Is grounded-footwear.com safe?
http://grounded-footwear.com/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Grounded Footwear shows repeated refund obstruction and misleading discount pressure on a 2-year-old domain.
The site sells footwear at a claimed 60 % discount and funnels buyers to a same-site checkout subdomain. Multiple customer reports describe return instructions that include PO-box addresses USPS cannot deliver to, plus partial-refund offers that leave buyers paying return shipping. One antivirus engine flags the domain as suspicious.
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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
The site sells footwear at a claimed 60 % discount and funnels buyers to a same-site checkout subdomain. Multiple customer reports describe return instructions that include PO-box addresses USPS cannot deliver to, plus partial-refund offers that leave buyers paying return shipping. One antivirus engine flags the domain as suspicious.
Return policy evidence
A buyer who tried to return shoes was first offered a 75 % refund to keep the product, then given a PO-box address that USPS does not deliver to.
Another reviewer states that after paying return shipping the net cost reached roughly $100, making the return process uneconomical.
Sales tactics and external flags
The landing page displays a persistent 60 % OFF banner with a countdown timer and a prominent “ORDER NOW” button that leads to the checkout subdomain trk.grounded-footwear.com.
Gridinsoft marks the domain as suspicious; the domain itself is 757 days old.
Why the score is 28
Return instructions include undeliverable PO-box addresses and partial-refund pressure. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 92
detectionsSaved result - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
- AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- AutoShun - unrated - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
- BitDefender - clean - Clean
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
- CTX AI - clean - Clean
- Cyan - unrated - Clean
- Cyble - clean - Clean
- CyRadar - 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
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - unrated - Clean
- Fortinet - clean - Clean
- Fortra - unrated - Clean
- G-Data - clean - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
- GreenSnow - clean - Clean
- GreyNoise - 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 - clean - Clean
- LevelBlue - clean - Clean
- Lionic - 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
- Phishing Database - clean - Clean
- Phishtank - clean - Clean
- PREBYTES - clean - Clean
- PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
- Quick Heal - clean - Clean
- Quttera - clean - Clean
- Rising - clean - Clean
- SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
- Sangfor - clean - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
- Scantitan - clean - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
- Seclookup - clean - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
- SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
- Sophos - clean - 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
Trustpilot 4.8 | 347 reviews
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Trustpilot 4.8 | 347 reviews
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Grounded Footwear: The Ultimate Shoe for Style and Support
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded cross domain landing.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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
Fake Shop & Commercial Deception
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Return instructions include undeliverable PO-box addresses and partial-refund pressure.
- 02Return instructions include undeliverable PO-box addresses and partial-refund pressure.
- 03Persistent 60 % OFF countdown and limited-time banner used to create urgency.
Web research findings
Independent findings for grounded-footwear.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.
- PissedConsumeropen
"Their return policy is a joke. By the time you have returned them, you are paying $100, including return shipping, and they make it hard to return."
- Trustpilotopen
"A second email cam back saying they would increase to a 75% refund. Again, I said no and that I wanted an address to send the product back. Their email answered giving me an address with a PO box in it and that they would only accept the package be sent by USPS. They obviously know that USPS does not deliver to a PO Box."
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.
- Domaingrounded-footwear.com
- Redirects towww.grounded-footwear.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesgmpg.org · googletagmanager.com
Domain Timeline
- Jul 24, 2024Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 2.1 years old today.
- Aug 21, 2026Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
grounded-footwear.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
- Phone number listed (08-19-2026).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://grounded-footwear.com/
- 2301https://grounded-footwear.com/
- 3206https://www.grounded-footwear.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
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
Additional evidence review
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 1 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · Aug 21, 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 | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 21, 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
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- 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 grounded-footwear.com a scam or a legit online store?
Is grounded-footwear.com safe to use?
I already paid or entered my details on grounded-footwear.com — what should I do?
Can I get my money back from grounded-footwear.com?
I ordered from grounded-footwear.com but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
How do I report grounded-footwear.com?
grounded-footwear.com looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Has grounded-footwear.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is grounded-footwear.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Grounded Footwear shows repeated refund obstruction and misleading discount pressure on a 2-year-old domain.
The site sells footwear at a claimed 60 % discount and funnels buyers to a same-site checkout subdomain. Multiple customer reports describe return instructions that include PO-box addresses USPS cannot deliver to, plus partial-refund offers that leave buyers paying return shipping. One antivirus engine flags the domain as suspicious.
09 · Community
