SUSPICIOUS

Warning signs detected

Parked domain with a 11.2/100 trust score and no legitimate business presence.

Security Review

Is him.so legit or a scam?

Parked domain with a 11.2/100 trust score and no legitimate business presence.

Do this now:Do not enter any personal or payment information on this domain. Treat it as undeveloped and unverified.

This domain shows no active content and carries a very low trust score from Scam Detector. The page is a generic parking template with no business purpose or contact details. Avoid entering any information.

Cross-checked against 8 completed checks
him.soScanned Jul 26, 2026
58/100
Trust score
0 = danger · 100 = safe
SUSPICIOUS
Score breakdown
Heuristics 77·MT 51
Screenshot of him.soSee the live page ↓
Category tags
parked domainlow trustHow sure we are: Moderate
Warning signals (1)
Redirects to another domain
Positive signals (4)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

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

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown

Website Preview

Screenshot of him.so
LIVE RENDER
him.so
What our review noticed on this page

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. Marker positions are approximate. See full visual analysis →

Visual analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

40
/ 100
Moderate visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The site displays a generic domain parking template with unrelated search links, which is a common pattern for undeveloped or monetized parked domains.

Visual risk40/100

What our vision model saw

3 signals

Page appears parked or non-functional

Contains generic 'Related Searches' links typical of domain parking pages

Minimalist layout with no actual content related to the domain name

Intelligence

Editorial security brief
Intelligence
Elevated risktrust58/100
75%
Confidence
The site displays a standard domain parking template with unrelated search links and no actual content. Antivirus engines and browser blocklists returned clean results, yet Scam Detector flags the domain with an 11.2 trust score and labels it untrustworthy. No business registration exists, no contact information is present, and the domain is registered through Dynadot with privacy protection. The combination of a parked page, missing legitimacy signals, and the external low-trust rating places the domain in the suspicious range rather than outright malicious.
Risk Factors
4
  • Scam Detector gives the domain a trust score of only 11.2/100.
  • Page displays a generic parking template with no business content or contact details.
  • No business registration or ownership information is publicly available.
  • Domain is used solely for monetized parking rather than any stated purpose.
Positive Signals
3
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines.
  • Browser blocklist feeds list the URL as clean.
  • Hosting IP carries a zero abuse score.
Investigation notes

Page Content

The captured page contains only the text "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" and generic "Related Searches" links. No business name, product, service, or contact details appear anywhere on the page.

Infrastructure

The domain resolves to IP 192.157.56.142 with a clean abuse score. SSL is valid from Let's Encrypt and expires in 20 days. One cross-domain redirect occurs before the parking template loads. No login forms, countdown timers, or push-notification prompts are present.

Domain History

WHOIS data is unavailable. The domain is registered through Dynadot LLC with owner information redacted. No registration date or age is provided in the scan results.

Web Reputation

Scam Detector assigns him.so a trust score of 11.2/100 and flags it for potential phishing and spam activity. No scam reports or complaints appear in other sources, and no positive reviews or business registrations were located.

What this means for you

The domain shows no signs of active malicious code, but the parked status, lack of business evidence, and low external trust score indicate it is not a legitimate operating site. Do not submit personal or payment information.

Recommendation
Do not enter any personal or payment information on this domain. Treat it as undeveloped and unverified.
Editorial assessment
SpecificEvidence-led

Web Research Findings

Independent findings for him.so, 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
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
1 scam report
Key findings
5 headline facts from open-web research
  • Scam Detector assigns him.so a very low trust score of 11.2/100, flagging it for potential phishing and spam activity.
  • The website appears to function as a redirect or parked page without clear business purpose or legitimate content.
  • The domain is registered via Dynadot LLC with owner information redacted for privacy.
  • There is no evidence linking this domain to the 2025 horror film 'Him' or other legitimate entities using the word 'him' in their branding.
  • The domain name is generic and frequently appears in unrelated search results involving personal anecdotes, song titles, or unrelated individuals.
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Scam Detectoropen

    "The Scam Detector website Validator gives him.so one of the lowest trust scores on the platform: 11.2. It signals that the business could be defined by the following tags: Untrustworthy. Risky. Danger."

Research summary
Editorial synthesis of the sourced facts above

Scam Detector's validator page states that him.so receives one of the lowest trust scores on its platform at 11.2/100 and tags the domain as untrustworthy and risky. No additional scam reports, consumer complaints, or positive reviews were located in other public sources. The domain appears to function only as a redirect or parked page without a clear business purpose.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious58Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not queried
ESET-NOD32
Not queried
Avira
Not queried
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Not queried
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

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.

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.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12
ExpiresAug 16, 2026 (20d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCogini Hong Kong Limited
Server locationUS
Web servernginx/1.28.0

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1302http://him.so/
  • 2200http://survey-smiles.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCogini Hong Kong Limited
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

What to do

Proceed with caution

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

  • Treat him.so as unverified

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

  • 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.

  • Share your experience

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

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Final Verdict

58
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·him.so
SUSPICIOUS

This domain shows no active content and carries a very low trust score from Scam Detector. The page is a generic parking template with no business purpose or contact details. Avoid entering any information.

Do not enter any personal or payment information on this domain. Treat it as undeveloped and unverified.

AV engines
92
Domain age
Flagged
0
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Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • him.so raises serious red flags as a scam site — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for parked domain. 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.
  • Proceed with caution — him.so scores 58/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend verifying it through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
  • If you've already paid or handed over details on him.so, 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 him.so 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.
  • 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.
  • Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.
  • You can report him.so 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.
  • 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.
  • No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report him.so as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
  • No — him.so 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.
  • Yes — him.so presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, valid for another 20 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".
  • him.so resolves to an IP operated by Cogini Hong Kong Limited in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
  • This report is a record of the scan run on July 26, 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 him.so has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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