Critical risk detected
Old domain now showing only a browser check page, with one malicious flag and a low trust score from independent checks. Our security stack flagged multiple threat indicators on this website. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is hikimate.com legit or a scam?
Old domain now showing only a browser check page, with one malicious flag and a low trust score from independent checks.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
AI Security Analysis
The domain is nearly three years old and was once tied to a hikikomori community forum, yet the current page contains almost no content beyond a security check message. Our antivirus network recorded one malicious detection and one suspicious flag with zero overall reputation. Gridinsoft independently rated the site 35/100 and labeled it suspicious due to limited reputation data. No business registration, contact information, or scam complaints appear in available records. The combination of minimal activity and the detections keeps the risk level moderate rather than clear.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for hikimate.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered June 23, 2023 via Sav.com, LLC; expires June 23, 2026 (age ~2.9 years).
- Historically referenced as hikikomori/reclusive individuals forum (Reddit posts ~2013 linking to www.hikimate.com).
- Current site displays 'Checking your browser...' title with empty description.
- Gridinsoft rates 35/100 trust score citing 1 blacklist detection and limited reputation data; notes parked/inactive appearance.
- Related active Discord server 'Hikimate' and r/hikimate subreddit (created 2024) for similar community.
- Scamadviser flags subdomains like www6.hikimate.com as potential scam indicators in automated checks.
- No user complaints, purchase scam reports, or Reddit discussions of fraud tied to the domain found.
- Gridinsoftopen
"Hikimate.com has a 35/100 trust score and is flagged as Suspicious Website. Domain age: 2.8 years."
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Contact Verification
We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with hikimate.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- 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.
- 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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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review flags hikimate.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — hikimate.com scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. hikimate.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 53 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- hikimate.com is 2.9 years old, registered on 6/23/2023 through Sav.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged hikimate.com as malicious or suspicious (1 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. hikimate.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- hikimate.com resolves to an IP operated by Linode in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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