Is gotaku.to safe?
http://gotaku.to/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 4 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (58 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading · limited: did not fully complete
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Gotaku is an unlicensed anime streaming site on a 60-day-old domain, with one antivirus family flagging it and its own contact details unreviewed.
Gotaku presents itself as a personal anime streaming project funded by advertising. The domain is only 60 days old, one independent antivirus family reported an adverse result in a saved observation, and the site's own contact details were not visible to the page reader because the page is built with scripts. The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, but those are absence-of-detection facts, not proof of safety. The site's own pages could not be fully reviewed for contact and operator details, so the operator's identity and reputation remain unverified. This places the site in the Moderate Risk band.
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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. 1 finding pulled the score down; 2 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 browser threat feed returned no threat warning at the time of the check.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
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). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Gotaku presents itself as a personal anime streaming project funded by advertising. The domain is only 60 days old, one independent antivirus family reported an adverse result in a saved observation, and the site's own contact details were not visible to the page reader because the page is built with scripts. The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, but those are absence-of-detection facts, not proof of safety. The site's own pages could not be fully reviewed for contact and operator details, so the operator's identity and reputation remain unverified. This places the site in the Moderate Risk band.
Technical checks: one adverse antivirus result, clean Safe Browsing and TLS
One independent antivirus family reported an adverse result for this site in a saved observation. That detection is real but comes from a stored scan rather than a fresh submission, so its timing should be confirmed before treating it as current.
On the other side, the browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection. These are absence-of-detection results: they mean no warning was raised at the time of the check, not that the site is safe.
Operator transparency: young domain and script-rendered contacts
The registrable domain is 60 days old, which is a short operating history and gives little track record to assess.
The page builds its content with scripts, so its own contact details were not visible to the page reader and were not reviewed. That means the operator's identity, location and formal contact channels remain unverified from the site's own pages.
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
4/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 28, 2026 - stale
4 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 3
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| SeclookupMalicious | malicious |
| alphaMountain.aiSuspicious | spam |
| FortinetSuspicious | spam |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 93 engine results
- Seclookup - Malicious
- alphaMountain.ai - spam - Suspicious
- Fortinet - spam - 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
- 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
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Unrated
- 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 - Unrated
- 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
- 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
- alphaMountain.aiSpam
- BitDefenderentertainment
- Googlemedia_and_entertainment
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
We only use one domain: gotaku.to. Any other site with a similar look is fake — please be careful to stay safe.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
We only use one domain: gotaku.to. Any other site with a similar look is fake — please be careful to stay safe.
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
Gotaku — Watch Anime Online for FREE
- Meta description
Watch anime online for free on Gotaku with the fastest new episode updates, fast streaming servers and no sign-up required.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Gotaku — Watch Anime Online for FREE
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
2 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
Streaming Piracy
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 60 days old, indicating a very short operating history.
- 03The page builds its content with scripts, so its own contact details were not visible to the page reader and were not reviewed.
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What a visitor actually encounters
A visitor arriving at the site sees a page that states it uses only one domain, gotaku.to, and warns that any other site with a similar look is fake. That is the site's own claim about its domain footprint, not an independent verification of its legitimacy.
If this is a scam, how it works
The evidence-backed path
Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.
Because the page is script-rendered, the visitor cannot easily see who operates the site or how to contact them from the page itself. Combined with the 60-day-old domain and the adverse antivirus observation, a visitor has no reliable way to verify the operator before using the service.
Treat Gotaku with caution. The domain is only 60 days old, one antivirus family flagged it in a saved observation, and the site's own contact details were not reviewable because the page is script-built. If you choose to use it, avoid entering personal information, use an ad blocker and a browser with strong tracking protection, and do not download or install anything the site offers. The absence of a Safe Browsing warning and a valid TLS certificate do not make the site trustworthy on their own.
Web research findings
Independent findings for gotaku.to, 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 gotaku.to. 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.
- Domaingotaku.to
- Redirects togotaku.to
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · fonts.gstatic.com
Domain Timeline
- Aug 31, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 60 days old when this review was saved.
- Oct 30, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
gotaku.to was registered very recently when this review was saved. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, so a young domain whose evidence is mixed or incomplete warrants extra caution.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for gotaku.to.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- Google 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://gotaku.to/
- 2200https://gotaku.to/
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 contentpartial
- 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 | 4 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 28, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result4 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 28, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 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 gotaku.to a scam or is it safe?
Is gotaku.to safe to use?
Has gotaku.to been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is gotaku.to on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the gotaku.to domain?
Does gotaku.to have a valid SSL certificate?
Where is gotaku.to hosted?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Gotaku is an unlicensed anime streaming site on a 60-day-old domain, with one antivirus family flagging it and its own contact details unreviewed.
Gotaku presents itself as a personal anime streaming project funded by advertising. The domain is only 60 days old, one independent antivirus family reported an adverse result in a saved observation, and the site's own contact details were not visible to the page reader because the page is built with scripts. The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, but those are absence-of-detection facts, not proof of safety. The site's own pages could not be fully reviewed for contact and operator details, so the operator's identity and reputation remain unverified. This places the site in the Moderate Risk band.
09 · Community
Community
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