Is gotrades.com safe?
http://gotrades.com/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Long-established recruitment portal for local trade service brands with historical antivirus flags but no active malicious behavior.
gotrades.com operates as the career site for Trades Holding Co., parent of Mr. Rooter, Mr. Electric, and Rainbow Restoration franchises across Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. The domain is over 24 years old and currently shows legitimate job postings with "Apply Now" buttons. Historical antivirus detections exist, but current infrastructure shows no active threats.
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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.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
gotrades.com operates as the career site for Trades Holding Co., parent of Mr. Rooter, Mr. Electric, and Rainbow Restoration franchises across Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. The domain is over 24 years old and currently shows legitimate job postings with "Apply Now" buttons. Historical antivirus detections exist, but current infrastructure shows no active threats.
Site Content and Commercial Flow
The homepage identifies Trades Holding Co. as the parent company behind Mr. Rooter, Mr. Electric, and Rainbow Restoration, with messaging focused on trade careers and local service operations.
Visible CTAs include "Apply Now" and "See Open Positions" buttons that direct users to job application processes for specific roles such as excavation crew leads paying $75K-$95K annually.
Cross-domain links point to the individual service brand websites (mrrooter.com, mrelectric.com, rainbowrestores.com) and a web design company (beamister.com), consistent with legitimate franchise operations rather than deceptive commercial funnels.
Technical and Historical Risk Factors
Nine independent antivirus engines have flagged the domain historically for phishing or malicious activity, though these detections predate the current site content and may reflect past infrastructure use.
The domain's 24-year age (registered 2001) and clean hosting IP reputation (0/100 abuse score) contradict typical patterns of short-lived malicious infrastructure.
No evidence of credential harvesting, malware distribution, or deceptive commercial mechanisms was observed in the current site content or visitor flow.
Why the score is 82
9 independent antivirus families 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
10/ 90
detectionsSaved result - stale
10 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 10
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 90
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiMalicious | phishing |
| BitDefenderMalicious | phishing |
| Chong Lua DaoMalicious | malicious |
| CyRadarMalicious | phishing |
| Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMalicious | phishing |
| G-DataMalicious | phishing |
| LionicMalicious | phishing |
| SafeToOpenMalicious | phishing |
| SOCRadarMalicious | phishing |
| SophosMalicious | phishing |
All 90 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - phishing - Malicious
- BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
- Chong Lua Dao - malicious - Malicious
- CyRadar - phishing - Malicious
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
- G-Data - phishing - Malicious
- Lionic - phishing - Malicious
- SafeToOpen - phishing - Malicious
- SOCRadar - phishing - Malicious
- Sophos - phishing - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- AutoShun - unrated - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
- CTX AI - clean - Clean
- Cyan - unrated - Clean
- Cyble - clean - Clean
- desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
- DNS8 - unrated - Clean
- Dr.Web - clean - Clean
- EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
- Emsisoft - clean - Clean
- Ermes - unrated - Clean
- ESET - clean - Clean
- ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
- Fortinet - clean - Clean
- Fortra - unrated - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
- GreenSnow - clean - Clean
- GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
- Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
- Guardpot - unrated - Clean
- Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- IPsum - clean - Clean
- Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
- Kaspersky - unrated - Clean
- LevelBlue - clean - Clean
- Lumu - unrated - Clean
- Malwared - clean - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
- MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
- Mimecast - unrated - Clean
- Netcraft - unrated - Clean
- OpenPhish - clean - Clean
- PhishFort - unrated - Clean
- Phishtank - clean - Clean
- PREBYTES - clean - Clean
- PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
- Quick Heal - clean - Clean
- Quttera - clean - Clean
- Rising - clean - Clean
- Sangfor - clean - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
- Scantitan - clean - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
- Seclookup - clean - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
- StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
- ThreatHive - clean - Clean
- URLhaus - clean - Clean
- URLQuery - unrated - Clean
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
- VIPRE - unrated - Clean
- ViriBack - clean - Clean
- VX Vault - clean - Clean
- Webroot - clean - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
- ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
- ZeroFox - unrated - Clean
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
Trades Holding Co. | Mr. Rooter | Mr. Electric | Rainbow Restoration | NOW HIRING - OH · IN · KY | YOUR TRADE. BETTER PAY. BUILT TO LAST.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Trades Holding Co. | Mr. Rooter | Mr. Electric | Rainbow Restoration | NOW HIRING - OH · IN · KY | YOUR TRADE. BETTER PAY. BUILT TO LAST.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Trade Careers in OH, IN & KY | Trades Holding Co.
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 90 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 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
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 019 independent antivirus families 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.
- 02Domain registered in 2001, inconsistent with typical malicious infrastructure patterns.
- 03Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports and clean reputation.
Web research findings
Independent findings for gotrades.com, 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 gotrades.com. 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.
- Domaingotrades.com
- Redirects togotrades.com
- Hosted byLiquid Web, L.L.C
- Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · fonts.googleapis.com
Domain Timeline
- Sep 24, 2001Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 25 years old today.
- Sep 23, 2026Saved security review — Reviewed — inconclusive
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
gotrades.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable 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.
- Phone number listed ((800) 952-5210).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://gotrades.com/
- 2200https://gotrades.com/
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.
Additional evidence review
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 | 10 of 90 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · Sep 23, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result10 of 90 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 23, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
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 gotrades.com a scam or is it safe?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Long-established recruitment portal for local trade service brands with historical antivirus flags but no active malicious behavior.
gotrades.com operates as the career site for Trades Holding Co., parent of Mr. Rooter, Mr. Electric, and Rainbow Restoration franchises across Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. The domain is over 24 years old and currently shows legitimate job postings with "Apply Now" buttons. Historical antivirus detections exist, but current infrastructure shows no active threats.
09 · Community