Is gw.franklintempleton.top safe?

http://gw.franklintempleton.top/

DangerousStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

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.

Do not visit this domain or provide any personal or financial information. Access only the official website at franklintempleton.com.
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No saved capture is availableThe verdict remains based on the completed checks below.
2 antivirus engines flagged this URLBitDefender, G-Data
Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. 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

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

2/ 92

detections

Fresh 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
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
BitDefenderMaliciousmalware
G-DataMaliciousmalware
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

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    No page claim could be verified for gw.franklintempleton.top because no usable page content or saved capture was available.

  2. What we observed

    The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.

  3. What independent research found

    The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.

  4. 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:

  1. They clone a real login page (a bank, email provider, PayPal, a courier) pixel-for-pixel.

  2. You're driven here by an email, text, or ad with an urgent reason to “verify”, “unlock”, or “confirm” your account.

  3. You type your username and password — which flow straight to the scammers instead of the real company.

  4. 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.

PhishingConfidence: High

Deterministic educational guidance from corroborated report signals.

Scam-Type Likelihood

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.

Top match: Phishing
Phishing
Low-level signals
26/100
  • The saved TLS check did not validate the connection
  • The domain is extremely young (48 days), typical of short-lived phishing campaigns.
20Show remaining categories
MalwareNot detected
Investment ScamNot detected
Fake ShopNot detected
Tech Support ScamNot detected
Aggressive Ads & MalvertisingNot detected
Crypto FraudNot detected
Crypto Casino / Gambling ScamNot detected
Piracy Site — High-Risk AdsNot detected
Cracked Software — Malware RiskNot detected
Recovery / Refund ScamNot detected
Gaming ScamNot detected
Pig-Butchering / Romance-CryptoNot detected
Lottery / Prize ScamNot detected
Subscription TrapNot detected
Dropshipping / Low-Quality RetailNot detected
Deceptive Supplement FunnelNot detected
Brand ImpersonationNot detected
Fake Celebrity EndorsementNot detected
Fake GiveawayNot detected
Job / Task / Survey ScamNot detected

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.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
No scam reports found
The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

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.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

  1. Domaingw.franklintempleton.top
  2. Redirects togw.franklintempleton.top

Domain Timeline

  1. Jun 29, 2026
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 48 days old today.

  2. Aug 17, 2026
    Saved 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

Domain History
Age48 days old
Registrargadomains
RegisteredJun 29, 2026
ExpiresJun 29, 2027
Owner privacyHidden
Encryption Certificate
StatusInvalid
Protocolnone
IssuerNone
ExpiresInvalid Date (0d)
Self-signedNo

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruscomplete
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentunavailable
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidenceunavailable
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, 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.

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

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Phishing site — act fast

This page shows signs of attempting to steal credentials or impersonate a trusted brand.

  1. Do not interact with gw.franklintempleton.top

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

  2. If you already typed your password — change it now

    Change the password on the legitimate site and anywhere else you re-used it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Review recent account activity.

  3. Report the phishing URL

    APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group) accepts phishing reports at reportphishing@apwg.org. Google Safe Browsing reports help protect other users.

    Open
  4. Get help on the forum

    MalwareTips members can help you assess damage and next steps.

    Open

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 gw.franklintempleton.top a scam or a legit website?
gw.franklintempleton.top shows every sign of being a phishing — do not enter your login or personal details. Our review tagged it for phishing and clone site. 2 of 92 security engines flag it (2 as outright malicious). The domain is only 1 month old through gadomains — a fresh registration is a classic scam fingerprint. This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
Is gw.franklintempleton.top safe to use?
No — gw.franklintempleton.top has a Safety Score of 10/100 (Dangerous) because decisive threat evidence was saved with this scan. Leave the site and do not log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
What should I do if I already gave my details to gw.franklintempleton.top?
If you've already paid or handed over details on gw.franklintempleton.top, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on gw.franklintempleton.top and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
Can I get my money back from gw.franklintempleton.top?
Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
Did gw.franklintempleton.top steal my password or personal information?
If you entered anything on gw.franklintempleton.top, assume it was captured. Phishing pages exist purely to harvest what you type — usernames, passwords, card numbers, or one-time codes. Change the password immediately on the real site and anywhere you reused it, enable two-factor authentication, and if you entered card or banking details, contact your bank about the risk of fraud. Also be alert for follow-up "security" calls or emails that try to exploit the same information.
How do I report gw.franklintempleton.top?
You can report gw.franklintempleton.top through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
Why does gw.franklintempleton.top look legitimate if it's a scam?
Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
Has gw.franklintempleton.top been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 2 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged gw.franklintempleton.top, 2 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
Is gw.franklintempleton.top on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — gw.franklintempleton.top is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
How old is the gw.franklintempleton.top domain?
gw.franklintempleton.top is 1 month old, registered on June 29, 2026 through gadomains. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.
How often is the gw.franklintempleton.top report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on August 17, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about gw.franklintempleton.top has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
10/100
Dangerous

Malicious Impersonation of Franklin Templeton Detected

Saved capturegw.franklintempleton.topCapture-safe
No saved screenshot was available for this report.
Conclusion

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.

Recommended actionDo not visit this domain or provide any personal or financial information. Access only the official website at franklintempleton.com.
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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.