Security Review

Is greasegroove.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

A two-day-old Sacramento grease trap directory flagged for phishing by multiple security engines despite its professional appearance.

greasegroove.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Heuristics 0·MT 40
Category tags
phishingdata harvester#phishing#data harvester85% MT confidence

These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
5/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
2 days old
Registered Jun 29, 2026
MT Intelligence
Suspicious
High likelihood · 85% confidence
DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

5 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (3 outright malicious). Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust40/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain was registered only two days ago, which is a significant red flag for a service claiming to have a 'vetted' network of local professionals. Security engines including alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, SOCRadar, and Fortinet have already flagged the site as a phishing or spam risk. While the page looks like a legitimate resource for commercial kitchens, it provides no physical address, no phone number, and no direct email for the operators. This lack of transparency combined with the immediate security flags suggests the site may be designed to harvest commercial data under the guise of a referral service. The professional design is likely a template used to build trust quickly before the domain is blacklisted.
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Page Content

The site presents itself as 'Grease Groove,' a free referral service for Sacramento-area commercial kitchens to find grease trap pumping and FOG compliance help. It features a 'check my schedule' tool and a matching service, but notably lacks any standard corporate transparency. There is no listed phone number, physical office address, or direct contact email, which is highly unusual for a local service directory.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted behind a common content delivery network, which hides the true origin server. While it uses a valid SSL certificate from Google Trust Services, this only ensures the connection is encrypted, not that the business is legitimate. The presence of only one external domain (Cloudflare Insights) suggests a very lean, possibly templated setup.

Domain History

The domain greasegroove.com was registered on October 26, 2024, making it only two days old at the time of analysis. It was registered through Porkbun LLC. The extreme youth of the domain is a primary risk factor, as most legitimate business directories have a multi-year history and established search presence.

Web Reputation

Our antivirus network shows a high level of concern for such a new site. Five different security vendors have issued warnings: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint, and SOCRadar all flag it for phishing, while Fortinet identifies it as a spam risk. It currently has no global traffic ranking, confirming it has no established user base.
Risk Factors
5
  • Domain is only 2 days old, a common trait of temporary phishing or data-harvesting sites.
  • Multiple security engines (Fortinet, Forcepoint, SOCRadar) have flagged the site for phishing and spam.
  • Complete absence of physical contact information, including phone number and office address.
  • No direct contact email is provided on the page for user inquiries.
  • The site requests kitchen and location data through a 'matching' tool without verifiable business credentials.
Positive Signals
2
  • The site uses a valid SSL certificate to encrypt data transmission.
  • The hosting IP address currently has a clean reputation with no reported abuse.
AI Recommendation
Do not provide your business address, kitchen specifications, or contact details to this site. Use established, locally-verified pumping services with a visible history and physical presence in the Sacramento area.
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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 greasegroove.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
2 days
Registered Jun 2026
Web mentions
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.
Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst

No independent reviews or scam reports were found due to the domain being only two days old. This lack of history is typical for new sites and should be treated with caution.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
5 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

3Malicious2Suspicious55Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
alphaMountain.ai
Malicious· phishing
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Malicious· phishing
SOCRadar
Malicious· phishing
Fortinet
Suspicious· spam
Gridinsoft
Suspicious· suspicious

5 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

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 numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age2 days old
RegistrarPorkbun LLC
RegisteredJun 29, 2026
ExpiresJun 29, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresSep 27, 2026 (88d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

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

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Avoid this site

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  • Do not interact with greasegroove.com

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  • Verify the business through independent channels

    Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.

  • Never use irreversible payment methods

    Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.

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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

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 flags greasegroove.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — greasegroove.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. greasegroove.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 88 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • greasegroove.com is 2 days old, registered on 6/29/2026 through Porkbun LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • 5 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged greasegroove.com as malicious or suspicious (3 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • No. greasegroove.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • greasegroove.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (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 July 1, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around greasegroove.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·greasegroove.com
DANGEROUS

This is a newly registered lead-generation site for grease trap services that lacks any verifiable contact information. Multiple security engines, including Fortinet and Forcepoint, have flagged it for phishing and spam. You should avoid entering any business or personal details into their matching tool.

Do not provide your business address, kitchen specifications, or contact details to this site. Use established, locally-verified pumping services with a visible history and physical presence in the Sacramento area.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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