Germany since around 2012 with the domain registered in 2009.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 93 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 93 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless93Engines

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

Has contact info, but not on the site's domain

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbers20 76135

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
No postal address visible on the page.
Page impersonates PayPal on a non-official domain.
Login form present on a page impersonating PayPal — credential-harvest pattern.

Phone number listed (20 76135).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.2

IssuerLet's Encrypt · R13

ExpiresAug 19, 2026 (84d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingHetzner Online GmbH

Server locationDE

Web servernginx

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://goqr.me/
2200https://goqr.me/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPHetzner Online GmbH

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Scam-Type Likelihood

2 scam-type patterns detected

Scam-Type Likelihood

0 of 13 categories showed signals

We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.

Top match: Phishing

Phishing

High likelihood

0/100

Login form combined with brand impersonation (credential-harvest pattern).
Page impersonates PayPal in a login flow.

Brand Impersonation

Low-level signals

0/100

Page mentions PayPal (non-official domain).

Scam-Type Likelihood

0 of 13 categories showed signals

Top match: Phishing

Phishing

High likelihood

0/100

Login form combined with brand impersonation (credential-harvest pattern).
Page impersonates PayPal in a login flow.

Brand Impersonation

Low-level signals

0/100

Page mentions PayPal (non-official domain).

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 goqr.me and not a lookalike like g-oqr.me.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.
Open

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Referenced Domains

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

buy-me-a.coffee zazzle.com denso-wave.com qrcode.com en.wikipedia.org play.google.com api.qrserver.com itunes.apple.com i-nigma.com i-nigma.mobi andreashaerter.com a-w.io

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on goqr.me. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·goqr.me

SAFE

goqr.me is a legitimate free QR code generator. Our analysis found clean security scans, a domain registered in 2009, and multiple positive reviews from real users. You can use the service without concern.

The site is safe to use for generating QR codes. You may optionally support the developers via PayPal if you wish, but no payment or login is required.

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