Is hellplug.com safe?
http://hellplug.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (57 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
HELLPLUG is an unverified digital-goods shop with a free-mail contact and copied legal text naming a different business, but no active malware or phishing was detected.
hellplug.com is a 63-day-old online shop that sells digital products through an add-to-cart checkout on its own domain. Its contact address is a gmail.com inbox, it lists no phone number or postal address on the captured page, and its terms of service name a different business, Plug Palace, with a different contact email. Security scanners and the TLS check found no current threat, so the risk here is about who runs the store and whether orders are fulfilled, not about malware.
Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scanSaved antivirus result from Oct 8, 2026: no detections across 57 enginesAt a glance
Saved with this scan; each value is explained in the sections below.
Domain age
63 days old
Registered Sep 8, 2026Expires Sep 8, 2027Certificate
Valid
Expires Feb 5, 2027 (85d)Hosting
Canada (CA)
Shopify, Inc.Popularity
Not in the Cloudflare Radar top list
Antivirus
0/57
Saved antivirus result from Oct 8, 2026: no detections across 57 enginesSafe Browsing
Not flagged
Not flagged on major threat listsCommunity
No reviews yet
Checked
Nov 11, 2026
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.
Why 52/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 4 findings pulled the score down; 1 pushed it up.
- Start81
- -16
- -13
- Score52
What pulled the score down
- ModerateThe store's contact address is a free-mail inbox (gmail.com) rather than a mailbox on its own domain.-16 pts
- ModerateThe terms of service name Plug Palace and a different contact email, which does not match HELLPLUG.-13 pts
- MinorThe business contact is a gmail.com address rather than a mailbox on the store's own domain.
- MinorNo phone number or postal address appears on the captured page.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no warning and the TLS check was valid.
Points come from the saved evidence ledger: it lowered the score from 81 to 52 and split those 29 points between the findings that show points; the others carry no points in the ledger.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
hellplug.com is a 63-day-old online shop that sells digital products through an add-to-cart checkout on its own domain. Its contact address is a gmail.com inbox, it lists no phone number or postal address on the captured page, and its terms of service name a different business, Plug Palace, with a different contact email. Security scanners and the TLS check found no current threat, so the risk here is about who runs the store and whether orders are fulfilled, not about malware.
Who runs the store is unclear
No contact email on the captured page uses the site's own domain. The only business contact is info.plugpalace@gmail.com, a free-mail inbox, and the page gives no phone number or postal address.
The terms of service repeat that Plug Palace is the platform and that it is independent of Vinted and Shopify, but nothing on the captured page ties that name to HELLPLUG.
What a visitor is asked to do
Product listings carry Add and Choose buttons that move visitors into a checkout on hellplug.com itself. The terms say digital products are delivered by download link or email within 30 minutes of payment, and that customers who do not receive them should write to the Plug Palace address.
No technical threat was found
The browser threat feed returned no warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection. Those results mean no detections were found, not that the business behind the shop is trustworthy.
Why the score is 52
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 93
No detectionsSaved analysis from October 8, 2026 - stale
No detections across 57 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 36 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
- Clean57
- Undetected36
All 93 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Unrated
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekernewly registered websites
- Googleshopping
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
Visual context from the captured page
10% off entire order
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
10% off entire order
Browser behavior
What our isolated browser recorded while it loaded the page. Host names only: no full addresses are published.
- Pop-ups
- 0
- Download attempts
- 0
- Notification prompts
- 0
- Navigations
- 1
- Other hosts contacted
- 15
Where the page went
- First loadhellplug.comSame site
Hosts on our aggressive-advertising list
None contacted.
Test clicks
No test click was made on this page.
What the page says about itself
Quoted from the pages we read: the site's own words, not our findings.
- Page title
HELLPLUG
- Meta description
Welcome to HellPlug 👹 Your plug for products that hit different. At HellPlug, we’re all about bringing you standout finds, trending products, and must-have essentials — without the boring stuff. ⚡ Fresh drops 🔥 Carefully selected products 📦 Fast & reliable service 💯 Quality comes first
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- Terms/policies/terms-of-serviceRead
- Refund / returns policy/policies/refund-policyRead
- Contact page/policies/contact-informationRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
HELLPLUG
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 57 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 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
Web research findings
Independent findings for hellplug.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for hellplug.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.
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.
Infrastructure map
- Domainhellplug.com
- Redirects tohellplug.com
- Hosted byShopify, Inc.
- Referencesshop.app · cdn.shopify.comand 2 more
Domain Timeline
- Sep 8, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 63 days old when this review was saved.
- Nov 11, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
hellplug.com was registered very recently when this review was saved. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, so a young domain whose evidence is mixed or incomplete warrants extra caution.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No contact email uses the site's own domain.
- Business contact uses a free-mail provider (gmail.com).
- No phone number listed on the captured page.
- No operator postal address visible on the captured page.
Domain & Encryption
At the scan on Nov 11, 2026: 17% of the registration period had passed
A certificate issued weeks or days before the scan on a domain registered recently is common on short-lived sites, though new legitimate sites look the same.
At the scan on Nov 11, 2026: 5% of the validity period had passed
Certificate issued for hellplug.com.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Payment providers the page loads
- Shop Pay
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://hellplug.com/
- 2200https://hellplug.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
Grouped by what each domain is for. in page: named in the page’s HTML. contacted: the browser loaded it while rendering the page. ad list: on our aggressive-advertising list.
Payments1
- shop.appin pagecontacted
CDN & fonts6
- cdn.shopify.comin pagecontacted
- fonts.shopifycdn.comcontacted
- monorail-edge.shopifysvc.comin pagecontacted
- otlp-http-production.shopifysvc.comcontacted
- shopify-assets.shopifycdn.comcontacted
- storage.googleapis.comcontacted
Platform & social1
- pay.shopify.comcontacted
Security checks5
- 3a4dd296d40b.w.hcaptcha.comcontacted
- api.hcaptcha.comcontacted
- e255312fe813.w.hcaptcha.comcontacted
- js.hcaptcha.comcontacted
- newassets.hcaptcha.comcontacted
Other / unknown2
- forms.shopifyapps.comcontacted
- sidekick.shopify.aiin pagecontacted
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.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed Oct 8, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 11, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 11, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 11, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 11, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 8, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 11, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 11, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 11, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 11, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is hellplug.com a scam or is it safe?
Is hellplug.com safe to use?
Has hellplug.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is hellplug.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the hellplug.com domain?
Does hellplug.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Where is hellplug.com hosted?
How often is the hellplug.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
HELLPLUG is an unverified digital-goods shop with a free-mail contact and copied legal text naming a different business, but no active malware or phishing was detected.
hellplug.com is a 63-day-old online shop that sells digital products through an add-to-cart checkout on its own domain. Its contact address is a gmail.com inbox, it lists no phone number or postal address on the captured page, and its terms of service name a different business, Plug Palace, with a different contact email. Security scanners and the TLS check found no current threat, so the risk here is about who runs the store and whether orders are fulfilled, not about malware.
09 · Community
Community
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