Is housemovers.au safe?
http://housemovers.au/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (65 of 97 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
House Movers presents itself as a legitimate Australian moving company, but its contact setup and unverifiable registration details leave real gaps.
housemovers.au is a moving and relocation service site that asks visitors to submit pickup and drop-off details for a free quote. The site names a company, House Movers Pty Ltd, with an ACN, and lists a phone number and postal address, which are normal trust signals for a service business. However, the business contact uses a free Gmail address rather than one on its own domain, and the ACN shown in the terms could not be verified. Technical checks are clean: no Safe Browsing warning, a valid encrypted connection, and a hosting IP with no abuse reports. Because the operator's public reputation could not be independently confirmed and the registration details remain unverified, this is a low-risk rather than a safe rating.
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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 72/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 2 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- ModerateThe terms name House Movers Pty Ltd with an ACN, but that registration number could not be verified.
- MinorThe business contact uses a free Gmail address instead of an email on the site's own domain, which weakens operator verification.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe site lists a phone number and a postal address, which are normal contact details for a service business.
- SupportsNo Safe Browsing warning, a valid TLS connection, and a hosting IP with zero abuse reports.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
housemovers.au is a moving and relocation service site that asks visitors to submit pickup and drop-off details for a free quote. The site names a company, House Movers Pty Ltd, with an ACN, and lists a phone number and postal address, which are normal trust signals for a service business. However, the business contact uses a free Gmail address rather than one on its own domain, and the ACN shown in the terms could not be verified. Technical checks are clean: no Safe Browsing warning, a valid encrypted connection, and a hosting IP with no abuse reports. Because the operator's public reputation could not be independently confirmed and the registration details remain unverified, this is a low-risk rather than a safe rating.
A moving-quote site with standard contact details
The main page is built around a quote form: visitors enter where they are picking up from and dropping off, and the site offers a free moving quote. That is a normal lead-generation flow for a removalist business, and the form itself does not ask for payment or sensitive financial information.
The site also lists a phone number and a postal address, which are the kind of contact details a real local moving company would publish. These are supportive signals, though they do not by themselves prove the business is genuine.
Unverified registration and off-domain email
The terms and conditions name House Movers Pty Ltd with an ACN, which is a positive disclosure on paper. However, that registration number could not be verified, so the claim remains unconfirmed.
The business contact uses a free Gmail address rather than an email on the housemovers.au domain. For a company that presents itself as an established Pty Ltd, using a free-mail provider for business communication is a notable weakness and makes it harder to confirm the operator's identity.
Clean technical checks, but reputation unconfirmed
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning, the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, and the hosting IP has an abuse confidence score of zero across zero saved reports. These are good technical signs, but they only mean no threats were detected, not that the operator is trustworthy.
Independent web research did not surface any established reputation or customer reports for this operator. The absence of complaints is not proof of safety, and the unverified ACN and free-mail contact mean the operator's identity remains only partially confirmed.
Why the score is 72
The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 97
No detectionsSaved analysis from July 13, 2025 - stale
No detections across 65 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 32 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 97
All 97 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
- Artists Against 419 - Clean
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Axur - Unrated
- benkow.cc - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- Cluster25 - Unrated
- CMC Threat Intelligence - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Clean
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Feodo Tracker - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Unrated
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- Kaspersky - Unrated
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- malwares.com URL checker - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- 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
- securolytics - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Clean
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- Spam404 - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- ThreatHive - Clean
- Threatsourcing - Clean
- Trustwave - Unrated
- Underworld - Unrated
- 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
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
Get a FREE Moving Quote
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Get a FREE Moving Quote
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
Home - House Movers
- Meta description
Move Fast and Affordable with Best Removalists in Australia "Australia's Most Trusted House Movers " Fast, Affordable & Stress-Free Removals Australia-Wide. Your Belongings, Delivered Safely. Let’s get moving Moving shouldn't be hard. At Instamove, we’ll get you moved at the snap of your fingers. Yo
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/about-us/Read
- Terms/terms-and-conditions/Read
- Refund / returns policy/refund_returns/Read
- Contact page/contact-us/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Home - House Movers
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 65 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
1 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
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The business contact uses a free Gmail address instead of an email on the site's own domain, which weakens operator verification.
- 02The site lists a phone number and a postal address, which are normal contact details for a service business.
- 03No Safe Browsing warning, a valid TLS connection, and a hosting IP with zero abuse reports.
Web research findings
Independent findings for housemovers.au, 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 housemovers.au. 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.
- Domainhousemovers.au
- Redirects tohousemovers.au
- Hosted byHOSTINGER-HOSTING
- Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · gmpg.org
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).
- Phone number listed (+61 478 565 135).
- Postal address visible on the page.
- Links to 2 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for housemovers.au.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- Google Fonts
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.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://housemovers.au/
- 2200https://housemovers.au/
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
- 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.
The terms name House Movers Pty Ltd with an ACN, but that registration number could not be verified. · The business contact uses a free Gmail address instead of an email on the site's own domain, which weakens operator verification.
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 97 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed Jul 13, 2025 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 21, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 21, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 21, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 21, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 97 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Jul 13, 2025
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 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.
Is housemovers.au a scam or is it safe?
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Has housemovers.au been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is housemovers.au on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
House Movers presents itself as a legitimate Australian moving company, but its contact setup and unverifiable registration details leave real gaps.
housemovers.au is a moving and relocation service site that asks visitors to submit pickup and drop-off details for a free quote. The site names a company, House Movers Pty Ltd, with an ACN, and lists a phone number and postal address, which are normal trust signals for a service business. However, the business contact uses a free Gmail address rather than one on its own domain, and the ACN shown in the terms could not be verified. Technical checks are clean: no Safe Browsing warning, a valid encrypted connection, and a hosting IP with no abuse reports. Because the operator's public reputation could not be independently confirmed and the registration details remain unverified, this is a low-risk rather than a safe rating.
09 · Community
Community
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