Warning signs detected
Security blog that Malwarebytes flags for promoting unwanted programs via removal guides and requests push notifications. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is howtofix.guide legit or a scam?
Security blog that Malwarebytes flags for promoting unwanted programs via removal guides and requests push notifications.
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
MT Intelligence
The domain is over seven years old with clean antivirus results and valid SSL, which are positive signs. However, the page actively requests browser push-notification permission, a common tactic for unwanted advertising. Independent reports from Malwarebytes directly associate the site with promotion of potentially unwanted programs through its removal guides. A independent review aggregator review also labels the operation as scammers. These concrete signals outweigh the age of the domain and lower our overall trust.
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 howtofix.guide, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Malwarebytes blocks howtofix.guide citing association with riskware/PUP promotion via removal guides.
- Trustpilot lists one review (Jan 15, 2023) with excerpt 'scammers...' on unclaimed profile.
- Site operates YouTube channel 'How To Fix Guide' (@fix-guide) with 2.16K subscribers linking to the domain.
- Publishes content on malware removal, crypto scams, ransomware, and software reviews (e.g., Gridinsoft).
- No additional user complaints or scam reports located on Reddit or major forums.
- Domain referenced in security contexts since at least 2021; multiple language subdomains exist (es., it., etc.).
Malwarebytes reports that howtofix.guide hosts removal guides used to promote potentially unwanted programs. independent review aggregator contains one review labeling the site as scammers on an unclaimed profile. No additional complaints appear on major forums, and the site maintains a small YouTube presence since at least 2021.
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.
- Page requests browser push-notification permission — common malvertising vector.
- Scam family match: Push-Notification Spam.
- Phone number listed (2026-8206).
- Links to 3 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://howtofix.guide/
- 2200https://howtofix.guide/
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat howtofix.guide 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.
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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 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 marked howtofix.guide as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- howtofix.guide currently scores 52/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. howtofix.guide presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 71 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- howtofix.guide is 6.9 years old, registered on 7/2/2019 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report howtofix.guide as clean.
- No. howtofix.guide is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- howtofix.guide 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.
- 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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