Is houstonwheelrepair.org legit or a scam?
A deceptive wheel repair site flagged by 11 security engines for phishing and malware distribution.
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
Critical risk detected
12 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (11 outright malicious). Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
Our antivirus network shows a high consensus of 11 different engines flagging this domain as malicious. Specifically, BitDefender and ESET have identified the site as a phishing threat, while Emsisoft has flagged it for malware. Although the page content looks like a legitimate local business, the lack of a verifiable global traffic index and the presence of multiple security alerts suggest the site has been compromised or created for fraudulent purposes. The technical reputation score is zero, which is a significant red flag for any business site. We also noted that the site loads resources from a different domain, wefixrimshouston.biz, which is a common tactic for masking malicious activity.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for houstonwheelrepair.org, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
No specific scam reports or positive reviews were found for this domain in our current research pass. For a site with such high security engine detections, this lack of public footprint often suggests a site that is either very new or used for targeted attacks.
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 postal address visible on the page.
- Phone number listed (281-601-1851).
- Links to 7 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://houstonwheelrepair.org/
- 2301https://houstonwheelrepair.org/
- 3200https://www.houstonwheelrepair.org/cross-domain
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with houstonwheelrepair.org
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.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review flags houstonwheelrepair.org as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — houstonwheelrepair.org scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. houstonwheelrepair.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 78 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 12 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged houstonwheelrepair.org as malicious or suspicious (11 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. houstonwheelrepair.org is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- houstonwheelrepair.org resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. 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.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 27, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around houstonwheelrepair.org have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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