Is gw.franklintempleton.top safe?
http://gw.franklintempleton.top/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Malicious Impersonation of Franklin Templeton Detected
The domain 'gw.franklintempleton.top' is a malicious site impersonating the legitimate investment firm Franklin Templeton. It is flagged by multiple security vendors and lacks valid infrastructure, posing a high risk to visitors.
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 domain 'gw.franklintempleton.top' is a malicious site impersonating the legitimate investment firm Franklin Templeton. It is flagged by multiple security vendors and lacks valid infrastructure, posing a high risk to visitors.
Technical Infrastructure and Security Flags
The domain has been flagged as malicious by multiple security engines, including BitDefender and G-Data. Furthermore, the site fails to establish a valid TLS connection, which is a significant indicator of illegitimate or poorly maintained infrastructure.
Impersonation Risk
The domain is only 48 days old and uses privacy protection, which is highly inconsistent with the established, long-standing presence of the legitimate Franklin Templeton organization. This site is clearly designed to deceive users by mimicking a trusted financial brand.
Why the score is 10
Multiple antivirus engines identify the domain as malicious. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 92
detectionsFresh result
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 2
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| BitDefenderMalicious | malware |
| G-DataMalicious | malware |
All 92 engine results
- BitDefender - malware - Malicious
- G-Data - malware - Malicious
- 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
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - unrated - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - clean - 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
- 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
- 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 - unrated - 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.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
No page claim could be verified for gw.franklintempleton.top because no usable page content or saved capture was available.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
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 this means for you
You were probably about to log in or type personal details here.
Anything you enter — username, password, card number, one-time code — goes straight to criminals, who use it to take over your real accounts and drain them.
How the observed mechanism works
The typical trap, step by step
This site is unverified — it may be legitimate. If it is a scam, this is the playbook pages like it follow:
They clone a real login page (a bank, email provider, PayPal, a courier) pixel-for-pixel.
You're driven here by an email, text, or ad with an urgent reason to “verify”, “unlock”, or “confirm” your account.
You type your username and password — which flow straight to the scammers instead of the real company.
They log into your real account, change the password, and drain it or sell the access.
Do not visit this domain or provide any personal or financial information. Access only the official website at franklintempleton.com.
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 of 21 categories showed signals
Each card names a specific harm pattern and the concrete facts that support it. The category score is supporting context; the report verdict above remains the final severity decision.
- The saved TLS check did not validate the connection
- The domain is extremely young (48 days), typical of short-lived phishing campaigns.
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Web research findings
Independent findings for gw.franklintempleton.top, 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 gw.franklintempleton.top. 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.
- Domaingw.franklintempleton.top
- Redirects togw.franklintempleton.top
Domain Timeline
- Jun 29, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 48 days old today.
- Aug 17, 2026Saved security review — Flagged as dangerous
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
gw.franklintempleton.top was registered very recently and is already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.
Domain & Encryption
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentunavailable
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidenceunavailable
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
Additional evidence review · 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 | 2 of 92 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · Aug 17, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Page content | Page content was not available for semantic review | Unavailable | No saved finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | The saved page capture was not reliable enough to use | Unavailable | No saved finding | Not available |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · Aug 17, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Page content
- ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
- CompletionUnavailable
- FindingNo saved finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- ResultThe saved page capture was not reliable enough to use
- CompletionUnavailable
- FindingNo saved 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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Malicious Impersonation of Franklin Templeton Detected
The written conclusion remains part of the saved report.
The domain 'gw.franklintempleton.top' is a malicious site impersonating the legitimate investment firm Franklin Templeton. It is flagged by multiple security vendors and lacks valid infrastructure, posing a high risk to visitors.
09 · Community