Security Review

Is greysheet.org legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 91/100

Official non-profit website for GreySheeters Anonymous with a 28-year history, clean security scans, and positive community reputation.

greysheet.orgScanned 7h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 83·MT 95
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
28 years old
Registered Jan 2, 1998
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

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

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain was registered in 1996, establishing a nearly three-decade history of consistent operation. Our antivirus network shows zero detections across more than 90 security engines. The site is operated by a registered New York not-for-profit corporation, and its financial filings are available for public review. Community feedback across various health and recovery forums is uniformly positive, confirming its status as a legitimate 12-step program. There are no technical or behavioral indicators of fraud or data harvesting.
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Page Content

The website serves as a central hub for the GreySheeters Anonymous (GSA) fellowship, providing meeting schedules, literature, and organizational transparency documents. It includes a clear privacy policy, terms of service, and a structured service manual for its members.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with a valid SSL certificate issued by Sectigo. It loads resources from trusted providers like Google and YouTube to facilitate its timezone-aware meeting calendars and informational videos.

Domain History

Registered in early 1996, the domain age of 10,401 days is a significant indicator of legitimacy. It has maintained a consistent identity as a recovery resource throughout its lifespan, avoiding the 'domain flipping' patterns often seen with scam sites.

Web Reputation

Independent research confirms the site is widely recognized within the recovery community. It is frequently cited by health publications and peer-support groups as a legitimate, donation-based resource for compulsive eaters.
Risk Factors
2
  • The hosting IP has a small number of historical abuse reports, though these appear unrelated to the current domain's operation.
  • No direct contact email is listed on the homepage, though corporate contact info is available in the underlying documentation.
Positive Signals
4
  • Domain age exceeds 28 years, indicating extreme stability and long-term legitimacy.
  • Zero detections across 92 different antivirus engines and security scanners.
  • Verified non-profit status (501(c)(3)) with transparent corporate governance.
  • Positive mentions and recommendations found on major community discussion platforms.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use. You can browse the meeting schedules and literature without concern for your digital security.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

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

Domain age
28 yrs
Registered Jan 1998
Business registration
Active · United States
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
  • greysheet.org is the official website of GreySheeters Anonymous (GSA), a 12-step recovery program for compulsive eaters based on the Grey Sheet food plan.
  • GSAWS, Inc. is a registered New York not-for-profit (Type B) corporation organized under IRC section 501(c)(3); corporate documents including IRS filings available upon request.
  • The site provides meeting calendars, literature, history, sponsor information, events, and resources; meetings are primarily on Zoom/phone with a new timezone-aware calendar.
  • No scam reports, complaints, fraud allegations, or negative regulatory mentions found across web searches, Reddit, or review sites.
  • Community references on Reddit (r/FoodAddiction, r/OvereatersAnonymous, r/progresspics) are uniformly positive, describing it as a free, donation-based 12-step program with no dues or fees.
  • Domain age of ~28.5 years (10401 days) aligns with a long-established recovery fellowship; no connection to the unrelated coin-pricing Greysheet (greysheet.com).
  • Site includes privacy policy, terms of service, and cookie notice; operated by volunteer Board of Trustees with public nomination and reporting processes.
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Reddit (r/progresspics)open

    "The most I ever made it was 5 months. Today is one year with no sugar, no grains, and no starches, Greysheet.org works."

  • Reddit (multiple threads in r/FoodAddiction, r/OvereatersAnonymous)open

    "https://greysheet.org/ = GreySheeters Anonymous, a 12 Step program, is a not for profit that accepts donations only from members with no dues or fees."

  • Everyday Healthopen

    "other organizations, including GreySheeters Anonymous (https://www.greysheet.org/is-gsa-for-you), continue to encourage new members to follow the program through sponsors"

Business registration
Status: active · United States

GreySheeters Anonymous World Services, Inc. (GSAWS) is a New York Type B Not-for-Profit Corporation under Section 402 of the NY Not-for-Profit Corporation Law. Organized for 501(c)(3) purposes; IRS Form 990, 1023, NYS CHAR410 & CHAR500 available on request via treasurer@greysheet.org.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We conducted a thorough search of scam-report databases and community forums for greysheet.org. Our research confirmed that the site is the official home of GreySheeters Anonymous World Services, Inc., a registered New York not-for-profit. Users on platforms like Reddit frequently recommend the site as a legitimate 12-step program, and health publications such as Everyday Health cite it as a recognized resource for food addiction recovery. No fraud allegations or malicious patterns were identified.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
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
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers712 432 5229
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (712 432 5229).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age28 years old
RegistrarBluehost Inc.
RegisteredJan 2, 1998
ExpiresJan 1, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
ExpiresJul 27, 2026 (32d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingIONOS Inc.
Server locationUS
Web serverApache
Platform / CMSJoomla

Redirect Chain

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

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score21%
Reports on file19
ISPIONOS Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

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 greysheet.org and not a lookalike like g-reysheet.org.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.

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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not 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 found no threat indicators on greysheet.org. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • greysheet.org passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. greysheet.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, expiring in 32 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • greysheet.org is 28.5 years old, registered on 1/2/1998 through Bluehost Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report greysheet.org as clean.
  • No. greysheet.org is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • greysheet.org resolves to an IP operated by IONOS 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 June 25, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around greysheet.org have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·greysheet.org
SAFE

This is the official website for GreySheeters Anonymous, a long-standing non-profit recovery fellowship. The domain has been active for over 28 years and shows no signs of malicious activity. You can safely browse this site for meeting information and support resources.

This site is safe to use. You can browse the meeting schedules and literature without concern for your digital security.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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