Is hianime.autos safe?
https://hianime.autos/
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How we checked
Coverage: complete · 4 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (59 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
New, unidentified site trading on the defunct HiAnime anime-streaming name
hianime.autos uses the HiAnime name and presents itself as a guide to anime series, movies and streaming alternatives. The domain is 29 days old, and the site's own text says the original HiAnime operation ended in 2026 and was an unlicensed streaming service. One antivirus engine out of 93 flagged the domain, and the browser threat feed raised no warning. We found no evidence of phishing, malware or payment traps. However, the operator is unknown and the site is new and borrows a defunct brand, so we rate it Moderate Risk.
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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.
Why 52/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 2 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Moderate1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result.-8 pts
- ModerateThe site uses the name of a defunct, unlicensed streaming brand.-6 pts
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection
Points come from the saved evidence ledger: it lowered the score from 66 to 52 and split those 14 points between the findings that show points; the others carry no points in the ledger. Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
hianime.autos uses the HiAnime name and presents itself as a guide to anime series, movies and streaming alternatives. The domain is 29 days old, and the site's own text says the original HiAnime operation ended in 2026 and was an unlicensed streaming service. One antivirus engine out of 93 flagged the domain, and the browser threat feed raised no warning. We found no evidence of phishing, malware or payment traps. However, the operator is unknown and the site is new and borrows a defunct brand, so we rate it Moderate Risk.
Technical checks are mostly clean
One antivirus engine out of 93 reported the domain, and no other vendor agreed with it. The browser threat feed gave no warning, and the connection is properly encrypted. These results mean no threats were detected. They do not prove the site is trustworthy.
Unknown operator behind a borrowed brand
The page shows a HiAnime-branded title, yet its own text warns that sites using the HiAnime name should not be treated as official, because copycat operators can imitate the interface. No contact email appeared on the captured page, and the domain is only 29 days old.
The site also states that HiAnime was never a licensed distributor and was repeatedly identified as an unauthorized streaming operation. Any streaming connected to this brand therefore sits outside licensed channels.
Why the score is 52
1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 93
detectionsFresh result
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
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| Bfore.Ai PreCrimeMalicious | malicious |
All 93 engine results
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Malicious
- 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
- 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 - Clean
- 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
- Googlemedia_and_entertainment
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
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Visual context from the captured page
HiAnime - Watch Anime Online in English Sub & Dub
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
HiAnime - Watch Anime Online in English Sub & Dub
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
HiAnime - Watch Anime Online in English Sub & Dub
- Meta description
HiAnime is an online anime streaming destination known for a large catalog of subbed and dubbed anime, movies, OVAs, and seasonal series.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
HiAnime - Watch Anime Online in English Sub & Dub
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Streaming Piracy
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01One antivirus engine out of 93 flagged the domain, with no vendor consensus.
- 02The domain is 29 days old.
Web research findings
Independent findings for hianime.autos, 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 hianime.autos. 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.
- Domainhianime.autos
- Redirects tohianime.autos
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesstatic.cloudflareinsights.com
Domain Timeline
- Sep 21, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 29 days old when this review was saved.
- Oct 20, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
hianime.autos 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 direct contact email found on the captured page.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
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.
Certificate issued for hianime.autos.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
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.
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
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
The site uses the name of a defunct, unlicensed streaming brand.
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 93 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · analysed Oct 20, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 20, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 20, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 20, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 20, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 20, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 20, 2026
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
New, unidentified site trading on the defunct HiAnime anime-streaming name
hianime.autos uses the HiAnime name and presents itself as a guide to anime series, movies and streaming alternatives. The domain is 29 days old, and the site's own text says the original HiAnime operation ended in 2026 and was an unlicensed streaming service. One antivirus engine out of 93 flagged the domain, and the browser threat feed raised no warning. We found no evidence of phishing, malware or payment traps. However, the operator is unknown and the site is new and borrows a defunct brand, so we rate it Moderate Risk.
09 · Community
Community
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