Is hdhive.com safe?

http://hdhive.com/

High RiskStatus

Coveragepartial2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

HDHive is an anonymous media-sharing platform selling 'Premium' access keys through a separate storefront, with a stale malicious flag and an unreviewed contact page.

HDHive presents itself as a media-sharing service that requires registration and offers paid 'Premium' tiers, with purchases routed to a separate storefront at shop.hdhive.com. The operator is anonymous, the site's own contact and policy pages were not reviewed, and one antivirus family has flagged the domain as malicious. The domain is roughly 19 months old and the hosting IP carries a moderate abuse confidence score. These facts place the site in the High Risk band: the commercial model depends on unregulated subscription sales from an undisclosed operator, and the technical picture is not clean.

Do not purchase 'Premium' access keys or provide payment details to this platform. The operator is anonymous, the site's own contact and policy pages were not reviewed, and the domain carries a stale malicious flag plus a hosting IP with abuse history. If you have already paid, treat the transaction as high risk and consider disputing it through your payment provider.
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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

HDHive presents itself as a media-sharing service that requires registration and offers paid 'Premium' tiers, with purchases routed to a separate storefront at shop.hdhive.com. The operator is anonymous, the site's own contact and policy pages were not reviewed, and one antivirus family has flagged the domain as malicious. The domain is roughly 19 months old and the hosting IP carries a moderate abuse confidence score. These facts place the site in the High Risk band: the commercial model depends on unregulated subscription sales from an undisclosed operator, and the technical picture is not clean.

Anonymous operator selling Premium keys through a separate storefront

The platform is run by an anonymous entity that operates both the media-sharing site and a separate storefront for selling 'Premium' access cards. The site's own contact details were not reviewed, so there is no verified operator identity, registered company, or accountable contact point behind the paid tiers.

Paid access is sold as time-limited cards (half-year, annual, long-term) on a different domain, which means the money flow and the service flow sit on separate hosts. That separation makes refunds, chargebacks, and service continuity dependent on an operator who has not disclosed who they are.

A stale malicious flag and a hosting IP with abuse history

One independent antivirus family reported an adverse result for this domain. The detection is real but comes from a saved observation, so its timing is uncertain and it should be treated as a stale warning rather than a fresh confirmation.

The hosting IP has an abuse confidence score of 31 out of 100 across 36 saved reports. That is a moderate signal, not proof of current malicious activity, but it indicates the address has been associated with abusive behavior in the past.

The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection. These are clean technical checks, but they only mean no active block or certificate problem was observed at scan time; they do not vouch for the operator or the paid service.

A domain under two years old with no established reputation

The registrable domain is 574 days old, which is under two years. That is not itself evidence of wrongdoing, but it means the site has not accumulated a long track record that would offset the anonymous operation and the adverse antivirus flag.

Because the site's own contact and policy pages were not read in full, the operator's claims about the service, refunds, and content rights remain unverified. The combination of an unreviewed operator page, a paid subscription model, and a stale malicious flag is what drives the High Risk score.

Why the score is 38

1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing. 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

1/ 90

detections

Saved analysis from February 18, 2023 - stale

1 engine flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious
1
Suspicious
0
Total
90
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
Bfore.Ai PreCrimeMaliciousmalicious
All 90 engine results
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Malicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
  • Abusix - Clean
  • Acronis - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - Clean
  • AICC (MONITORAPP) - Clean
  • AlienVault - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - Clean
  • Artists Against 419 - Clean
  • AutoShun - Unrated
  • Avira - Clean
  • benkow.cc - Clean
  • BitDefender - Clean
  • Bkav - Unrated
  • BlockList - Clean
  • Blueliv - Clean
  • Certego - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - Clean
  • CINS Army - Clean
  • CMC Threat Intelligence - Clean
  • CRDF - Clean
  • Cyan - Unrated
  • CyberCrime - Clean
  • Cyble - Clean
  • CyRadar - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - Clean
  • DNS8 - Clean
  • Dr.Web - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - Clean
  • Emsisoft - Clean
  • ESET - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - Clean
  • Feodo Tracker - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Unrated
  • Fortinet - Clean
  • Fortra - Unrated
  • G-Data - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - Clean
  • GreenSnow - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - Clean
  • Hoplite Industries - Clean
  • IPsum - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - Clean
  • Kaspersky - Unrated
  • Lionic - Clean
  • Lumu - Unrated
  • MalSilo - Clean
  • Malwared - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - Clean
  • malwares.com URL checker - Clean
  • Netcraft - Unrated
  • Nucleon - Clean
  • OpenPhish - Clean
  • PhishFort - Unrated
  • Phishing Database - Clean
  • Phishtank - Clean
  • PREBYTES - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - Unrated
  • Quick Heal - Clean
  • Quttera - Clean
  • Rising - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - Unrated
  • Sangfor - Clean
  • Scantitan - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - Clean
  • Seclookup - Clean
  • SecureBrain - Clean
  • securolytics - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - Clean
  • Sophos - Clean
  • Spam404 - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
  • ThreatHive - Clean
  • Threatsourcing - Clean
  • Trustwave - Clean
  • URLhaus - Clean
  • URLQuery - Unrated
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
  • VIPRE - Unrated
  • ViriBack - Clean
  • Virusdie External Site Scan - Clean
  • VX Vault - Clean
  • Web Security Guard - Clean
  • Webroot - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Unrated
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

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

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
hdhive.com
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

The saved image was reviewed for deceptive controls, visual impersonation, fake urgency, and other scam interface patterns.

Context only

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

    The captured page appears to offer a streaming piracy service.

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 75 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

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

  4. What remains unverified

    2 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

Subscription Trap

Service and business model

Streaming Piracy

Subscription

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 011 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
  2. 02The registrable domain is 574 days old, under two years.
  3. 03The hosting IP has an abuse confidence score of 31/100 across 36 saved reports.

Web research findings

Independent findings for hdhive.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.

Business registration
Not checked
This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.
Clone check
Not checked
No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Typosquat check
Not checked
No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
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 hdhive.com. 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 ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not 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. Domainhdhive.com
  2. Redirects tohdhive.com
  3. Hosted byAmazon.com, Inc.

Domain Timeline

  1. Mar 26, 2025
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 1.5 years old when this review was saved.

  2. Oct 21, 2026
    Saved security review — Rated High Risk

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found
Contact details were not reviewed (the page text was not read in full)
Emails on site's domainNot reviewed
Phone numbersNot reviewed
Postal addressNot reviewed
Linked social profiles0

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age1.5 years old
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredMar 26, 2025
ExpiresMar 26, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoDaddy.com · GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1
ExpiresApr 10, 2027 (170d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon.com, Inc.
Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score31%
Reports on file36
ISPAmazon.com, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

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

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

Technical threat

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

The site's own contact details were not reviewed, leaving the operator identity unverified. · The hosting IP has an abuse confidence score of 31/100 across 36 saved reports.

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result1 of 90 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingAdverse
Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Feb 18, 2023
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
Visual evidence
ResultThe site blocked our capture or showed an error page
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
Independent research
ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

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

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Do not purchase 'Premium' access keys or provide payment details to this platform. The operator is anonymous, the site's own contact and policy pages were not reviewed, and the domain carries a stale malicious flag plus a hosting IP with abuse history. If you have already paid, treat the transaction as high risk and consider disputing it through your payment provider.

  2. Treat hdhive.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  3. 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.

  4. 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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    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

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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 hdhive.com a scam or a legit online store?
hdhive.com raises serious red flags as a subscription trap — we recommend against paying or entering card details. Our review tagged it for subscription trap. 1 of 90 security engines flag it (1 as outright malicious). The domain is 1.5 years old through GoDaddy.com, LLC. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
Is hdhive.com safe to use?
hdhive.com has a Safety Score of 38/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is partial at 68%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
I already paid or entered my details on hdhive.com — what should I do?
If you've already paid or handed over details on hdhive.com, 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 hdhive.com 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 hdhive.com?
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.
I ordered from hdhive.com but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
That's the classic pattern of a fake or non-delivery shop. These sites take payment for products that never ship, or send cheap counterfeits, then go quiet and eventually disappear. If you paid by card, contact your bank about a chargeback for "goods not received." Keep your order confirmation and any messages, don't pay extra "customs" or "release" fees they may demand, and report the store so others are warned.
How do I report hdhive.com?
You can report hdhive.com 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.
hdhive.com looks professional — how can it still be 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 hdhive.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 1 of 90 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged hdhive.com, 1 of them as outright malicious in the saved analysis from February 18, 2023. None of these detections came from the engines we treat as highest-confidence, so they are weighed alongside the other checks rather than on their own.
Is hdhive.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — hdhive.com 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 hdhive.com domain?
hdhive.com is 1.5 years old, registered on March 26, 2025 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. A registration history of under two years is neither a strong positive nor a strong negative signal on its own.
Does hdhive.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — hdhive.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by GoDaddy.com · GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1, valid for another 170 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
How often is the hdhive.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 21, 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 hdhive.com 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
38/100
High Risk

HDHive is an anonymous media-sharing platform selling 'Premium' access keys through a separate storefront, with a stale malicious flag and an unreviewed contact page.

Saved capturehdhive.comCapture-safe
The site blocked our capture or showed an error page. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

HDHive presents itself as a media-sharing service that requires registration and offers paid 'Premium' tiers, with purchases routed to a separate storefront at shop.hdhive.com. The operator is anonymous, the site's own contact and policy pages were not reviewed, and one antivirus family has flagged the domain as malicious. The domain is roughly 19 months old and the hosting IP carries a moderate abuse confidence score. These facts place the site in the High Risk band: the commercial model depends on unregulated subscription sales from an undisclosed operator, and the technical picture is not clean.

Recommended actionDo not purchase 'Premium' access keys or provide payment details to this platform. The operator is anonymous, the site's own contact and policy pages were not reviewed, and the domain carries a stale malicious flag plus a hosting IP with abuse history. If you have already paid, treat the transaction as high risk and consider disputing it through your payment provider.
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