Is holla.world safe?

http://holla.world/

Moderate RiskStatus

Coveragestrong2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Live video chat platform with reported billing disputes and fake-profile complaints

holla.world is a random-video-chat service that prompts visitors to start a chat or download its mobile app. Multiple user reviews describe unexpected charges for in-app gems and subscriptions, plus bans that require payment to lift, while the site itself shows no malware or phishing indicators.

Review in-app purchase terms and cancellation policy before subscribing; consider testing with minimal spend or avoiding paid features altogether.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan No antivirus detections across 92 engines

Calibrated safety spectrum

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.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Billing and support complaints

Reviewers state they were charged for video-call minutes that ended immediately when the other party hung up, and that monthly subscriptions continued after bans.

Appeals reportedly receive generic replies directing users to pay an unban fee, leaving little recourse.

Technical and domain profile

The domain has been registered since 2017 and presents a valid TLS certificate with no Safe-Browsing warnings.

The landing page displays a prominent “START VIDEO CHAT” button and promotes an Android app download.

Why the score is 52

Multiple users report being charged for calls that disconnect immediately and for subscriptions after bans. 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

0/ 92

No detections

Saved result - stale

No detections across 92 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 0
Total: 92

All 92 engine results

0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - clean - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
AutoShun - unrated - Clean
Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
BitDefender - clean - Clean
Bkav - unrated - Clean
BlockList - clean - Clean
Blueliv - clean - Clean
Certego - clean - Clean
ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
CINS Army - clean - Clean
Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
CRDF - clean - Clean
Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
CTX AI - clean - Clean
Cyan - unrated - Clean
Cyble - clean - Clean
CyRadar - clean - Clean
desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
DNS8 - unrated - Clean
Dr.Web - clean - Clean
EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
Emsisoft - clean - Clean
Ermes - unrated - Clean
ESET - clean - Clean
ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
Fortinet - clean - Clean
Fortra - unrated - Clean
G-Data - clean - Clean
GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
GreenSnow - clean - Clean
GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
Guardpot - unrated - Clean
Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
IPsum - clean - Clean
Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
Kaspersky - clean - Clean
LevelBlue - clean - Clean
Lionic - clean - Clean
Lumu - unrated - Clean
Malwared - clean - Clean
MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
Mimecast - unrated - Clean
Netcraft - unrated - Clean
OpenPhish - clean - Clean
PhishFort - unrated - Clean
Phishing Database - clean - Clean
Phishtank - clean - Clean
PREBYTES - clean - Clean
PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
Quick Heal - clean - Clean
Quttera - clean - Clean
Rising - clean - Clean
SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
Sangfor - clean - Clean
Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
Scantitan - clean - Clean
SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
Seclookup - clean - Clean
Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
Sophos - clean - Clean
StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
ThreatHive - clean - Clean
URLhaus - clean - Clean
URLQuery - clean - Clean
Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
VIPRE - unrated - Clean
ViriBack - clean - Clean
VX Vault - clean - Clean
Webroot - clean - Clean
Xcitium Verdict Cloud - unrated - Clean
Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
ZeroFox - unrated - 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

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CAPTURED PAGE

holla.world

What our review noticed on this page

1The landing page features a 'START VIDEO CHAT' call-to-action button and displays a user count of '20,406 users online'.

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

The landing page features a 'START VIDEO CHAT' call-to-action button and displays a user count of '20,406 users online'.

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
The landing page features a 'START VIDEO CHAT' call-to-action button and displays a user count of '20,406 users online'.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.

What the site claims
HOLLA: Live Video Chat & Random Chat Online
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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

Unknown

Subscription

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01Multiple users report being charged for calls that disconnect immediately and for subscriptions after bans.

Web research findings

Independent findings for holla.world, 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

No clone detected

The completed research found no supported clone indicator.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The completed research found no supported look-alike match.

Web mentions

2 scam reports

Scam reports (2)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

Google Play Storeopen
"absolutely just scams you for your money. I have paid for gems, then it costs 200 per minute for video calls, and it is rounded for the minute. when i call, i got charged and had to buy more, then when the person picks up they just hung up and i was charged again for the call"
Google Play Storeopen
"I purchased the monthly subscription, but I got ban for no reason, and when you appeal the ban they hit you with a generic message saying that they can't help you and you have to pay to get unban."

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

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.

Domainholla.world
Redirects towww.holla.world
Hosted byAmazon.com, Inc.
Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · facebook.com

Domain Timeline

Mar 24, 2017
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 9.4 years old today.
Aug 20, 2026
Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

holla.world is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.

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

Has a contact email on its own domain

Emails on site's domainhi@holla.world

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

Contact email on the site's own domain (hi@holla.world).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age9 years old

RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC

RegisteredMar 24, 2017

ExpiresMar 24, 2028

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04

ExpiresOct 25, 2026 (66d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAmazon.com, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servernginx

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://holla.world/
2301https://holla.world/
3206https://www.holla.world/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAmazon.com, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

googletagmanager.com facebook.com lf3-data.volccdn.com securepubads.g.doubleclick.net anymind360.com img.cacheserv.com instagram.com twitter.com joinholla.onelink.me

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysispartial
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

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

Source coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	0 of 92 engines flagged	Limited	No saved finding	stale fallback · Aug 20, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	2 independent findings were saved	Completed	Adverse	Not available

Antivirus: Result0 of 92 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 20, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: Result2 independent findings were saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingAdverse; FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

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

Analyst recommendation
Review in-app purchase terms and cancellation policy before subscribing; consider testing with minimal spend or avoiding paid features altogether.
Treat holla.world 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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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 holla.world a scam or is it safe?

There isn't enough evidence yet for us to give holla.world a confident verdict, so treat it with caution. The domain is 9.4 years old. Until it can be independently verified, don't enter passwords, card details, or send money, and confirm the company through channels you find yourself rather than links on the site.

Is holla.world safe to use?

holla.world has a Safety Score of 52/100 (Moderate Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 83%. Do not trust blindly; analysis may be limited.

Has holla.world been flagged by antivirus engines?

No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report holla.world 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.

Is holla.world on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — holla.world 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 holla.world domain?

holla.world is 9.4 years old, registered on March 24, 2017 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.

Does holla.world have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — holla.world presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04, valid for another 66 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".

Where is holla.world hosted?

holla.world resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, Inc. 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.

How often is the holla.world report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on August 20, 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 holla.world 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

52/100

Moderate Risk

Live video chat platform with reported billing disputes and fake-profile complaints

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionReview in-app purchase terms and cancellation policy before subscribing; consider testing with minimal spend or avoiding paid features altogether.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

Is holla.world safe?

Live video chat platform with reported billing disputes and fake-profile complaints

Billing and support complaints

Technical and domain profile

Why the score is 52

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Proceed with caution

Analyst recommendation

Treat holla.world as unverified

Verify the business through independent channels

Never use irreversible payment methods

Share your experience

Live video chat platform with reported billing disputes and fake-profile complaints

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